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2022-01-30T23:15:41-06:00

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An Insight Into Unhappiness – Part I

Last updated on: January 30, 2022 at 11:15 pm By Richard E. Simmons III

Several years ago I had lunch with a psychiatrist and we spent some time talking about the issue of depression. He made it clear that clinical depression is a very complicated mental health issue and there are no easy solutions. He also recognized from his work there is a great deal of general unhappiness in this life. What is so troubling is that the rate of depression in the Western World has exploded. As Greg Easterbrook has written in his... Read more

2022-01-30T23:41:03-06:00

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A Truly Great Marriage

Last updated on: January 30, 2022 at 11:41 pm By Richard E. Simmons III

This blog is going to be a little different. Not too long ago I read David Brook’s book, The Second Mountain. A section of the book was on marriage and I thought it was exceptional. In this blog I will share several nuggets of wisdom from the marriage section in Brook’s book. This first one really touched my soul. I will probably share it at my children’s after-rehearsal dinners, when that time comes. One tree or two? In his novel Captain... Read more

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2022-01-30T23:05:56-06:00

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The Value of Friendship

Last updated on: January 30, 2022 at 11:05 pm By Richard E. Simmons III

After writing my recent blog called “The Loneliness Epidemic ” a friend sent me a sketch from “Saturday Night Live.” The sketch refers to studies concluding that males in America are increasingly friendless. In the sketch a young woman, frustrated by her boyfriend’s inability to open up to anyone else, takes him by the hand and leads him to a “man park” (like the dog version) where, after a shy start, he finds fellow males to make friends with. Some viewers disliked the... Read more

2022-01-05T15:05:00-06:00

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The Lens Through Which We See

Last updated on: January 5, 2022 at 3:05 pm By Richard E. Simmons III

I recently read of an interesting encounter that author Paul David Tripp had with a 28-year-old man on a bus ride. During the course of the conversation, Tripp learned that the man was a professing atheist. They had a lengthy conversation and Tripp came away with several observations. First was the surety with which the young man spoke. At 28 years old, he was convinced that he had it all figured out. He had not been a philosophy major, and he had... Read more

2022-01-05T14:56:46-06:00

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What Am I Living For?

Last updated on: January 5, 2022 at 2:56 pm By Richard E. Simmons III

This is a story about a man named Robert who lives in San Francisco and owns a thriving technology business. His company also has a large office in New York. Robert has to regularly travel across the country as he tries to spend equal time in both cities. He doesn’t mind, as he is married to his work. “I will have time for a family sometime later in life,” Robert reasons. Early one Sunday morning he is boarding a flight... Read more

2022-01-05T14:26:13-06:00

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The Loneliness Epidemic

Last updated on: January 5, 2022 at 2:26 pm By Richard E. Simmons III

Behavioral scientist Susan Mettes has written an interesting book titled, The Loneliness Epidemic. The subtitle is, Why So Many of Us Feel Alone. Much of the data that is highlighted in the book comes from new research by the Barna Group. “In [this] academic research, loneliness is the distress someone feels when their social connections don’t meet their need for emotional intimacy,” Mettes explains. “It’s lack, it’s disappointment, it’s something we are conscious of, even when we don’t call it loneliness. Loneliness is... Read more

2022-01-05T14:34:25-06:00

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How Do You Explain It?

Last updated on: January 5, 2022 at 2:34 pm By Richard E. Simmons III

It is almost mind-boggling how Christianity and the church survived the first two hundred years after Christ’s departure. The powerful Roman Empire ruled the ancient world and over time they saw Christianity as Rome’s great enemy. They set out to eradicate Christianity from the face of the earth. Not only did they fail to do this, but Christianity eventually thrived and became the official religion of the Roman Empire. The Roman gods were forgotten. How do you explain this? Clearly... Read more

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2022-01-05T14:26:49-06:00

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Starting a New Year

Last updated on: January 5, 2022 at 2:26 pm By Richard E. Simmons III

Have you ever wondered why we make New Year’s resolutions? It struck me that we seek to make changes because we are not pleased with certain areas of our lives and see the new year as a good time to bring about change. The problem is that most people have a hard time making their resolutions stick. I have a friend who owns a very popular family restaurant. He says every January the sales of salads rise dramatically and there... Read more

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2022-01-05T14:35:32-06:00

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I Need More Proof To Believe – Part 2

Last updated on: January 5, 2022 at 2:35 pm By Richard E. Simmons III

I remember reading a very interesting story by August Turak, describing a spiritual retreat he attended at a monastery a number of years ago. He spent a great deal of time in solitude but had what they called a “spiritual director” that he would spend time talking with. His spiritual director was a man they called “Father Christian,” who was 88 years old, spoke several languages and had 3 PhD’s. An afternoon with Father Christian One afternoon in a one-on-one meeting... Read more

2022-01-05T12:48:01-06:00

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I Need More Proof to Believe – Part 1

Last updated on: January 5, 2022 at 12:48 pm By Richard E. Simmons III

Do you need more proof in order to believe in the claims of Christ? A number of years ago the famous atheist Bertrand Russell was asked, “What if you are wrong? When you stand before God, what are you going to say to him?” Russell confidently replied, “I am going to tell him he did not give me enough proof.” This reminds me of some words from one of Philip Yancey’s older books, The Jesus I never Knew. He spoke of... Read more

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