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Archives for January 2012

There Is No Room for Grace in Your Comfort Zone

By Jared Dees

They were just doing their job. They were fishermen trying to feed their families and run their business. Life was good. They were happy. Then they met him. No, they couldn’t leave their work, right? They had been fishermen their entire lives. They knew how to fish. They knew what would come tomorrow. They had…

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January 24, 2012 Filed Under: Meaningful Work, On Spirituality, Why

From Goal-Setting to Habit-Setting

By Jared Dees

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about goal-setting lately. I want to make sure my goals for 2012 are as motivating as possible. It is just that time of year. People are reassessing last year’s goals and setting new ones. They are making new year’s resolutions to make changes in their lives. Almost a…

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January 10, 2012 Filed Under: Meaningful Work, What Tagged With: daily prayer, morning prayer

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Jared Dees is passionate about sharing practical resources to teach faith. He is best known for his website The Religion Teacher and is the author of many books including 31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator, Christ in the Classroom, and Beatitales: 80 Fables about the Beatitudes for Children. See all of Jared's Books →

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