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Religion is intended to facilitate hope and faith. Much like a path is intended to facilitate a journey.

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Max Lucado
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 11
Author
Theologian
Writer
San Angelo
Texas
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Journey
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Bread of Life? Jesus lived up to the title. But an unopened loaf does a person no good. Have you received the bread? Have you received God's forgiveness?
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Tragically, some people believe they are going to heaven when they die just because a few drops of water were sprinkled over their heads a few weeks after their birth. They have no personal faith, have never made a personal decision, and are banking on a hollow ceremony to save them. How absurd.
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Trust God's love. His perfect love. Don't fear He will discover your past. He already has. Don't fear disappointing Him in the future. He can show you the chapter in which you will. With perfect knowledge of the past and perfect vision of the future, He loves you perfectly in spite of both.
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But it is in storms that God does his finest work, for it is in storms that God has our keenest attention
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Greed is not defined by what something costs it is measured by what it costs you. If anything costs you your faith or your family, the price is too high. Such is the point Jesus makes in the parable of the portfolio.
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