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Ordinary Saint

Ordinary Saint
Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you. Philippians 4:21 To many people, the word saint is associated with the highly religious. The title is seen as God’s honor roll. As such, its use has become for someone unusual or of unattainable character. But that dismisses the usage in the…
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Total Surrender

Total Surrender
I just finished Andrew Murray’s book, “Absolute Surrender.” It left me with a deep desire to experience just that, but without a clear path how to get there. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. Surrendering means several different things in our spiritual walk and seems to come in several phases, all of…
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No Pardon

No Pardon
Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon for his Watergate crimes. President Ford explained that he was trying to avoid a divided country. That is an admirable motivation but it doesn’t address the victims or make anything right. A pardon is the excusing of an offense without exacting a penalty.[1] Our legal system offers the possibility of…
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The Privilege of Hospitality

The Privilege of Hospitality
Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.  Hebrews 13:2 This is an oft-quoted verse reminding us about Abraham’s visitation by angelic messengers. Though their identity was unknown to him, he provided for the strangers who then delivered the promise of…
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