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The Anatomy of Purpose…Why Am I Here?
Written by Jimmie Burroughs Why am I here? Having a purpose and a calling in life fulfils our purpose for being on earth. Sometimes a calling drives men into some of the oddest and most unusual situations; one such is Richard Proenneke: For more than 30 years Richard Louis “Dick” Proenneke lived alone in the high mountain wilderness of Alaska at a place called Twin Lakes. He felt that his calling and purpose in life was to be a naturalist. He constructed by hand his own log cabin, using primitive hand tools and the natural materials available. Over the period of 30 years Proenneke made valuable recordings of both meteorological…
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It was America that gave birth to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”
Written by Jimmie Burroughs “Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.” James Bryce On this Memorial Day, 2011, let us never forget the price that has been paid for our freedom. It was America that gave birth to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” and has been the brave men and women of this nation who have bought it and sustained it. Patriotism is still alive and well in this great nation regardless of…
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Finding The Center of God’s will
Written by Jimmie Burroughs I’ve often heard someone say, “I’m just trying to understand what God’s will is”. The Bible tells us how to be in the center of God’s will. If you are interested in knowing, you can find it in precisely the very center of the Bible, the verse everything flows to from the beginning of the Bible and flows away from to the very end of the Bible. Do you know how to find that verse? I’ll give you a clue: the chapter before it is the shortest chapter in the Bible and the chapter that follows it is the longest chapter in the Bible. If you…