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Last Thursday was Thanksgiving. It is a time to come together with family, argue about politics, eat too much food, take a nap, watch average football games, and then go shopping. It is also a time for us to pause and be thankful. I admit this is hard for me. We live in a busy world, and it is hard to pause and take time to reflect on all that we have and all we can be thankful for. Recently, I saw this published study (-  ARTICLE  -)  and found it very interesting. The particular data that caught my eye was looking at people who label themselves as "Non-Christians," and what they said are the essential factors that make someone a 'moral person.' The initial statement on the left precedes the qualifier of the phrase  is "essential" to what being a moral person means to them.  What do "non-Christians" think is essential to be a moral person? Being grateful for what you have , among all non-Christians, came in at 56%, or second place ...

Photo by  Thomas Kelley  on  Unsplash "My phone died." I never say, "My phone is out of power," but I say, "My phone died." It's not outta juice, Paul? You don't just need to plug it in, Paul? It died? I'll never understand why I say that my phone died when it runs out of power, but I'm also not going to stop phrasing it that way. I know it just needs to get plugged in, that it isn't actually dead. It's just the way I say it, and I don't think that makes me more weird than I already am. We do have a definite attachment to how charged our devices are. I keep the little percentage sign showing at all times, so I know just how much battery I have left. And I'm always aware of where the nearest outlet is. Far be it from me that I would have my phone be rendered powerless, and not have an outlet nearby with my charger, so that I could revive it! If I'm being honest, I know there are parts of my life that need to...