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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…
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Meditation and Personal Development
Written by Jimmie Burroughs If we are going to succeed in the process of personal development, then we must set our minds (or meditate) on “spiritual, higher things”, only then can we with God’s help put off the old person we are and put on the new person we want to become. What we see, hear and look upon will determine the person we become. A Stanford University research team conducted studies recently that have revealed “what we watch” does have an effect on our imaginations, our learning patterns, and our behaviors: “First, we are exposed to new behaviors and characters. Next, we learn or acquire this new behavior. The…