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Helen Keller Teaches Us to be Adventurous
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Helen Keller Teaches Us to be Adventurous

Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31)

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Louisa May Alcott and Jesus Christ Knew How to Sail the Rough Seas!
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Louisa May Alcott and Jesus Christ Knew How to Sail the Rough Seas!

While they were sailing he [Jesus] fell asleep. A windstorm swept down on the lake, and the boat was filling with water, and they were in danger. They went to him and woke him up, shouting “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he woke up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; they ceased, and there was a calm (Luke 8:23-24).

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God Demands a Wholistic Faith
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God Demands a Wholistic Faith

Know that the Lord is God. It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. (Psalm 100:4)

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Defy is a Sacred Word
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Defy is a Sacred Word

Speak out, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy. (Proverbs 31:9)

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Idolatry Hiding in Plain Sight
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Idolatry Hiding in Plain Sight

In that day you will say: “Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted. (Isaiah 12:4) 

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Buried Treasure
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Buried Treasure

Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights. (James 1:17)

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A Faith That Can’t be Taken Away
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A Faith That Can’t be Taken Away

So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! (2 Corinthians 5:17)

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Regaining Peace of Mind
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Regaining Peace of Mind

All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. (1 Corinthians 6:12)

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Showing Up Is Powerful
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Showing Up Is Powerful

For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost,, to see whether he has enough to complete it? (Luke 14:28)

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Life’s Not Fair
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Life’s Not Fair

Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate, for the Lord will plead their cause and rob of life those who rob them. (Proverbs 22:22-23)

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It’s OK to Stand on Ceremony
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It’s OK to Stand on Ceremony

‘And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate. (Luke 15:23-24))

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Practical!
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Practical!

Any animal that has divided hoofs and is cleft-footed and chews the cud—such you may eat. But among those that chew the cud or have divided hoofs, you shall not eat the following: the camel, for even though it chews the cud, it does not have divided hoofs; it is unclean for you. (Leviticus 11:3-4)

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Over and Over Again
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Over and Over Again

Can I not do with you, O house of Israel, just as this potter has done? says the Lord. Just like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel. (Jeremiah 18:6)

 

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