Author: Chuck
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ANTICIPATION
I’m sure that, through the years of your life, you have looked forward to something. Graduation? College? Maybe your wedding day, or the birth of your first child. We all could make a list of things that we have anticipated in our lives. How would you characterize “anticipation”? Here’s how the Apostle Paul saw it:…
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AN OPTIMIST OR A SUCKER?
In many relationships there comes a time when believability becomes an issue. Someone has been hurt. Someone has lied. Someone has been manipulative. Someone feels cheated. The circumstances which can lead to the believability crisis can vary widely. In any case the crisis revolves around trust. As I counsel, the theme of trust is frequently…
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PROJECTS
Do you ever have a personal “to-do” list? I do. Every spring my wife and I sit down and write down our summer projects, which usually means work we hope to accomplish outside, like building a terrace, splitting next winter’s firewood, planting blackberries, etc. Needless to say, our reach often exceeds our grasp, which…
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HEARTS AND HEARING
I’m working on a new project. It is my newest book entitled, What Fills Your Heart? The premise of the book is to set several contrasts before the reader asking which of them fills their heart? Some examples of chapter titles are: As I write I am encountering the leadership of the Holy Spirit…
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ABOUT EXPECTATIONS…
As a Christian Counselor, it is my privilege and responsibility to give biblical guidance to those individuals and couples who come to me for advice and direction. It is important to me that clients understand that the foundation of my work is God’s Word. God has given us clear and specific teachings in the…
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MOTIVATION
How would you define motivation? Being inspired to get something done? Incentive? Stimulus? How about something a little simpler, like “want-to”? It has been my experience that unless I really want to do something all the attempts at motivation ring hollow. This has been true when it is self-motivation, but even more so when it…
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A VANITY WALL
Have you ever noticed how people in various professions often have a wall filled with their licenses, certifications, degrees and diplomas? It makes sense when you think about it. It is important that their clients, or customers, know that the person providing a service is trained and qualified. I am sure that you would agree…
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ANOTHER END-OF-YEAR THING
How often in your lifetime do you suppose you’ve heard or read the phrase “end-of-year”? There are always end-of-year sales during which everyone hopes to find great bargains from after Christmas items to end of the season garments. Stores are always looking to grab your attention with these phrases and sales in the hopes of…
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WHAT GOES ON IN YOUR MIND?
I’m reading a book. Nothing new or unusual about that. What is different is that the book was written in 1902, making it, perhaps, the oldest book I’ve ever read, outside of the Bible. The book is As A Man Thinketh, by James Allen. Overall the book is about having inner peace based on what…
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THE PURSUIT OF WISDOM
Not many seem to have it. Even fewer seem to know they need it. Fewer still are willing to make the effort to seek it or even ask for it. This is tragically the situation when it comes to wisdom in today’s world. We need knowledge, but more than that, we need the understanding of…
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