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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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Time Lapse Formation

All of us have learned. We all have come to new conclusions. When we change our minds, people need us to show our work. Those who see an abrupt change could think we have just 'switched sides'. Without a view into the process, they will write a story to make sense of things. "Did it for money." "Did it to fit in." A lot happened between the two snapshots. Share the process. It might be instructive. It might even be persuasive.

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Leaving Love Behind

We love because he first loved us. — 1 John 4:19

When we move straight toward the light, our shadow falls directly behind us. Shadows cast in other directions might mean independence or indifference. But when we pursue the Light of Life, we leave a love impression.

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Attention Economy

Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. — Isaiah 55:3

Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. — Hebrews 12:2a

We live in an attention economy. Hucksters and grifters constantly vie for our attention. Attention is money. All publicity is good publicity. The internet and new media channels make the attention economy seem modern. It's not. It's as old as Adam and Eve, the people of Israel, and a distracted Church. For our sake and the sake of the whole world, God wants to capture our attention and trust away from kings and idols. Even his wrath is meant to focus us.

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