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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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Kingdom Kingdom

Inviting Invasion

Your kingdom come. God is altogether other. His kingdom is a rule of love. This kingdom comes as more and more people surrender to his rule in their work, play, relationships — all of life. That seems other. That seems like one culture invading another. With God-like, Jesus-like love, of course!

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Altogether Other

Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.' — Lev. 19:2

Hallowed be your name. Holy is your name. God's name is his nature and reputation. To identify as holy is to say 'I am distinct. Completely other. Not like the world systems, your idols, or your kings and princes.' Then God tells us to be holy too, to bear his reputation faithfully. To not take his name in vain.

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Where the Lord Dwells

More modern translations of The Lord's Prayer read, "Our Father in heaven." Traditional versions read, "Our Father, who art in heaven." Something I like about the traditional is the word who. The Father is not a force, but a person. Spirit, not human, but one person of the Trinity. We are related to him. We can trust him.

The Father dwells in a realm untainted by sin, a paradise brimming with beauty, goodness, truth, and love. Shalom. It's a place, a home, we innately long for.

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