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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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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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Living Living

The Ponds are Low

Ponds dry up. Forests and fields turn to tinder. It's easy to miss when the weather's so nice. It's happened to my soul, too. During a fruitful season of life, I neglected time with God. I ran dry. One spark exposed my weakness, and I didn't see it coming. Stay hydrated.

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Reality Has a Point

We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ ⏤ Acts 26:14

We fight it. We ignore it. We escape it. We reimagine it. But reality wins in the end. Get that noise checked out. Fix the leak. Listen to your conscience. It's painful to kick against the pointy prod of truth.

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