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Greetings, People of God! Do you ever struggle with temptation? (Is the Pope Catholic?) This morning I was mulling this over in Hebrews: For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Heb. 4:15. Whatever that thing is that has you sweating temptation bullets, Jesus can empathize. He can help. He was tempted in all the ways you and I are... but he didn't giv

Salutations, Saints. I was chewing on Matthew 11 this morning, specifically this verse: "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." (verse 29). Of course, there's more to that passage on rest, and it's a good one, but I was focusing on the idea of being in the yoke with Jesus and learning from him. I imagined learning to go at Jesus' pace, responding to people like he would and being led to be involve

Spring Greetings, Saints! Enjoy the warmer weather. It's so cool to see the trees blossoming and the leaves budding. I know it happens all the time but I see the process as miraculous... or at least springing from the mind of an amazing Creator. What a great season. No, I don't own any interest in Chick-fil-a, but I read something that made me want to eat there. Roughly 200 of the stores in the US are offering free ice cream to families who put their cell phones away while th

Greetings, People loved by God. I love it when I hear about young people heading off to serve folk in other countries. Our own Jesse S will be in the Dominican Republic from April 3 to the 12th (he's leaving next Friday!). He's going with others thru Students International, and they'll be doing a variety of projects. Primarily, he wants prayer for safe and effective service: put him on your prayer list. He's also collecting supplies to be brought: 80 grit sandpaper, carbon