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Strong spirits: hope
Waiting is hard, but hope helps.
Besides serving as pastor at Caledonia Church, Gary Schwerin is the Spiritual Development Minister for the Rockford YMCA and Executive Director of Bridge Ministries of Rockford.
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Waiting is hard, but hope helps.
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Being thankful is a decision we make.
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Not just to love those that love us, but to love everyone, even our enemies. Who can do that?
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And kindness allows us to see people and treat people as God would.
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Our call is to love all - even and especially those with whom we disagree, even our enemies.
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When people said they wanted to follow Jesus, he said, "Count the cost."
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Which do you think is more powerful, love or hate?
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Life, and in particular the life of faith in following Jesus, is a race. And it's not a sprint.
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Have you ever been a part of a really wonderful community?
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We ought not be afraid of questions.
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Can you find the magical in the mundane? Do you remember how to dream?
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We are all looking for something. What we should be looking for?
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If you, like me, are weak on praising, go learn from the masters.
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Whether it is human nature, or the culture we live in, or some other factor, most of us like to be in control.
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We need a simple solution to keep us on track and moving ahead.
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We all have appetites. We hunger and thirst for more than just food and drink
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All of us are in an Olympics of a sort.
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Who did you look up to as a kid? Who did you want to be like?
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Many of us long for the "good old days." But many of us also long for things to be "new."
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We combat the lies best by knowing the truth, living in the truth, being filled with the truth.
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We can neither be nor do what God intends if we stand alone.
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There are standards for being a follower of Jesus, but the point is not to simply try harder.
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For someone you love very much: what would you want them to have?
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He knows what it is like. And he knows what to do about it.
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Do you like a good mystery?