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  The Sabbath: Significance and Application in Modern Christianity “A Sabbath well spent brings a week of content, and strength for the toils of tomorrow; but a Sabbath profaned, whatso’er may be gained, is a certain forerunner of sorrow.” Author Unknown “The Sabbath is the day on which we rest not for the sake of the body, but for the sake of the soul. Resting for the sake of the soul is a strange thing, for we are always in danger of worshiping our own tiredness.” G. K. Chesterton “Sabbath rest is an imitation of God and the most blessed of human ways of living. Setting apart Sabbath is an act of freedom from slavery, work, anxiety, and the feverish pursuits of gain and his own ambition.” Abraham Joshua Heschel “O day of rest! How beautiful, how fair, how welcome to the weary and the old! Day of the Lord! and truce to earthly care! Day of the Lord, as all our days should be.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “The Sabbath ...

  Balancing Achievement and Humility: Tall Poppies and Participation Trophies “Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn’t that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.” Marilyn Monroe “The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.” William James “Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” Eckhart Tolle “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” Winston S. Churchill “True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” C. S. Lewis      In a world that increasingly fluctuates between tearing down those who excel and celebrating mediocrity, there is a palpable tension between striving for achievement and the fear of standing out. Two cultural phenomena encapsulate this paradox: the tall poppy syndrome—the societal impulse to cut down those who rise above the rest—a...

  Overcoming Financial Struggles “He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income.” Ecclesiastes 5:10, ESV “The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money.” Anonymous “Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.” Democritus “There are people who have money and people who are rich.” Coco Chanel “Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds nought and six, result misery.” Charles Dickens, David Copperfield      In our previous post, Biblical Finance (Part 1): Navigating Financial Struggles with Faith and Wisdom, we explored the biblical principles for managing financial trials. Financial struggles often expose where our trust truly lies, whether in the fragile security of wealth or the eternal provision of God. Scripture calls us t...

  Navigating Financial Storms with Biblical Wisdom “Too many people spend money they earned...to buy things they don’t want..to impress people that they don’t like.” Will Rogers “Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after saving.” Warren Buffett “You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” Martin Luther King Jr.      There are few areas in life where the grip of fear and uncertainty can be felt as tangibly as in matters of finances. The world teaches us to build security through material gain, positioning money as the solution to most problems. Yet, time and again, we are reminded that no amount of wealth can truly insulate us from the storms that come. The economy shifts, jobs are lost, unexpected expenses arise, and with them, anxiety over how to stay afloat. But for those of us in Christ, financial struggles take on a deeper meaning. They become opportunities to look at where our trust has been placed, and wheth...