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you have to choose how you will respond.

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this is what Jesus prays (a paraphrase​)

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may God deliver​ us from "all" evil.

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That's the point.

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is that knowing God already knows is what makes honest conversation possible​ in new ways.

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If there is one person who doesn't get quoted enough in church it's Tina Fey.

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but often faith is about speaking with hope.

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the God is always one step ahead of us.

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all the ways in which we replace the Divine with​ what serves us best.

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we fall too easily into​ our worst scapegoating tendencies.

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and faith calls​ us to begin looking past them.

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trusting that there is something beautiful ahead.

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Work and rest are incomplete if we don't learn how to play.

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We still have​ much work to do.

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Here are 3 quick tips if you're struggling with how to really slow and down and rest in stillness and silence​.

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Rest is about an alternative imagination​ for where your value resides.

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It's about God.

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Is it possible that your work tells you​ something about the divine?

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It's important.

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because gospel is about new options

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not the one you avoid

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a one-act play

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and it's okay to acknowledge​ that

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on the other side of struggle.

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and sometimes even some detours.

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There will come a time when you will need to trust in what those around can't​ see.

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God is angry at all that injures you.

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it is the conversation along the way.

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not a destination

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even in our doubts

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Resurrection is about all the ways God comes to us and gifts to us exactly what we need in order to find life.

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as the transcendent God becomes the immanent divine

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because only once you have been the cynic can you experience the beauty of being brought back from the brink.

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even when it means riding helplessly toward a warhorse on a donkey

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It is a challenge to the prevailing wisdom of peace through victory.

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Unity over conformity

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There are a lot of ways to imagine prayer. Try something new this week.

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Less what could have been and more what might be

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When Jesus wants to speak of the forces at work in our world he speaks of an accuser and an advocate. God is on your side.

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Be hated for who you refuse to hate

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Even seasons of pruning can be life-giving.

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What is universalism and does it square with Jesus' inclusiveness?

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In God's home, ​there is always room for the next person.

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We can be an outpost of the kingdom in our communities

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Perfect love moves us toward the less than lovable.

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Sometimes it's not how angry we are, but what we choose to turn that anger into that counts.

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Jesus meets a woman at a well on John 4

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You Choose Who to Listen To

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Remember to Hold Grace for Yourself

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Do You Need An Earthquake?

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Intimacy takes time.

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Expansion of empathy

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Affection can sometimes be an awkward experience

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When it comes to your vulnerability where are you share is just as important as what you share.

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Scarcity and Loneliness

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You know that feeling when you have no idea what someone is talking about but you decide to nod along like you do...

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Empathy Deficit

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Social Media Audit