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Cleanliness is next to godliness. It's true! Psalm 51:10 says, "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me." James 4:8 says, "Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands you sinners, and purify your hearts you double-minded." Now the phrase itself, "Cleanliness is next to godliness," is not in the Bible. One of the earliest appearances of the phrase is from John Wesley, who said, "Slovenliness is no part of religion. Cleanliness is indeed next to godliness." When the Bible talks about cleanliness, it talks about spiritual cleanliness. Even the parts where we read about external cleanliness or being clean in the body are meant to be outside examples of being clean in the soul. We must be washed from the stain of sin. We must be holy in the eyes of God, and we must be after that holiness. But a person who is dirty and sweaty from working outside has not become unholy, nor is a person w...

What is the meaning of life? That is the question, right? It's the question at the heart of all philosophical and existential thought. And the answer means everything. Most of the ancient philosophers believed happiness was the meaning of life, and we acquire happiness through knowledge. The more a person knows, the happier they will be. So Indian teacher Buddha came up with his four noble truths and the eightfold path to happiness. Chinese philosopher Confucius taught that the happiest people are the well-educated. Greek thinker Plato believed we must attain to the highest form of knowledge. Socrates believed in asking questions, which leads to knowledge, which leads to happiness. Epicurus believed in finding happiness in simple things, like philosophical conversation. Zeno, the founder of stoicism, believed the meaning of life was freedom from suffering, which can be accomplished with the right kind of thinking. In all their ponderings, none of these wise guys held a...