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Craig Groeschel
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John 8:32, 1 Samuel 18:20, John 4:1-26, John 3:1-21, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, 1 John 1:7, Ephesians 4:25
It’s difficult for people to love the real you when you are covering up who you really are. We connect with others when we take our mask off and let others in.
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The Gift of Tears
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Irene Hausherr
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Genesis 45:1–15 , 1 Samuel 1:9–18, Lamentations 2:18–19, Luke 7:36–50, 2 Corinthians 7:9–10, Psalm 56:8
The “gift of tears” written about by the desert elders and several centuries later by St. Ignatius of Loyola are not about finding meaning in our pain and suffering. They do not give answers but inste...
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Richard John Neuhaus
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- The Incarnation
- Revelation
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2 Corinthians 4:6, Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 11:27, 1 Timothy 3:16, John 14:9, Hebrews 1:1-2
Disguise is central to God's way of dealing with us human beings. Not because God is playing games with us but because the God who is beyond our knowing makes himself known in the disguise of what...
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Gregory of Nyssa
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- Beauty
- Shame
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2 Corinthians 3:18, Psalm 34:5, Isaiah 61:7, Hebrews 12:2, Romans 10:11, Isaiah 54:4, Psalm 139:14
Our godlike beauty is hidden beneath curtains of shame.
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Desiderius Erasmus
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Ephesians 1:18, Proverbs 29:18, Psalm 119:18, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Revelation 3:17-18, Isaiah 42:7, John 9:39
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
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Brennan Manning
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2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Psalm 34:18, Ephesians 5:13, Romans 8:28, Galatians 6:2
In a futile attempt to erase our past, we deprive the community of our healing gift. If we conceal our wounds out of fear and shame, our inner darkness can neither be illuminated nor become a light fo...
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Tertullian
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- Blindness
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Matthew 13:13, Matthew 13:1-23, Isaiah 6:9-10, John 9:39-41, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Ephesians 1:18
Two kinds of blindness are easily combined so that those who do not see really appear to see what is not.
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Darkness Sets In
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Phileena Heuertz
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- Darkness
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Romans 7:24-25, 2 Corinthians 1:9-10, Psalm 88:18, John 8:12, Isaiah 9:2
Darkness. If you’ve experienced it, you know what I’m talking about. Darkness sets in long before we’re old enough to recognize it. It begins with anguish. We’ve been hurt, sometimes tragically, and w...
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Scripture Guide, Exodus 34:29-35
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Andrew Van Kirk
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Exodus 34:29-35, Luke 9:28-36, (37-43a), 2 Corinthians 3:14-23, 1 Corinthians 4:1-2
Between God and God's People This passage is often linked with the Transfiguration of Jesus and is included with lectionary passages related to it. It is part of a constellation of texts which ra...
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The Invisible Gorilla
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Mark Batterson
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Matthew 13:13-15, Luke 8:10, Isaiah 6:9-10, John 9:39, 1 Corinthians 2:14, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Ephesians 1:18
Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons conducted an experiment at Harvard University more than a decade ago that became infamous in psychology circles. Their book The Invisible Gorilla popularized it...
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Heavenly Father, as we live through the remainder
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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois
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Joel 2:12-13, Isaiah 1:18, Jonah 3:5-10, Matthew 6:16-18, Psalm 51:10-12, 2 Corinthians 5:20-21
Pastor: Heavenly Father, as we live through the remainder of this Ash Wednesday, may the crosses of ashes that mark our foreheads be a reminder to us and to those we meet that we belong to your Son....
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Dante Alighieri
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- Beauty
- Awakening
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Revelation 21:2, Matthew 26:10, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Ecclesiastes 3:11, Romans 10:15
Beauty awakens the soul to act.
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Brennan Manning
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- Sin
- Sinners
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Romans 6:1-2, 2 Corinthians 7:10, Acts 3:19, Isaiah 55:7, Psalm 51:10-12
Many of us pretend to believe we are sinners. Consequently all we can do is pretend to believe we have been forgiven. As a result, our whole spiritual life is pseudo repentance and pseudo bliss.
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Thomas à Kempis
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- Attacks
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Matthew 5:11-12, Job 23:10, 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, Psalm 66:10-12, Proverbs 17:3, James 1:2-4, Romans 5:3-4
For these attacks do not contribute to make us frail but rather show us to be what we are.
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John Ortberg
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- Vulnerability
- Healing
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Psalm 51:6, Hebrews 4:13, Luke 12:2-3, 2 Corinthians 4:2, Psalm 32:5, Proverbs 28:13
The strangest thing happens when what we have most wanted to conceal is brought into the open. We don’t die. Instead, we often begin to heal.
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Object in Mirror May Appear Bigger…
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- Body Image
- Insecurity
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2 Corinthians 10:12
A sign on a department store dressing room mirror: “Objects in mirror may appear bigger than they actually are.”
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Book Review: Tony Reinke's Competing Spectacles
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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- Book Reviews
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2 Corinthians 3:18
While there are no shortage of books on the subject of distraction in our media-saturated, dizzying world, Competing Spectacles: Treasuring Christ in the Media Age by Tony Reinke stands out ...
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Thomas Dubay
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- Beauty
- Redemption
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1 John 3:2, Matthew 5:8, Colossians 1:15, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Psalm 27:4
We have been created and redeemed for the eternal ecstasy of an interpersonal immersion in the triune God, seeing infinite Beauty face to face.
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Isaac Asimov
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- Assumptions
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2 Corinthians 10:5, Proverbs 3:5-6, James 1:5, Psalm 139:23-24, Matthew 7:3-5, Isaiah 55:8-9, Colossians 3:2
Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.
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Dick Ryan
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Hebrews 4:16, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Lamentations 3:22-23, Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 147:3, James 4:10
Healing begins when, in the face of our own darkness, we recognize our helplessness and surrender our need for control… we face what is, and we ask for mercy.
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Transfiguration Sunday
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Allen Thompson
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2 Corinthians 4:3-6, 2 Corinthians 3:, 2 Corinthians 4:1-2, Mark 9:5-6, Jeremiah 31:33-34, Exodus 34:29-35
AIM Commentary Ancient Lens What’s the historical context? Mixed Loyalties Diving straight into 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 without giving a nod to 2 Corinthians 3:1-4:2 gives a strange impression, bec...
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Losing the Other Eye
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The Pastor's Workshop
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James 1:2-4, 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, Nehemiah 4:14
Professional football players often get heated on the field, sometimes letting their emotions get the best of them when penalized by an official. Art Holst, a longtime NFL referee, recalls a Sunday ga...
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Modern Ash Wednesday Service
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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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- Ash Wednesday
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Psalm 51:, Genesis 3:19, Psalm 103:8-14, 2 Corinthians 5:20-21, 2 Corinthians 6:1-2, Joel 2:1-2, Joel 2:12-17
A contemporary Ash Wednesday service integrating music and scripture with the imposition of ashes. Service Order Prelude People are encouraged to enter in silence. Lights are dim. As people ...
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Candice Bergen
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Psalm 90:17, 1 Peter 3:3-4, James 1:10-11, Ecclesiastes 3:11, 2 Corinthians 4:18, Isaiah 40:7-8, 1 Samuel 16:7
Though beauty gives you a weird sense of entitlement, it's rather frightening and threatening to have others ascribe such importance to something you know you're just renting for a while.
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Jean Pierre de Caussade
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Mark 15:21-39, John 4:4-42, 2 Kings 5:1-14, 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Luke 2:1-7, John 9:1-3, 2 Corinthians 12:9
[God’s grace is] always hidden under the strangest appearances.
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Fear & Growth, Risk & Comfort
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John Ortberg
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Matthew 8:20, Philippians 3:8, Hebrews 12:11, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Romans 5:3-4, James 1:2-4, Luke 9:23
Fear and growth go together like macaroni and cheese. It’s a package deal. The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus you must re...
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Blessing Ministry Event or Initiative
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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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Micah 6:8, Matthew 25:35-40, John 6:1-14, Zechariah 4:6, Judges 6:11-16, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Acts 4:32-35, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:1-4, Proverbs 16:3, Nehemiah 2:17-20, Philippians 4:19, Acts 18:1-4, Ephesians 2:14, John 4:4-26
This blessing includes prayers for the initiative/event itself, the volunteers for the event, the leaders organizing the event, the resources to be distributed at the event, and any community partners...
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The Effects of Light Deprivation
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Joan Chittister
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2 Corinthians 4:6, Ephesians 5:8, Isaiah 9:2, Psalm 27:1, John 1:5
Psychologists tell us that one of the most difficult conditions a person can be forced to bear is light deprivation. Darkness, in fact, is often used in military captivity or penal institutions to bre...
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Ovid
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- Beauty
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1 John 3:2, Galatians 2:20, Ezekiel 36:26, Colossians 3:9-10, Philippians 3:20-21, 2 Corinthians 5:17
My mind is bent to tell of bodies changed into new forms.
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A Remote Village
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Timothy Jennings
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1 John 4:9-10, Romans 8:3, Colossians 1:19-20, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Isaiah 53:4-5, Hebrews 2:14
Imagine a remote village in Africa. No modern Westerner has ever set foot there. The natives live off the land, using the same ancient methods and tools as their forefathers used for the last thousand...

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