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The Promises of Christ

Who was the last person that you made a promise to? What was it about? Was it that you would do something simple like reach out to a family member or a friend? Maybe you promised to provide a meal or a fill up a gas tank. You could have said it very nonchalantly, or put all of your heart behind it. Maybe you promised someone that you would pray for them. Perhaps you promised someone that you would change. And then you promised them that this time, you really meant it. Maybe you made that...

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A Love for All People

I remember looking out of the side windows of the bus as we traveled down the dirt road and through the local neighborhood.  Children would come running out from their homes and chase the bus shouting and smiling.  Their excitement and intrigue was undeniable.  Their voices were captured in an uncommon language but their smiles communicated a common message.  Love.  And that’s what we were there to reciprocate.  Though we couldn’t speak the same...

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The Closeness of Family

A friend told me the other day that her daughter, who recently graduated from SMU, plans to stay in Dallas instead of moving back to Fort Worth. The distance between Fort Worth and Dallas seemed relatively small to me but clearly not to her. As I listened to her talk, I heard two things. First, it sounded like most or all her extended family lives in Fort Worth. Keeping that in mind, Dallas probably does seem far by comparison. My family experience, for several generations, has been one of...

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