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It would be just like him

The God of the Bible looks like Jesus, the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being. It would be just like him to go to the cross.

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Practicing Our Scales

Imagine if our walk with Christ, representing his kingdom in the world, were as practiced and pure as Hania Rani’s fingers on the piano keys.

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Rescue

I practice the spiritual discipline of rescuing earthworms on paved surfaces. It's a reminder to me that I can pause what I'm doing, get a little dirty, and help. Also, that I've been given the responsibility to care.

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Your Roots Are Showing

The life that I bring to the world can only be found in my attachment to Christ. His presence with me is essential.

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Connection

I live in a U.S. county with traffic problems. It's a peninsula, and what's not swamp land has been developed. Building new roads is difficult and expensive. Making things worse, roads that could connect don't.

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Blessed

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and whose trust is the Lord. — Jer. 17:7

Faith is trust that's able to take a step. When we take that step, we courageously exercise our trust, drawing on God's grace. Our faith might be small as a tiny seed, but it delights God because we are moving with him in blessing. And he makes it all possible.

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The Only Thing That Matters

The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. — Gal. 5:6b

Pastor Mike Ashcraft often says, "Left and Right are two sides of the same coin in the wrong system." Here, Paul says faith and love are two sides of the same coin in the right system.

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Love is a Gift

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. — 2 Cor. 9:7

Love is the gift of self. A gift must be given. Like mercy and forgiveness, it cannot be demanded, pressured, manipulated, or extorted. Even God wants a cheerful (gracious, ungrudging) giver. Maybe the gift will be appreciated. Maybe not. Still, love has been added to the world.

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