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The Lord Spoke to Job in a Storm
My heart reaches out to the people in Western North Carolina. The devastation is unlike anything I’ve seen. I feel a deep emotional connection to the places that Helene has destroyed. Even The Flowering Bridge of Lake Lure I wrote about in June (The Best Way to Cross to the Other Side) is gone. It was one of the most cherished trips I made this year.
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What is the two-point plan of Jesus?
Can you imagine someone running for political office saying the same things Jesus said in the gospel (Mk 8:27-35)? “Fellow Citizens. Let me introduce my two-point plan to benefit all: (1) Deny yourself. (2) Take up your cross. Follow me!” He or she is not going to get many votes. Yet that is the two-point plan Jesus said to his disciples. “"Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.”
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Hope in Suffering
The cross of Jesus is the only way to make sense of the suffering we experience.
