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When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these" (John 21:15, NIV)? Peter couldn't help the tears that poured down his face. He sat on the front stoop rocking, his whole body unable to bear the weight of what he'd just done. He ...
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“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.”–1 John 4:7 (NIV) John was an EMT. He married to his high school sweetheart shortly after they graduated college together. For the first few years, John described his marriage ...
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"Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you" (Colossians 3:13, NIV). Samereh Alinejad lives in Iran. Her eighteen-year-old son was stabbed to death when he got into a street fight. She'd already lost one son and losing ...
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"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift" (Matthew 5:23-24, NIV). A seminary professor had a ...
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"How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity!" (Psalm 133:1, NIV). James and his brother William were close friends growing up. Whatever one does, the other will follow. Their mother sometimes joked that the boys were twins she'd had two years apart. When the brothers ...
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