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Strong spirits: what changed?
Now that Jesus has risen from the grave, he does exactly what he's always done.
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Strong spirits: love never fails
You can put it to the test. You will see for yourself.
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Strong spirits: what love does...
Not some weak sentiment on a greeting card, but fierce, wild, all-powerful love.
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Strong spirits: truth!
In a world in which we are often beset with so many lies, what can we rely on?
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Strong spirits: stop trying... start trusting
It's way easier, and far more effective.
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Strong spirits: be humble
Pride destroys and humility heals.
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Strong spirits: be kind
We can learn to be kind, with practice. We can choose to be kind.
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Strong spirits: impatient?
Real love is the antidote for impatience.
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Strong spirits: what is love anyway?
Love takes many forms, it has many faces, it delights and disappoints.
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Editorial: Can we all win?
If your opponent loses, does that mean you win?
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Strong spirits: every day a gift, every day an adventure
Every day has more adventure, more wonder, more blessing than we can ever imagine.
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Editorial: Why every school district in Illinois didn't drop their mask mandates
School districts are making opposite interpretations of the recent mask decision.
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Strong spirits: whose disciple are you?
God invites us into the most exciting, difficult, adventurous, meaningful life possible.
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Strong spirits: tell good news!
As a witness, you only need to tell what you actually saw, heard, or experienced.
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Strong spirits: surrender!
Asking for God's help is one thing. Surrendering to him is another.
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Strong spirits: all you need!
We can't afford to be separate from God just as we can't afford not to breathe.
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Strong spirits: what if?
What would our world be like if Jesus had never been born?
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Strong spirits: quiet enough to hear
God's whisper can only be heard when we are quiet.
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Editorial: things I learned from Christmas
Christmas is an upside down time of year
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Strong spirits: Christmas for you?
Why is Christmas such a big deal?
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Strong spirits: are you wonder-full?
"If you could understand a single grain of wheat, you would die of wonder."
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Strong spirits: what are you watching?
What are you looking for, what has your attention, what you are pondering?
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Strong spirits: what to be waiting for
Waiting is one of the best disciplines we can learn.
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Strong spirits: why give thanks?
On the list of what we've thankful for, probably there should be a lot more.
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Strong spirits: are you desperate?
Even our best efforts fall short, and in our weakness, we need God.