“We crack under pressure.  Like Esau, we give in to the cravings that gnaw at our guilt.  Like Jacob, we connive and

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“Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God’s grace.  And your best days are never

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” ‘When does it (the ocean waves and roar) turn off?’ . . .  We ask the same about God’s grace.  Surely

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“We can’t appreciate the full extent of God’s grace until we realize the full extent of our sin.  Then, and only then,

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“When people mess with our names, they are messing with the core of who we are.  Our names are sacred identifiers.  So

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“[Jesus] embraced his limitedness.  He lamented that he didn’t feel God’s presence and couldn’t do anything about it.  In our own suffering,

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