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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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What's in the Bowl?

During a spring trip, my wife and I purchased a glass bowl. It's colorful and handmade. When I turn the bowl upside down, nothing falls out. Does that make it empty?

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A child encounters the supremely Supreme

God is great. Supremely great. The close-up perspective of an ant and the far-above perspective of an eagle only hint at God's limitless knowledge. His power as boundless.

God is good. Supremely good. God=love. He is just and kind and patient and merciful. The Fruit of the Spirit points to its Source. To think on everything that's true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, and good is to examine Him.

Let us thank Him. To give thanks is to relate. How incomprehensible is the privilege of relating with the supremely great, supremely good God; to know He cares for every creature and He cares for me, His child.

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Better than my best

“The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.”
— Acts 17:11 ESV

I enjoy theology—studying God as He has revealed Himself in Creation; through the prophets; the written word; and ultimately Jesus, the Living Word.

When you ask me a question, I should point you there too. I can give you a quick answer and it will be the best I have. But there's One better to train you.

Learn from Jesus and then let's talk about it.

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