FIRE, standing for “Financial Independence, Retire Early,” has risen in popularity, especially among younger adults. The idea is that achieving financial independence quickly leads to a happier life, as it...
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Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King!” This past weekend I was in Houston, the vastness of Texas constrained in one metropolis that goes on and on…...
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One Saturday early morning, after dropping my wife Esther at her work on Burrard St. in downtown Vancouver, I headed to the nearby Thierry coffee shop. As part of my...
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In AD 52, the Apostle Paul wrote a letter, either the first or second New Testament epistle ever written, to a small church in the city of Thessalonica, a church...
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“I don’t like either the word [hiking] or the thing. People ought to saunter in the mountains — not hike! Do you know the origin of that word ‘saunter?’ It’s...
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I’m not a romantic. There is too much that’s wrong in the world, and given my days and years I have listened to too much heartache and seen too much...
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