Tag: prayer
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death by expectation
Fun fact: expectations are serial killers. They are killers of joy, killers of peace, of relationships, of vision, of hope. Our expectations kill goodness in our lives. They cause us to miss the point. They blind us to the truth. We get so wrapped up in the mismatch between how we thought it would be…
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good
How would you define the word good? On most days, I define it like this: chocolate! Chocolate is very good. I am well aware of the hazards of chocolate: weight gain, diabetes, high blood pressure, acne. But it’s so good! It has health benefits as well, but let’s be honest. Nobody is eating chocolate for…
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the clay
We are told that we have been molded like clay into the image of our creator. In Genesis 2:7, God formed man from the dust of the ground. This conjures images of a great potter, swiping a handful of dirt from the earth and shaping it into his likeness, a visual echoed in Job 10:9…
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