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Forgiving Our Parents

With power comes responsibility. We are introduced to this reality as children. We are born powerless, unable to even feed ourselves, never mind fend for and protect ourselves. We are, in the most vulnerable of ways, at the mercy of our parents. We are their responsibility from the start. God bestows a lot of responsibility […]

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The Friendship of the Lord

Have you ever heard someone say, “Oh, yes, we are good friends,” only to find out later that the so-called friend disagrees with this person’s proclamation? It’s an awkward situation, isn’t it? You don’t know whether or not to feel sorry for the first person or bothered by their delusion. Shortly afterwards, you might be

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Flippancy

Have you ever said or heard someone else say in prayer, “I bind/rebuke you, Satan”? Hold that thought. Merriam-Webster defines flippant as, “lacking proper respect or seriousness” and flippancy as, “unbecoming levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters”. As I was reading my Bible the other day, the following verses stood

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