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Jesus told a story that revealed more than what the original intent might reveal. As Jesus was teaching his closest friends about the Kingdom of God, he was giving them different stories or parables that would put truth on display. One such story he told dealt with a manager who entrusted three servants with different sums of money. You can find the story in Matthew 25. Jesus said that the

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From Freedom of Simplicity (Richard Foster)"It is one thing for God to come into us (and a very necessary thing), but it is quite another for us to come into God. In the first instance we are still the center of attention, in the second God is the focal point. When God comes into us we still have a cerain autonomy; when we come into God we have come IN. He is in all and through all and above all.

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I was recently reading C.S. Lewis (again!) and his foresight for the end of the 20th Century and now beginning of the 21st is astounding. Allow me to quote a brief passage from Good Work and Good Works, an essay from "The World's Last Night, And Other Essays."A real advance in charity stopped us talking about "surplus population" and started us talking instead about "unemployment." The danger is

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For all of those who suffer with depression and mood issues, this time of year can be the absolute worst. I wanted to write a brief note to all of you who suffer and find it difficult to manage life through the holiday season. The long hours of darkness and short daylight hours mess with everyone's mood and can create an imbalance of serotonin. Here are some ideas for the depressed.1. Keep your

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I'll never forget the first time I laid eyes on you. I took you in my gaze, and unbeknown to you, crafted exactly what I wanted you to be. From the very tip of your nose to the end of your toes I took you in and sighed a deep breath of satisfaction. You were perfect, unflawed and distinct, unlike anything I'd ever seen. I watched as you exuded life and joy, as your body moved elegantly across

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I'm listening to all the Representatives and Senators talk about this hot topic of "Bailout" or "Rescue Plan." Something I've heard today and I've been hearing for a long time is that these so-called Legislators keep referring to me as the "common" or "ordinary" citizen. I've had enough of it. I'm anything but "common" and "ordinary" as are my fellow Americans. There is an air of superiority and

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A thought occurred to me last night. I was sitting on my back patio enjoying the cool evening and doing some praying and meditating. I watched as the bright moon shone over the east horizon. I marveled at the stars billions of light years away imagining the day I might be able to travel there. I also began thinking about the extensive curse of sin. All over creation, in humans, in the sky,

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Yes, that’s right. I don’t like the word “Christian.” I have come to realize that this word means many things to many people and has been watered down to the point of having very little to do with Jesus, His teachings and what expectations are followed as someone who believes Him and has given up their life for Him. There are a myriad of meanings that may enter the mind of a person when I tell

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“A survey of American women found that most valued their favorite clothes more than sex, and would gladly abstain for 15 months in exchange for an entirely new wardrobe.” (The Week 2/16/07)   I ran across this little piece of information recently and couldn’t resist sharing my thoughts and opinions on the matter. The first thing that popped into my head was, “what is wrong with men that we

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“For every one pupil who needs to be guarded from a weak excess of sensibility there are three who need to be awakened from the slumber of cold vulgarity. The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts. The right defense against false sentiments is to inculcate just sentiments. By starving the sensibility of our pupils we only make them easier prey to the

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    Subject: John Piper   We are justified by grace alone through faith alone (Rmns. 3:28, 4:5, 5:1; Eph. 2:8f); and all those who are thus justified will be glorified (Rmns. 8:30) – that is, no justified person will ever be lost. Nevertheless those who give themselves up to impurity will be lost (Gal. 5:21), and those who forsake the fight against lust will perish (Matt. 5:30),

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I am not in control of whether or not my church will accept other groups of people or other churches of different Christian faith expressions. I am also not in control of whether or not my church collectively accepts every individual. I am, however, in control of whether or not I personally accept another human being. And ultimately, it is this choice, the choice of personal acceptance without

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