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December 6, 2017

Practice, Practice, 
Practice

Gary B. Swanson (Maryland)

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Grow in the grace and knowledge of 
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. - 2 Peter 3:18 (NIV)

One of my loved ones is not a Christian. He often says that his aversion to Christianity comes from his personal observation of hypocrisy in the lives of too many Christians. I have noticed others who point out mistakes that Christians make and say, “If that’s what Christians are like,...

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Dear Jesus, come into our lives so fully that others may be drawn to your loving care for them. Amen.
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John 17:15-19

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I join many of those who will pray for you as you seek to discern what you are called to be at this moment. May God grant you the courage to fulfill that calling. May we all open our eyes and see the misery, open our ears and hear the cries of God’s people, and, like God through the Lord Jesus Christ, be incarnate amongst them.” 

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