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We have the ability to wave our Christmas wand every day. How soft and beautiful is your world? I have found my world can be soft and beautiful no matter how hard and challenging life may be. Christ gives me that ability. Christ is my magic wand. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com John 14:26-27, “But the Counselor, the…
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“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?†~Bob Hope
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“How many observe Christ’s birthday! How few, His precepts!” ~Ben Franklin
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I will never forget that moment fifteen years ago as I sat in front of the TV and watched two jets barrel into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Â That moment and the moments after create a time in my life I will never forget. Life is very short and…
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“And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.” ~Lennon and McCartney This is a continuation from yesterday’s post… One of my all-time favorite Beatle songs, “The End,” is the grand finale on their last album, Abbey Road. The song has a pretty cool drum solo by Ringo, as…
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Proverbs 19:17 (NIV), “He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward him for what he has done.†Today we continue our focus on the relational component of our Wheel of Life. The Lord not only tells us to love and help others, but he “wired†us to be a…
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 Why wait for Christmas to fulfill this hunger? There are so many people hurting right now…in your backyard. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Colossians 3:14, “And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.”
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 It is so easy to get sucked into the material world. The quote above is a great way to inventory what you base your worth on. Love of anything of the world is fleeting but love from God is steadfast and permanent and when our love and commitment to Him is the same, amazing…
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 …and I believe Epicurus wasn’t talking about the love of ourselves or our material things, but the love and appreciation of others and life. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Romans 5:8, “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (ESV)
“Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received-only what you have given: a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage.” ~St. Francis Assisi How full is your heart? P.EA.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Jeremiah 17:10, “I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to…
I started this blog in 2008 because of my passion for helping others take their lives to the next level. My hope is that, through sharing my life experiences as a business leader, husband, father, and recovering drug addict, I will positively impact your life.