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Glimpses of Grace: Seasoned with Salt
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Sunday, September 1, 2013. Swords clash while entire wars are fought over it. People travel thousands of miles on camelback to trade gold for it, ounce-for-ounce. Roman soldiers receive a "salarium," a partial paycheck of it (from which we derive our word salary). 14,000 uses. One mineral. And we are called to be it. It's not a question of quantity, it's a question of quality. Because if you have ever claimed the name of Christ, you have claimed His salt too. We are all "salt-bearers" in a sense. Let you...
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Glimpses of Grace: Obedient Suffering
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Saturday, October 19, 2013. 8230;He learned obedience by the things which He suffered."*. My eyes turn an unfocused gaze to the opposite wall. Little shafts of light dance bokeh-style. My mind is far away. Is this what makes men invincible? To suffer and yet trust. To sorrow and yet sing. To not understand and yet obey. Is this the secret? I think so. Because it says He was "made perfect." Entirely. But oh, how hard it is to always accept the gift with outstretched hands, especially when it hurts. Reachi...