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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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Kingdom Kingdom

Litmus

This is the happiest time of year for our hydrangeas. As the blooms open wide, they look bright and fresh. The flowers are fascinating. Their color reveals something about the soil they're planted in. Pink blooms indicate an alkaline soil. Blue ones, a more acidic pH. It's like litmus paper in chemistry class, only reversed. Our presentation to others has litmus qualities as well. What ground are we rooted in: the world or God's kingdom?

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Knowing Knowing

To Know God and Make Him Known

One stop on our family's journey was a season with Youth With A Mission. For over 50 years, YWAM has used the phrase "To know God and make Him known" as a guiding statement. Knowing God is eternal life. It's not a destination; it's a relationship. With God, we experience an eternal kind of life, and we invite others to experience that life with us. Oh, what joy!

That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. ⏤ 1 John 1:3

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Connection

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We are social beings, made to connect. But connecting opens us to some unwanted traffic. I am trying to manage my own problems. I'm not sure I can carry yours too. My livelihood depends on a carefully crafted brand. What if you discover the image doesn't match reality? And what if your views upset mine?

We have been set in communities. For the most part, we don't find these communities or build them. We receive them. Might that shift the way we connect?

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