Living on Purpose: Is it true we can live in peace?
Have you considered that worry and anxiety are issues we can control?
Faith and Religion
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BreakPoint: Taking cues from the greats, Christians can impact culture by simply sharing great stories
Attempt to instruct a group of 12-year-old kids about the importance of duty, honor, perseverance and friendship by means of a lecture, and the most likely res…
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Indian mystic’s star is high as he visits his Chattanooga-area ashram
A popular new age mystic said he will grace his large ashram outside Chattanooga with his presence Saturday afternoon at an event free and open to anyone who r…
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Living on Purpose: The greatest love ever known
I stumbled upon this story a while back that has been retold many times. As I read it again recently, it caused me to think about God's love, which cannot be m…
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Pastor Bo: Israel and the church
It was my recent column on Hamas and the savage attacks on Israel that led to some of my favorite cranky crackpots sending me yet another anonymous yet enterta…
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Breakpoint: Humanity isn’t a problem to solve; technology needs a telos
Pixar's "Wall-E" has proven to be among the most profound and prophetic films of the last 20 years. After hopelessly polluting the Earth and leaving an army of…
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Breakpoint: Research shows that married people are happier
If all there was to go on were sitcoms, movies and mainstream editorials, we'd have to conclude that marriage is a direct path to misery, the "old ball and cha…
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Living on Purpose: We cannot share what we do not have
Recently, I spoke about a wonderful man who is a member of our church. If you recall, he has just turned 95 years young. His name is Charlie, and since then I'…
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Pastor Bo: Living for God’s promise of no man colds in heaven
My recent near bout with death has, I suppose, made me much more contemplative of essential issues of life. Leprosy set in first, I think, followed by rickets,…
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Q&A: Washington Post columnist discusses Jewish political values and the rule of law before UTC appearance
Columnist Jennifer Rubin of The Washington Post delivered a talk Thursday evening at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga about the role of women in demo…
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Breakpoint: Suicide rates at all-time high, but Christ has final word on our despair
According to The Associated Press, nearly 50,000 people committed suicide last year, an absolute record in terms of raw numbers and the highest rate in nearly …
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Living on Purpose: It’s never too late to learn something new
Growing older is not an excuse to stop advancing in our faith and our prayers.
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Some Chattanoogans see deep biblical themes in Israel-Gaza war; for others, it’s political
The Bible gives clear instruction for moments like these, said Bret Jaeger, the pastor of Temple Baptist Church in Dalton: Pray for Israel.
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‘Shattered hearts’: Sadness and anger as Chattanoogans rally for Israel
Ofer Musan arrived just more than a week ago to be the new Israeli cultural emissary for the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga, and he was planning a Mo…
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Living on Purpose: Letting go of enthusiasm wrinkles the soul
I dedicate much of my writing to providing positive and encouraging words of hope and inspiration, but I also must be truthful: We are growing older.
