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When Does a Conviction Truly Become a Conviction?
As I write this article the athletic competitions of the 2024 Paris Olympics are in full swing. I love watching the athletes, competing either individually or as a team, as all their efforts and hard work combine with their innate talents to create remarkable athletic feats. Olympic history is filled with examples of such athletic prowess. Occasionally, as icing on the cake, an athlete combines his innate talents, hard work, and efforts with extraordinary personal character to create a truly remarkable athletic feat.
When a Government’s Worldview Gets Cloudy
One of the most important components in a person’s life which informs and drives his thoughts and actions is his/her worldview. Each person has one. Each person has a collection of beliefs, feelings, personal preferences, thoughts, and opinions about how life should be lived individually and in conjunction with others so that life is filled with meaning, purpose, and fulfillment. A person’s worldview can change depending on how he or she responds to life experiences and voices around them.
Does Your Purpose Have Purpose?
Though it has been quite some time since I last played a pinball machine, anytime in my youth and college years I had both opportunity and money available, I played. The dinosaur pinball machines I played on in the 1960s and 70s were not as sophisticated as the computerized versions of today, but the concept was the same–
Author & Pastor Jerry Long
Jerry Long is a semi-retired minister living in metro Greenville, SC. He holds degrees from Clemson University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Purchase Ponderings of a Pastor, a collection of these inspirational thoughts, from Amazon.
Jerry may be reached at jerry@cmg.ms.