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What are your weaknesses? Are you proud of them? It’s not good to take pride in things that are wrong or harmful, but did you know you’re allowed to be weak? That you can actually boast in your weaknesses? That is, when you have Jesus. Because Jesus is powerful. Powerful enough to meet and exceed…

Some people are pretty competitive. They just have to win at everything. Others don’t mind coming in second place, or even fourth or fifth. But at some point, everyone enjoys winning. Especially when it matters the most. Nothing could matter more than a person’s final destiny. There’s nothing more critical than knowing what will happen…

Sometimes people make rules as a power play—to make life more difficult for others. You have to do it because they said so. But there isn’t a significant advantage to following those regulations. It’s just one person’s policy others are required to follow. Other times people and organizations make rules that are intended to protect…

Kindness seems to be more and more rare. Whether digitally or face-to-face, there’s a growing comfortability with being nasty and taking things in the worst possible way. To the point that some businesses actually adjust the cost of things like a cup of coffee based on how rudely or politely the customer placed the order….

Friendship is important. Studies reveal, though, that less and less people have friends. Real, close, there-for-you-when-you-need-them friends. If you don’t have a close friend, you need one. And there’s one you need most of all. He’s the friend who will always be there for you. The friend who cares when you’re hurting and laughs with…

What is it that decides your value? Is it your looks? Your popularity? Your investments? Your success and achievements? The status of your relationships? No. Far too many people live in the endless cycle of trying to prove themselves or show that they matter with shallow measures. They think their value is based on things…