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Happiness is a Choice
Abraham Lincoln once said, “Most people are about as happy as they choose to be.” Interestingly this comes from a man that suffered much heartache, disappointment and defeat in his life. The world...
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How To Be Happy
America is obsessed with happiness. In the past decade there have been a rash of books on the topic. According to Amazon there are 27,548 books for sale relating to happiness. Among them are “The...
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Is The Purpose of Life to be Happy?
Leo Rosten, the Polish born Jewish writer once wrote, “The purpose of life is not to be happy. The purpose of life is to matter, to be productive, to have it make some difference that you lived at all....
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Are You Happiness Driven? Or Joy Filled?
Sunday’s post raised the question “Is the purpose of life to be happy?” http://thepreachersword.com/2013/01/13/is-the-purpose-of-life-to-be-happy/ In it we spoke of the happiness craze in our country...
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Happiness is a Choice!
Bruce Bakker is a friend of mine. Along with his wife, Barbara, and their daughter, Kim, He’s a part of the Church-Family where I preach. And one of the most cheerful guys I know! Yesterday he had hip...
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Happiness and Holiness Go Together
Yesterday’s post, “Happiness is a Choice, spoke to the importance of true happiness. Not a pseudo happiness based on the world’s definition, but a happiness that is spiritually focused....
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Last night our church family gathered for a New Year’s Eve Party. We ate. We sang. We laughed. We played games. We even had a balloon drop at midnight. And we hugged and wished each other a HAPPY...
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3 Keys To Happiness
Yesterday I caught just a bit of the Today Show and a segment they’re doing on happiness. They were interviewing an author whose name I missed and then revealed the happiest places in the world. The...
View ArticleWord of the Week: Happiness
“Where is happiness?” asked minister Clarence Macartney. He debunked the answers most people give with several illustrations from the history of prominent people. The 18th century British poet Lord...
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How To Be Happy
Today is “National I Want You To Be Happy Day.” At least the calendar of weird and obscure holidays says so. I chuckled a bit when I read it. (Hmm, I guess it’s working). But I thought of Abraham...
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