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Reflect A little over three years ago, a young man walked into a Walmart here in my hometown of El Paso. He opened fire in what became one of the worst mass shootings in our country. Since then, I have sat with people of faith who have asked, “Why did God allow this to happen?”
Reflect One day, during the heat of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was asked if he prayed for God to be on the side of the Union. The president responded, “I pray that we are on God’s side.” In personal life and politics, let us strive to follow God’s way rather than our own self-interest.
I came up with a list of other names for Jesus that comprise my own answer to his question: prince of peace, rebel, teacher, storyteller, healer, the way, criminal, and friend to sinners.
Reflect For many of us who have walked the path of recovery from addiction, the hymn “Amazing Grace” stands as a testament to the power of redemption from brokenness. Most of us recovering addicts hear these words loud and clear: “I once was lost/But now I’m found/Was blind but now I see.” However, it is
Reflect One night, Martin Luther King Jr. received a threatening phone call. He went downstairs to make a cup of coffee and in the midnight hour spoke to God about giving up his leadership role in the quest for freedom. In the silence, he heard God’s voice telling him to continue and promising that “I
Reflect Most of us have a voice inside that is often critical. It is a voice that says: “You don’t know what you’re doing,” “Well, that was a stupid thing to say,” or even “How could anyone possibly love you?” Clearly, that is a voice that is not of God. God is there to help
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