Take Your Pick
From a very, very young age we’re taught that choices are important. Whether it’s deciding what color shirt to wear, or what to major in in college, choices, we’re told will have a profound impact not just on what we do but on who we are.
Ask any two year old to put on a pair of shoes without consulting... >Read More
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Claire Colvin,
Culture,
freedom,
Sheena Iyengar,
TED,
World
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Back on Track
Struggling in your marriage? Here’s a helpful study.
“Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight” (Psalms 119:35).
I recently took an unplanned detour. Stopping to get gas in unfamiliar territory, I found myself on a one way street heading in the opposite direction from where I needed to go. It was rush hour....... >Read More
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Janet Morris Grimes,
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track,
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Olympic Focus: Discipline
It takes a lifetime of focus, practice, effort and dedication to take an athlete to the Olympic games. In this clip Canadian Olympic speed skater Cindy Klassen talks about the sacrifices it takes to make it to the games.
She says, “Putting everything into sport means you can’t do everything else.” Watch the video:
It may be on a different...... >Read More
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Cindy Klassen,
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speed skating,
sports,
Vancouver 2010,
World
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Little Choices
Do you desperately want to make some changes for the New Year but don’t know how? Some of the mentors on this site would love to pray for you.
The tiny wrinkles around my eyes seemed to appear almost overnight. One day I was very aware of them and knew I had better get that eye cream I was... >Read More
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changes,
choices,
God,
New Year’s resolutions,
patience,
results,
tongue
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Being a Chooser
by Gail Rodgers
**Are you struggling with making the right choice? Take this study to learn how to stay strong in your faith, even when it seems like no one else is. http://thelife.com/study/teenstrongfaith.html?section=teenstrongfaith
The radio played in the background as I drove home and thought about my day. Suddenly a quote caught my...... >Read More
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choices,
circumstances,
Holy Spirit,
responses,
thoughts
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Making Wise Choices
**Are you living in an abusive situation? One of our e-mail mentors would love to talk with you personally. http://christianwomentoday.com/chat/askus.html
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6).
Lisa fell head-over-heels...... >Read More
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abusive,
cheating,
choices,
controlling,
decisions,
judgment,
temper
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