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Leave The Bucket Behind

“If being baptized by water saves you, as some religions claim, then why are we not dumping buckets of “holy water” on people everywhere?” Being raised in a religious household with this exact idea, and having been baptized as a baby, the question caught me off guard and started to ...

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Do-Overs

Forgiven

No matter how far or how long we’ve fallen, there’s hope and bright futures ahead for Christ followers. Everyone accumulates past failures but God delights in giving second chances. Matter of fact, to our astonishment, He grants unlimited opportunities until complete restoration occurs “No temptation has overtaken you except such ...

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Living a lie

“Can I tell you something really heavy?  With dark, pleading eyes, Kayshon asked, “You remember the boy who was killed two weeks ago?  You remember the kid who shot him…well, he was in my face the day before.”  His voice trailed off as he mumbled, “It could have been me.” ...

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Who am I?

Crazy quizzes pop up on every Facebook Feed.  I confess.  I love them.  They are fun.  What dwarf are you?  What city should you live in?  What color is your aura?  What dog breed are you?  In a world where time is a premium, what compels us to take nonsensical ...

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Mercy Outruns Malice

In Victor Hugo’s novel, Les Miserables, peasant Jean Valjean served 19 years imprisonment due to stealing a loaf of bread for his starving family. Upon release, angry and bitter, he had no home and slept on the streets. A Catholic Bishop gave him shelter one night but Valjean ran off ...

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