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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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God Loves Sinners?

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. — Romans 5:8

Love is the gift of self. Here, Paul says that God gave the gift of himself to us while we were still sinners. There is never any question about God's love for us. He is love; he can only ever be love. The question is, do I love God? Will I give the gift of self to him?

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Lavish Love

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! — 1 John 3:1a

And that is what we are! (v3:1b) It's generally accepted that John was Jesus's closest disciple. John likely knew Jesus better than anyone, which would mean that John had the best taste of eternal life. Maybe it's why he talks so much about eternal life. From that position, he makes this incredible statement in 1 John 3. I want the truth of it to sink in the same way it did for John.

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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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