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What If Your Faith Was Meant to Be Inherited, Not Invented? · Daily Bible Refresh

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  life
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  in
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  the
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  tradition
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  of
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  my
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  ancestors.
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  I
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  miss
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  you
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  a
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  lot,
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  especially
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  when
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  I
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  remember
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  that
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  last
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  tearful
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  goodbye
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  and
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  I
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  look
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  forward
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  to
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  a
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  joy
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  packed
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  reunion.
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  That
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  precious
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  memory
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  triggers
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  another
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  your
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  honest
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  faith.
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  And
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  what
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  a
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  rich
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  faith
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  it
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  is
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  handed
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  down
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  from
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  your
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  grandmother
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  Lois
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  to
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  your
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  mother
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  Eunice,
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  and
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  now
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  to
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  you
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  and
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  the
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  special
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  gift
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  of
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  ministry
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  you
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  received
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  when
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  I
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  laid
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  hands
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  on
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  you
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  and
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  prayed.
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  Keep
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  that
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  ablaze.
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  God
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  doesn't
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  want
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  us
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  to
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  be
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  shy
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  with
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  his
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  gifts,
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  but
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  bold
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  and
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  loving
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  he
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  and
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  sensible.
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  All
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  right,
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  let's
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  unpack
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  this
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  scripture
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  and
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  a
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  few
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  things.
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  Let's
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  look
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  at
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  some
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  points
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  to
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  ponder.
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  Point
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  one
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  is
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  that
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  faith
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  is
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  relational
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  before
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  it's
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  doctrinal.
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  Look
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  at
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  what
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  Paul
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  celebrates
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  here.
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  He
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  doesn't
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  say,
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  timothy,
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  I'm
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  so
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  glad
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  you've
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  got
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  your
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  theology
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  nailed
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  down.
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  He
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  doesn't
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  quiz
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  him
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  on
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  doctrine
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  or
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  ask
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  if
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  he's
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  memorized
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  the
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  right
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  creeds.
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  What
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  Paul
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  celebrates
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  is
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  a
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  chain
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  of
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  Grandmother
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  Lois,
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  Mother
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  Eunice,
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  and
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  now
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  Timothy.
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  Faith
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  was
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  handed
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  down
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  not
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  through
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  a
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  curriculum,
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  but
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  through
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  a
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  relationship,
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  through
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  presence,
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  through
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  living
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  it
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  out
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  in
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  front
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  of
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  each
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  other.
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  From
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  a
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  progressive
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  perspective,
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  this
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  matters
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  enormously.
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  So
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  many
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  of
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  us
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  were
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  taught
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  that
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  faith
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  is
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  primarily
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  about
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  believing
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  the
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  right
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  things,
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  getting
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  your
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  intellectual
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  checklist
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  in
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  order.
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  But
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  Paul
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  paints
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  a
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  completely
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  different
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  picture.
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  Faith
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  here
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  is
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  something
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  you
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  catch
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  more
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  than
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  something
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  you're
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  taught.
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  It's
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  transmitted
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  by
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  the
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  way
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  your
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  grandmother
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  prayed
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  at
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  dinner,
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  the
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  way
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  your
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  mother
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  handed
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  down
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  lessons
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  even
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  through
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  hard
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  Seasons,
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  the
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  way
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  someone
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  loved
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  you
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  before
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  you
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  could
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  articulate
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  a
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  single
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  thing
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  you
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  believed.
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  And
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  that
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  that
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  means
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  faith
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  doesn't
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  have
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  to
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  be
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  perfect
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  or
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  systematic
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  to
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  be
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  real.
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  It
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  just
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  has
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  to
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  be
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  honest.
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  Paul
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  literally
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  calls
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  it
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  Timothy's
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  honest
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  faith,
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  not
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  correct
• 3:23
  faith,
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  not
• 3:24
  complete
• 3:25
  faith.
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  Honest
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  faith.
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  That's
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  the
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  thing
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  worth
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  handing
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  down.
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  Point
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  upon
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  our
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  number
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  two.
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  Tears
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  and
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  tenderness
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  are
• 3:35
  part
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  of
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  the
• 3:36
  spiritual
• 3:36
  life,
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  not
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  interruptions
• 3:38
  to
• 3:38
  it.
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  I
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  love
• 3:41
  it
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  that
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  Paul
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  doesn't
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  edit
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  out
• 3:43
  the
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  emotion.
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  Here
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  he
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  says,
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  I
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  miss
• 3:45
  you
• 3:45
  a
• 3:46
  lot,
• 3:46
  especially
• 3:47
  when
• 3:47
  I
• 3:47
  remember
• 3:48
  our
• 3:48
  last
• 3:48
  tearful
• 3:49
  goodbye.
• 3:50
  I
• 3:50
  look
• 3:50
  forward
• 3:51
  to
• 3:51
  a
• 3:51
  Joy
• 3:51
  Pack
• 3:52
  reunion.
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  This
• 3:53
  is
• 3:54
  a
• 3:54
  mentor
• 3:54
  writing
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  to
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  someone
• 3:55
  he
• 3:55
  loves
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  and
• 3:56
  he's
• 3:56
  not
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  pretending
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  to
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  be
• 3:57
  stoic
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  or
• 3:58
  cool
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  about
• 3:59
  it.
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  He
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  names
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  the
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  tears,
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  he
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  names
• 4:02
  the
• 4:02
  longing,
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  he
• 4:03
  names
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  the
• 4:04
  joy
• 4:04
  he's
• 4:05
  anticipating.
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  My
• 4:07
  wife
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  and
• 4:07
  I
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  have
• 4:08
  been
• 4:08
  married
• 4:08
  over
• 4:08
  34
• 4:09
  years
• 4:09
  and
• 4:09
  we've
• 4:09
  raised
• 4:10
  three
• 4:10
  great
• 4:10
  kids.
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  They're
• 4:11
  out
• 4:12
  now
• 4:12
  living
• 4:13
  their
• 4:13
  own
• 4:13
  lives.
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  And
• 4:15
  I
• 4:15
  could
• 4:15
  tell
• 4:15
  you
• 4:15
  nobody
• 4:16
  prepares
• 4:16
  you
• 4:16
  for
• 4:16
  tearful
• 4:17
  goodbyes,
• 4:17
  but
• 4:17
  they
• 4:18
  do
• 4:18
  happen.
• 4:20
  So
• 4:20
  when
• 4:20
  you're,
• 4:21
  when
• 4:22
  your
• 4:22
  child
• 4:22
  moves
• 4:22
  across
• 4:23
  the
• 4:23
  country
• 4:23
  as
• 4:23
  one
• 4:24
  of
• 4:24
  ours
• 4:24
  did,
• 4:24
  or
• 4:25
  starts
• 4:26
  a
• 4:26
  family
• 4:26
  on
• 4:26
  their
• 4:26
  own,
• 4:27
  as
• 4:27
  one
• 4:27
  of
• 4:27
  ours
• 4:27
  did,
• 4:28
  and
• 4:29
  or
• 4:29
  starts
• 4:29
  a
• 4:29
  new
• 4:29
  career
• 4:30
  as
• 4:30
  one
• 4:30
  of
• 4:30
  ours
• 4:30
  did,
• 4:31
  you're
• 4:31
  thrilled
• 4:32
  for
• 4:32
  them
• 4:32
  and
• 4:32
  you're
• 4:32
  gutted
• 4:32
  at
• 4:33
  the
• 4:33
  same
• 4:33
  time.
• 4:34
  All
• 4:34
  these
• 4:34
  things
• 4:35
  are
• 4:35
  true.
• 4:35
  But
• 4:35
  for
• 4:35
  and
• 4:36
  for
• 4:36
  years
• 4:36
  I
• 4:38
  thought
• 4:38
  being
• 4:38
  a
• 4:38
  person
• 4:39
  of
• 4:39
  faith
• 4:39
  meant
• 4:39
  kind
• 4:39
  of
• 4:40
  managing
• 4:40
  emotions,
• 4:41
  keeping
• 4:42
  it
• 4:42
  together,
• 4:42
  being
• 4:43
  strong.
• 4:44
  But
• 4:44
  Paul,
• 4:45
  the
• 4:45
  same
• 4:45
  Paul
• 4:46
  who
• 4:46
  planted
• 4:46
  churches,
• 4:47
  survived
• 4:47
  shipwrecks,
• 4:48
  writes,
• 4:49
  I
• 4:50
  remember
• 4:50
  that
• 4:51
  tearful
• 4:51
  goodbye.
• 4:53
  He
• 4:53
  doesn't
• 4:53
  apologize
• 4:54
  for
• 4:54
  it,
• 4:54
  he
• 4:54
  lets
• 4:55
  it
• 4:55
  be
• 4:55
  a
• 4:55
  part
• 4:55
  of
• 4:55
  the
• 4:55
  story.
• 4:57
  Progressive
• 4:57
  faith
• 4:58
  makes
• 4:58
  room
• 4:58
  for
• 4:58
  the
• 4:59
  full
• 4:59
  range
• 4:59
  of
• 4:59
  human
• 4:59
  emotion
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  in
• 5:00
  our
• 5:00
  spiritual
• 5:01
  lives.
• 5:02
  Tears
• 5:02
  aren't
• 5:02
  weakness.
• 5:04
  The
• 5:04
  myth
• 5:04
  that
• 5:05
  fact
• 5:05
  of
• 5:06
  missing
• 5:06
  someone
• 5:06
  isn't
• 5:06
  a
• 5:06
  lack
• 5:07
  to
• 5:07
  trust.
• 5:08
  It's
• 5:08
  proof
• 5:08
  that
• 5:09
  love
• 5:09
  is
• 5:09
  real
• 5:10
  and
• 5:10
  that
• 5:10
  a
• 5:10
  connection
• 5:11
  matters
• 5:11
  to
• 5:11
  God
• 5:11
  as
• 5:12
  much
• 5:12
  as
• 5:12
  it
• 5:12
  matters
• 5:12
  to
• 5:13
  us.
• 5:15
  Point
• 5:15
  to
• 5:15
  ponder
• 5:15
  number
• 5:16
  three.
• 5:17
  God's
• 5:17
  gifts
• 5:18
  are
• 5:18
  meant
• 5:18
  to
• 5:18
  be
• 5:18
  used
• 5:18
  boldly,
• 5:19
  not
• 5:20
  hoarded.
• 5:21
  Cautiously.
• 5:23
  Here's
• 5:23
  where
• 5:23
  Paul
• 5:23
  brings
• 5:24
  the
• 5:24
  fire.
• 5:25
  Keep
• 5:25
  that
• 5:26
  ablaze.
• 5:26
  He
• 5:26
  says.
• 5:27
  God
• 5:27
  doesn't
• 5:28
  want
• 5:28
  us
• 5:28
  to
• 5:28
  be
• 5:28
  shy
• 5:28
  with
• 5:28
  his
• 5:29
  gifts,
• 5:29
  but
• 5:29
  bold
• 5:31
  and
• 5:31
  loving
• 5:32
  and
• 5:32
  sensible.
• 5:34
  I
• 5:34
  love
• 5:34
  that
• 5:35
  way
• 5:36
  he
• 5:36
  puts
• 5:36
  it.
• 5:36
  Bold,
• 5:37
  loving
• 5:38
  and
• 5:38
  sensible.
• 5:39
  That's
• 5:40
  a
• 5:40
  great
• 5:40
  combination.
• 5:41
  I
• 5:41
  want
• 5:41
  you
• 5:41
  to
• 5:41
  notice
• 5:42
  that
• 5:42
  combination
• 5:42
  because
• 5:42
  it's
• 5:43
  really
• 5:43
  brilliant.
• 5:44
  Bold,
• 5:45
  not
• 5:45
  timid.
• 5:46
  Not
• 5:47
  hiding
• 5:47
  in
• 5:47
  the
• 5:47
  corner.
• 5:48
  Loving,
• 5:49
  not
• 5:49
  aggressive,
• 5:51
  not
• 5:51
  self
• 5:51
  righteous.
• 5:53
  Sensible.
• 5:53
  Use
• 5:54
  your
• 5:54
  mind.
• 5:54
  Not
• 5:55
  reckless,
• 5:56
  not
• 5:56
  performative.
• 5:57
  That's
• 5:58
  a
• 5:58
  remarkable,
• 5:58
  balanced
• 5:59
  vision
• 6:00
  of
• 6:00
  what
• 6:00
  it
• 6:00
  like
• 6:00
  looks
• 6:01
  like
• 6:01
  to
• 6:01
  live
• 6:01
  out
• 6:01
  your
• 6:02
  gifts.
• 6:04
  On
• 6:04
  my
• 6:04
  cancer
• 6:05
  podcast,
• 6:05
  I
• 6:05
  see
• 6:05
  this
• 6:06
  On
• 6:06
  a
• 6:06
  regular
• 6:06
  basis.
• 6:07
  People
• 6:07
  been
• 6:08
  through
• 6:08
  some
• 6:08
  really
• 6:09
  bad
• 6:09
  suffering
• 6:09
  and
• 6:10
  come
• 6:10
  on
• 6:11
  the
• 6:11
  other
• 6:11
  side
• 6:11
  with
• 6:11
  this
• 6:12
  fierce
• 6:12
  but
• 6:13
  tender,
• 6:14
  grounded
• 6:14
  sense
• 6:15
  of
• 6:15
  purpose.
• 6:16
  They're
• 6:16
  not
• 6:16
  shy
• 6:17
  about
• 6:17
  their
• 6:17
  story
• 6:17
  anymore.
• 6:18
  They're
• 6:18
  not
• 6:18
  cautious
• 6:18
  with
• 6:19
  their
• 6:19
  compassion.
• 6:20
  They've
• 6:21
  been
• 6:21
  through
• 6:21
  the
• 6:21
  fire
• 6:21
  and
• 6:22
  now
• 6:22
  they're
• 6:22
  using
• 6:22
  it
• 6:23
  to
• 6:23
  help
• 6:23
  somebody
• 6:24
  else.
• 6:24
  That's
• 6:24
  what
• 6:25
  the
• 6:25
  keep
• 6:25
  it
• 6:25
  ablaze
• 6:26
  part
• 6:26
  is
• 6:26
  all
• 6:26
  about
• 6:26
  here.
• 6:27
  That's
• 6:28
  what
• 6:28
  it
• 6:28
  looks
• 6:28
  like
• 6:28
  in
• 6:28
  real
• 6:29
  life.
• 6:29
  From
• 6:30
  a
• 6:30
  progressive
• 6:30
  standpoint.
• 6:31
  I
• 6:32
  think
• 6:32
  this
• 6:33
  verse
• 6:34
  of
• 6:34
  Scripture
• 6:34
  pushes
• 6:35
  back
• 6:35
  hard,
• 6:35
  gets
• 6:36
  the
• 6:36
  idea
• 6:36
  that
• 6:36
  faith
• 6:37
  should
• 6:37
  make
• 6:37
  us
• 6:37
  quiet
• 6:38
  and
• 6:38
  compliant.
• 6:40
  Paul
• 6:40
  doesn't
• 6:41
  say,
• 6:41
  be
• 6:41
  careful
• 6:41
  with
• 6:42
  your
• 6:42
  gifts.
• 6:42
  He
• 6:42
  says,
• 6:43
  be
• 6:43
  bold.
• 6:44
  And
• 6:45
  if
• 6:45
  you're
• 6:45
  given
• 6:45
  a
• 6:45
  voice,
• 6:46
  use
• 6:46
  it.
• 6:46
  If
• 6:46
  you've
• 6:46
  been
• 6:46
  given
• 6:47
  compassion,
• 6:47
  deploy
• 6:48
  it.
• 6:48
  You've
• 6:48
  been
• 6:49
  given
• 6:49
  the
• 6:49
  ability
• 6:49
  to
• 6:49
  challenge
• 6:50
  unjust
• 6:50
  systems
• 6:51
  or
• 6:51
  comfort
• 6:52
  broken
• 6:52
  people
• 6:52
  or
• 6:53
  ask
• 6:53
  hard
• 6:53
  questions.
• 6:54
  Don't
• 6:55
  you
• 6:55
  dare
• 6:55
  be
• 6:55
  shy
• 6:55
  about
• 6:56
  it.
• 6:57
  The
• 6:57
  world
• 6:57
  needs
• 6:58
  you
• 6:59
  and
• 6:59
  what
• 6:59
  you're
• 6:59
  carrying
• 7:00
  out.
• 7:01
  Be
• 7:01
  bold.
• 7:02
  Here's
• 7:03
  your
• 7:03
  action
• 7:03
  step,
• 7:04
  your
• 7:04
  invitation
• 7:05
  for
• 7:05
  the
• 7:05
  day.
• 7:05
  I
• 7:05
  want
• 7:05
  you
• 7:06
  to
• 7:06
  think
• 7:06
  of
• 7:07
  one
• 7:07
  person
• 7:08
  who
• 7:08
  handed
• 7:08
  faith
• 7:09
  down
• 7:09
  to
• 7:09
  you.
• 7:10
  Maybe
• 7:11
  it
• 7:11
  is
• 7:11
  your
• 7:11
  parent
• 7:11
  or
• 7:11
  grandparents,
• 7:12
  as
• 7:12
  the
• 7:12
  scripture
• 7:13
  indicates
• 7:13
  here.
• 7:13
  A
• 7:14
  parent
• 7:14
  or
• 7:14
  a
• 7:14
  teacher,
• 7:15
  friend,
• 7:16
  a
• 7:16
  mentor,
• 7:16
  somebody.
• 7:17
  Someone
• 7:17
  who's
• 7:17
  had
• 7:17
  an
• 7:17
  impact
• 7:18
  on
• 7:18
  your
• 7:18
  faith
• 7:18
  in
• 7:18
  your
• 7:19
  life.
• 7:20
  That
• 7:20
  person
• 7:20
  is
• 7:21
  still
• 7:21
  living.
• 7:21
  Reach
• 7:21
  out
• 7:22
  to
• 7:22
  them
• 7:22
  and
• 7:22
  tell
• 7:22
  them
• 7:23
  thank
• 7:23
  you
• 7:24
  for
• 7:24
  what
• 7:24
  they
• 7:24
  gave
• 7:24
  you.
• 7:25
  A
• 7:25
  call,
• 7:26
  a
• 7:26
  card,
• 7:26
  a
• 7:27
  Facebook
• 7:27
  post,
• 7:28
  a
• 7:28
  text,
• 7:28
  whatever
• 7:29
  works.
• 7:30
  Let
• 7:30
  them
• 7:30
  know
• 7:30
  that
• 7:31
  the
• 7:31
  flame
• 7:31
  they
• 7:31
  lit
• 7:32
  in
• 7:32
  you
• 7:32
  is
• 7:32
  still
• 7:32
  burning.
• 7:33
  If
• 7:33
  that
• 7:33
  person
• 7:33
  is
• 7:34
  no
• 7:34
  longer
• 7:34
  with
• 7:34
  you,
• 7:36
  take
• 7:36
  a
• 7:36
  moment
• 7:36
  to
• 7:36
  simply
• 7:37
  thank
• 7:37
  you.
• 7:37
  To
• 7:38
  thank
• 7:38
  them,
• 7:38
  do
• 7:38
  it
• 7:39
  out
• 7:39
  loud.
• 7:40
  Name
• 7:40
  them.
• 7:40
  Honor
• 7:42
  the
• 7:42
  chain
• 7:43
  of
• 7:43
  faith
• 7:43
  they
• 7:43
  have
• 7:44
  brought
• 7:44
  into
• 7:44
  your
• 7:44
  life.
• 7:46
  Then
• 7:46
  ask
• 7:46
  yourself,
• 7:47
  am
• 7:47
  I?
• 7:47
  Who
• 7:47
  am
• 7:48
  I
• 7:48
  passing
• 7:48
  this
• 7:48
  same
• 7:49
  faith
• 7:49
  onto?
• 7:50
  Because
• 7:51
  somewhere
• 7:51
  somebody
• 7:52
  is
• 7:52
  watching
• 7:52
  how
• 7:53
  you
• 7:53
  live
• 7:54
  and
• 7:55
  your
• 7:55
  honest
• 7:55
  faith
• 7:55
  is
• 7:56
  becoming
• 7:57
  that
• 7:57
  inheritance.
• 8:00
  All
• 8:00
  right,
• 8:00
  we're
• 8:00
  going
• 8:00
  to
• 8:00
  come
• 8:00
  back
• 8:00
  and
• 8:01
  pray
• 8:01
  here
• 8:01
  in
• 8:01
  just
• 8:01
  a
• 8:01
  minute.
• 8:03
  Then
• 8:03
  once
• 8:03
  you
• 8:04
  know
• 8:04
  that,
• 8:04
  we've
• 8:04
  got
• 8:04
  a
• 8:04
  great
• 8:04
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• 8:05
  for
• 8:05
  you
• 8:05
  to
• 8:05
  help
• 8:05
  with
• 8:05
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• 8:06
  own
• 8:06
  daily
• 8:06
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• 8:06
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• 8:07
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• 8:08
  called
• 8:08
  the
• 8:08
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• 8:08
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• 8:09
  Bible
• 8:09
  Study
• 8:10
  Method.
• 8:11
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• 8:11
  you
• 8:11
  to
• 8:11
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• 8:11
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• 8:12
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• 8:12
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• 8:12
  website,
• 8:13
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• 8:15
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• 8:15
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• 8:16
  up.
• 8:17
  Let's
• 8:17
  pray.
• 8:18
  God,
• 8:19
  we're
• 8:19
  grateful
• 8:19
  today
• 8:19
  for
• 8:20
  the
• 8:20
  people
• 8:20
  who
• 8:20
  handed
• 8:20
  us
• 8:21
  something
• 8:21
  real.
• 8:22
  For
• 8:22
  the
• 8:23
  mothers
• 8:23
  and
• 8:24
  the
• 8:24
  grandmothers
• 8:24
  and
• 8:25
  the
• 8:25
  fathers
• 8:25
  and
• 8:25
  the
• 8:25
  grandfathers
• 8:26
  and
• 8:26
  the
• 8:26
  mentors
• 8:27
  and
• 8:28
  the
• 8:28
  friends
• 8:28
  who
• 8:28
  didn't
• 8:28
  have
• 8:29
  perfect
• 8:29
  theology
• 8:29
  but
• 8:30
  who
• 8:30
  had
• 8:30
  honest
• 8:30
  faith
• 8:31
  and
• 8:32
  loved
• 8:32
  us
• 8:32
  enough
• 8:32
  to
• 8:32
  share
• 8:32
  it.
• 8:33
  Thank
• 8:34
  you
• 8:34
  for
• 8:34
  tears
• 8:34
  that
• 8:35
  prove
• 8:35
  connection
• 8:35
  is
• 8:36
  real.
• 8:36
  Thank
• 8:36
  you
• 8:36
  for
• 8:36
  goodbyes
• 8:37
  that
• 8:37
  make
• 8:37
  reunion
• 8:38
  sweet.
• 8:39
  And
• 8:39
  thank
• 8:39
  you
• 8:40
  that
• 8:40
  you
• 8:40
  don't
• 8:40
  ask
• 8:40
  us
• 8:41
  to
• 8:41
  have
• 8:41
  it
• 8:41
  all
• 8:41
  figured
• 8:41
  out.
• 8:42
  Just
• 8:42
  be
• 8:43
  honest
• 8:44
  and
• 8:44
  to
• 8:44
  be
• 8:44
  about
• 8:45
  where.
• 8:45
  Just
• 8:46
  to
• 8:46
  be
• 8:46
  honest
• 8:46
  about
• 8:46
  where
• 8:46
  we
• 8:47
  are
• 8:48
  and
• 8:48
  God.
• 8:49
  We
• 8:49
  ask
• 8:49
  today
• 8:49
  for
• 8:50
  boldness.
• 8:50
  Not
• 8:50
  the
• 8:51
  loud
• 8:51
  kind
• 8:51
  that
• 8:51
  draws
• 8:52
  attention
• 8:52
  to
• 8:52
  ourselves,
• 8:53
  but
• 8:53
  the
• 8:53
  loving,
• 8:54
  sensible
• 8:55
  kind
• 8:55
  that
• 8:55
  draws
• 8:55
  attention
• 8:56
  to
• 8:56
  you.
• 8:57
  Wherever
• 8:57
  you've
• 8:58
  been,
• 8:58
  playing
• 8:58
  it
• 8:58
  safe
• 8:58
  with
• 8:58
  the
• 8:58
  gifts
• 8:59
  you've
• 8:59
  given
• 8:59
  us,
• 9:00
  light
• 9:00
  that
• 9:00
  fire
• 9:01
  again.
• 9:02
  And
• 9:03
  where
• 9:03
  we've
• 9:03
  been
• 9:03
  shy
• 9:04
  about
• 9:04
  your
• 9:04
  story,
• 9:04
  our
• 9:05
  compassion,
• 9:05
  our
• 9:05
  voice
• 9:06
  remind
• 9:07
  us
• 9:07
  that
• 9:07
  you
• 9:07
  didn't
• 9:08
  give
• 9:08
  us
• 9:08
  those
• 9:08
  things
• 9:08
  to
• 9:09
  hide
• 9:09
  them.
• 9:11
  We
• 9:11
  think
• 9:11
  today
• 9:11
  of
• 9:11
  anyone
• 9:12
  listening
• 9:12
  who
• 9:12
  feels
• 9:13
  like
• 9:13
  the
• 9:13
  chain
• 9:13
  is
• 9:13
  broken,
• 9:14
  who
• 9:14
  didn't
• 9:14
  get
• 9:15
  faith
• 9:16
  handed
• 9:16
  down
• 9:16
  and
• 9:17
  we
• 9:18
  had
• 9:18
  to
• 9:18
  find
• 9:18
  it
• 9:18
  on
• 9:18
  their
• 9:19
  own.
• 9:19
  And
• 9:19
  we
• 9:19
  praise
• 9:20
  that
• 9:20
  too.
• 9:21
  Would
• 9:21
  you
• 9:21
  remind
• 9:21
  him
• 9:22
  that
• 9:22
  you
• 9:22
  were
• 9:22
  there
• 9:23
  all
• 9:23
  along,
• 9:24
  passing
• 9:24
  it
• 9:25
  through
• 9:25
  unexpected
• 9:26
  people
• 9:27
  and
• 9:27
  unlikely
• 9:28
  moments?
• 9:28
  No
• 9:29
  one
• 9:29
  is
• 9:29
  outside
• 9:30
  the
• 9:30
  chain
• 9:30
  of
• 9:30
  your
• 9:30
  love.
• 9:32
  We
• 9:32
  trust
• 9:32
  that
• 9:33
  with
• 9:33
  you
• 9:33
  today.
• 9:35
  Amen.
• 9:40
  My
• 9:40
  friend,
• 9:40
  I
• 9:41
  am
• 9:41
  delighted
• 9:42
  you
• 9:42
  chose
• 9:42
  to
• 9:43
  join
• 9:43
  me
• 9:43
  for
• 9:43
  today's
• 9:44
  reading.
• 9:45
  The
• 9:45
  Daily
• 9:45
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• 9:46
  Refresh
• 9:47
  is
• 9:47
  completely
• 9:48
  listener
• 9:49
  supported.
• 9:50
  Your
• 9:51
  gift
• 9:51
  goes
• 9:51
  a
• 9:52
  long
• 9:52
  way
• 9:52
  to
• 9:52
  getting
• 9:52
  the
• 9:53
  audible
• 9:53
  word
• 9:53
  of
• 9:54
  God
• 9:54
  from
• 9:55
  a
• 9:55
  progressive
• 9:55
  perspective
• 9:56
  into
• 9:57
  2
• 9:57
  million
• 9:57
  years,
• 9:58
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• 9:58
  million
• 9:58
  people
• 9:59
  by
• 9:59
  2028.
• 10:01
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• 10:01
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• 10:01
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• 10:01
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• 10:02
  grateful
• 10:02
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• 10:02
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• 10:03
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• 10:03
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• 10:03
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• 10:03
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• 10:05
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• 10:06
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• 10:06
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• 10:06
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• 10:07
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• 10:07
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• 10:07
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• 10:09
  Thanks
• 10:09
  much.
• 10:10
  My
• 10:10
  name
• 10:10
  is
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