Economic Is:

The economic analysis of everyday life. #economics #politics #religion

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Ten year challenge. One pic in Guatemala 🇬🇹 and the other in Costa Rica 🇨🇷 #tenyearschallenge (at Grecia, Costa Rica) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5QDUTMDq82-F2i3ZqRWL12kQyYtn2GUuRKd1U0/?igshid=1lk1fhf0prww8

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God has a habit of giving me just what I need to hear from His word. #readthebibleprayeveryday https://www.instagram.com/p/B5AjdCiDAwkREhKFgkQSLwdpR7TcZ933Ph9kwE0/?igshid=1e1ofwa0k2gv7

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No truer words have been spoken. GOD IS FOR ME!! He sees and know everything each of us is going through as though he is right there with us. (at Grecia, Costa Rica) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4xHJojjtGr6lOB5EFq-agHy1yQEfnqtcbdiJA0/?igshid=151eumx3cugca

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Get off the Boat

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Why does it take so long to heal?

Why does it take so long to heal?

The economcis of grief and loss.

Many, if not all people will experience some form of loss in their life. How we respond to it could determine many things about our future. A positive response can lift our spirits, while a negative response can send us spiraling downward. Of course, there are some things that a PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) just cannot overcome. There are some losses that are…

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Cain and Abel and The Laffer Curve

Cain and Abel and The Laffer Curve

The economics of expectations

I have always wondered why two people can be exposed to nearly identical disappointments or have the same types of trauma and one becomes bitter and resentful while the other actually grows as a result. In the past I attributed it to mental toughness, but recently I have started to think of this a little differently.

Recently, I saw a videofrom my friend Benjamin…

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Josiah and I were out doing yard work today when suddenly, bang. There it was. (at San Isidro Grecia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BselwDujAVI6iJv1nEvgDMR3sneeazViTMGnS80/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=a52wvx7h4s2j

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Resolutions anyone?

New Year’s resolutions+Economics Happy New Year everyone. I think it is worth mentioning that there have been some major changes in our li

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Resolutions anyone?

New Year’s resolutions+Economics

Happy New Year everyone. I think it is worth mentioning that there have been some major changes in our lives, as I am sure there has been in yours as well. In October of last year, my family and I began the transition to living abroad in Costa Rica. I am happy to say that we are finally settled.

In thinking of this new year, many of us, myself included, have begun…

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“May I love the Giver more than the gift.”

— Augustine

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Reckless Love, Cory Asbury

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Isaac testing out this move before hitting the dance floor at my cousins wedding. #reimanwedding #reimanwedding2018 #davidandricki (at Coldwater Moose Lodge #677) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpwlTcRDnkGLKcz8UpQA_3iCYqfz0fb_Ri9qIA0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=h4cppanijrsx

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Do you want to see God work in your life? Start living like He already is!! #godisgood #jesus #bibleverse (at North Kansas City, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpR8oKRhpVDEm3c3jKvh3gIR4U0hyMdGmPSpQM0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19y6xodtk6b8g

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Just your average day passing through St. Louis. #FaithChurch #St.Louis #RoadTrip (at Faith Church.com) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpPoeMaBiu8SrRMPcruf_wES4beLquyrEVVQzQ0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tpb30oq67skb

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My interview with Brandon Tatum of Turning Point USA!!!

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My interview with Brandon Tatum of Turning Point USA!!!