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Timeline Shows How Luxuries Become Necessities

An article from The Atlantic observed that over the past 100 years we have often turned yesterday's luxury products into today's necessities.


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Father Teaches His Son a Lesson on True Contentment

The story is told of a father of a wealthy family who took his son on a trip to the country to show his son how poor people can be. They spent a couple ...


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Ten Years of Research Shows the Benefits of Gratitude

A growing body of research has tied an attitude of gratitude with a number of positive emotional and physical health benefits. An article in The Wall ...


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Comedian Louis C.K. on Our Ingratitude and Impatience

Editor's Note: The video for this illustration contains some objectionable words. This edited transcript has deleted or revised any offensive content. ...


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Three Images for Gratitude: Soil, Lubricant, and Glue

In her book The Gift of Thanks, Margaret Visser uses three concrete images to convey the power of gratitude—gratitude as soil, lubricant, and glue. ...


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Two Phases of Gratitude for Our Salvation

Jared Wilson defines "gospel wakefulness" as treasuring Christ more greatly and savoring his power more sweetly. He illustrates with the following: ...


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The Fear of God Is Like Finding Safety in a Storm

Suppose you were exploring an unknown Greenland glacier in the dead of winter. Just as you reach the sheer cliff with a spectacular view of miles of jagged ...


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Saint Patrick Returns to Ireland to Bring the Gospel

We know about the real St. Patrick (or Magnus Sucatus Patricius) because he wrote a record of his life called Confessions. As a young boy Patrick lived ...


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Rejoicing in a Haitian Tent Camp Teaches Us About Faith

Richard Stearns, the president of World Vision, reflected on his visit to a church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti nearly a year after the devastating earthquake. ...


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Thanking God for His Goodness Prevents Envy

"Envy is resenting God's goodness to others and ignoring God's goodness to me."


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