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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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Naming It

When [the devil] lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. — John 8:44c

Those curious about dark spiritual forces and demonic activity don't have to look far. We think of places like Haiti, parts of Africa, or remote islands off the Indian coast. We warn against astrology, palm readers, tarot cards, ouija boards, and crystals. But aren't lies, spin, gaslighting, and other forms of deception the most apparent evidence of evil at work? Evil's signature scheme?

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A Pointing Finger

"They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.” ⏤ Mark 12:44

Not an accusatory finger. But a pointing finger. I remember when my grandfather would put his left hand on my shoulder while he pointed at something with his right, helping me to see what he saw. Maybe a bird, a squirrel, or a particular tree. The Mosaic Law, parables, the Sermon on the Mount, and Jesus's royal law are all ways God helps us to see what he sees. Then suddenly, "There! I see it!"

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With Me

“Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters." — Luke 11:23

Religion has its own swift current. Routinely, I need to paddle into a quiet eddy and reflect: How is my relationship with the Christ of Christianity? Are my aims consistent with his? Am I gathering with him, to him?

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