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Waiting for Godot

And immediately coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opening Mark 1:10 Immediately – Waiting for Godot, the famous play by Samuel Beckett, presents a visual reflection on the world’s view of God. We wait, and wait, and wait, but God never quite arrives. In the end, we are simply left waiting…
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Delighting God

Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you, and therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you; for the LORD is a God of justice; Isaiah 30:18 Longs – The Old Testament is a great love story. Of course, it also shows us that God is not just a forgiving machine. Sin…
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Who Decides What It Means

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result Genesis 50:20 Meant – “How can this happen to me?” This is probably a familiar question. Life has a way of pushing us toward these questions with each new occurrence of unexpected trauma….
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Adoption Papers

but to as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God John 1:12 Right – What rights do you have? The correct answer is, “It depends.” The rights you have depend on the law of the land and your status as citizen. Illegal immigrants do not have the…
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Making No Difference

but if the salt has become tasteless, how will it be made salty again? It is good for nothing any more, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot Matthew 5:13 Tasteless – It’s an ironic joke. In the Greek, we discover that Jesus employs a picture quite a bit more offensive than just…
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