When people make New Year's resolutions, they usually end up with a number of things in their lives they would like to improve. What if there was only one thing in our lives we could do really well? What would it be? The Apostle Paul says the one thing he would want to do well is to know Christ. ..
Doing One Thing Well
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by Brad Mitchell
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Excerpt:Prolonged stress and anxiety and worry, the lack of rest, the lack or peace, can break us down physically and mentally.Research shows that under stress, the body and the mind rise to meet the occasion. You know, our energy burns at a higher rate. Respirations are at a higher rate. Blood pressure ..
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