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Disciple is a strange word. I cannot think of it being used in our modern times outside of church circles. I have never been asked to be a disciple or to make a disciple anywhere in my life outside of scripture. Yet here at the end of Matthew, Jesus’ final instruction, is that we should […]

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Generally, when I feel attacked or falsely accused, my response is to fight back. If somebody wants to create an argument, I am fully game to join right in. I allow myself to get escalated to defend myself, to defend others, to defend my ideas, and to attempt to vindicate what I believe is true […]

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Being a follower of Jesus often requires hard things of people. To follow Jesus means that I am not following my own way. To be a follower of Jesus means that I give up my wants and desires for what Jesus wants and desires. To follow Jesus is to lay aside my will for what […]

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We are all familiar with the saying, when the cat’s away, the mice will play. We have thought about this in relation to ourselves. Perhaps when working and the boss is on vacation we might take it easy a little bit. Maybe when we think about how our children behave when we are not around, […]

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