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- 1:26arrangements
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- 1:29Well
- 1:30meaning
- 1:30family
- 1:30members
- 1:31can
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- 1:31worst
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- 1:32If
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- 1:33or
- 1:34mother
- 1:34over
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- 1:35you
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- 1:38or
- 1:38daughter
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- 1:47to
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- 1:51forget
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- 2:04Anyone
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- 2:05you
- 2:05do
- 2:06accepts
- 2:06me,
- 2:07the
- 2:08one
- 2:08who
- 2:08sent
- 2:08you.
- 2:08Anyone
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- 2:09what
- 2:10I
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- 2:11Father
- 2:11who
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- 2:13Accepting
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- 2:13messenger
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- 2:23large
- 2:23work
- 2:24I've
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- 2:24into,
- 2:25but
- 2:26don't
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- 2:26overwhelmed
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- 2:27it.
- 2:27It's
- 2:28best
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- 2:29Give
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- 2:30cool
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- 2:31who
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- 2:32for
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- 2:33The
- 2:34smallest
- 2:34act
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- 2:35giving
- 2:35or
- 2:35receiving
- 2:36makes
- 2:36you
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- 2:37true
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- 2:41Well,
- 2:42this
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- 2:46It's
- 2:46about
- 2:46radical
- 2:46love
- 2:46that
- 2:47goes
- 2:47beyond
- 2:47comfort.
- 2:48I'm
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- 2:49Brad
- 2:49Miller
- 2:49and
- 2:50we're
- 2:50diving
- 2:50into
- 2:50one
- 2:51of
- 2:51Jesus
- 2:51most
- 2:51challenging
- 2:52teachings
- 2:52here
- 2:53today.
- 2:53You
- 2:54know,
- 2:54as
- 2:54someone
- 2:54who's
- 2:54been
- 2:55married
- 2:55for
- 2:5533
- 2:55years
- 2:56and
- 2:56treasures
- 2:56my
- 2:56family
- 2:57time
- 2:57with
- 2:57my
- 2:58with
- 2:58my
- 2:59sons
- 3:00and
- 3:00daughter
- 3:00and
- 3:00my
- 3:00granddaughters.
- 3:01These
- 3:01words
- 3:01about
- 3:01family
- 3:02division
- 3:03make
- 3:03me
- 3:03a
- 3:04little
- 3:04bit
- 3:04uncomfortable.
- 3:05But
- 3:06let's
- 3:06explore
- 3:06a
- 3:07little
- 3:07deeper
- 3:07what
- 3:07Jesus
- 3:08might
- 3:08really
- 3:08be
- 3:08getting
- 3:09at
- 3:09to
- 3:09getting
- 3:10at
- 3:10here.
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- 3:12some
- 3:12points
- 3:12to
- 3:12ponder.
- 3:14The
- 3:14first
- 3:14one
- 3:14is
- 3:15breaking
- 3:16comfortable
- 3:17patterns.
- 3:18Jesus
- 3:19isn't
- 3:19actually
- 3:20anti
- 3:20family.
- 3:20He's
- 3:21challenging
- 3:21systems
- 3:22that
- 3:23maintain
- 3:23injustice.
- 3:25It
- 3:25reminds
- 3:25me
- 3:26of
- 3:26conversations
- 3:26I
- 3:27have
- 3:27on
- 3:27my
- 3:27cancer
- 3:28podcast
- 3:28that
- 3:28sometimes
- 3:29healing
- 3:29requires
- 3:30disrupting
- 3:31comfortable
- 3:32patterns.
- 3:33Just
- 3:33like
- 3:34my
- 3:34team,
- 3:34the
- 3:35Pacers
- 3:35need
- 3:35to
- 3:35shake
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- 3:36up
- 3:36in
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- 3:36game
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- 3:37to
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- 3:39calls
- 3:40us
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- 3:41status
- 3:42quo
- 3:43even
- 3:43when
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- 3:43uncomfortable.
- 3:45A
- 3:45second
- 3:46point
- 3:46to
- 3:46ponder
- 3:46is
- 3:46about
- 3:47redefining
- 3:47family
- 3:47and
- 3:48community.
- 3:49This
- 3:49passage
- 3:50of
- 3:50scripture
- 3:50invites
- 3:50us
- 3:51to
- 3:51expand
- 3:51our
- 3:52understanding
- 3:52of
- 3:52family
- 3:53beyond
- 3:53blood.
- 3:55In
- 3:55my
- 3:55years
- 3:55of
- 3:56being
- 3:56hiking
- 3:57and
- 3:57going
- 3:57walks
- 3:58with
- 3:58my
- 3:58wife,
- 3:59we've
- 3:59met
- 3:59some
- 3:59incredible
- 4:00people.
- 4:01And
- 4:01we've
- 4:01met
- 4:01people
- 4:01in
- 4:02our
- 4:02lives
- 4:02who've
- 4:02really
- 4:03become
- 4:03almost
- 4:03family
- 4:04like.
- 4:04And
- 4:04Jesus
- 4:04is
- 4:05calling
- 4:05on
- 4:05us
- 4:06to
- 4:06create
- 4:07communities
- 4:07based
- 4:08on
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- 4:09values
- 4:09of
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- 4:10and
- 4:10compassion.
- 4:12This
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- 4:12particularly
- 4:13relevant
- 4:13today
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- 4:13we
- 4:14work
- 4:14to
- 4:14create
- 4:15inclusive
- 4:15spaces
- 4:16for
- 4:16LGBTQ
- 4:17people,
- 4:18immigrants
- 4:19and
- 4:19others
- 4:20who
- 4:20might
- 4:20be
- 4:20rejected
- 4:22by
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- 4:22families
- 4:23of
- 4:23origin.
- 4:25Another
- 4:25point
- 4:26is
- 4:26about
- 4:26the
- 4:26revolution
- 4:27of
- 4:27small
- 4:27acts.
- 4:29I
- 4:29love
- 4:29how
- 4:29Jesus
- 4:30ends
- 4:30with
- 4:30the
- 4:30simple
- 4:31act
- 4:31of
- 4:31giving
- 4:31water.
- 4:33It's
- 4:33like
- 4:33sometimes
- 4:33when
- 4:34I
- 4:34tell
- 4:34dad
- 4:34jokes
- 4:35in
- 4:35my
- 4:35cancer
- 4:35support
- 4:36work,
- 4:37sometimes
- 4:37the
- 4:37smallest
- 4:38gestures
- 4:38carry
- 4:39the
- 4:39most
- 4:39meaning.
- 4:40Jesus
- 4:41is
- 4:41saying
- 4:41that
- 4:41revolution
- 4:42doesn't
- 4:42always
- 4:42look
- 4:43like
- 4:43grand
- 4:43gestures.
- 4:44It
- 4:45can
- 4:45be
- 4:45as
- 4:45simple
- 4:45as
- 4:45meeting
- 4:46basic
- 4:47needs.
- 4:48Every
- 4:48small
- 4:49act
- 4:49of
- 4:49justice
- 4:49and
- 4:50kindness
- 4:50matters.
- 4:52Here's
- 4:52your
- 4:52action
- 4:53step
- 4:53for
- 4:53the
- 4:53day.
- 4:54Identify
- 4:55a
- 4:55comfortable
- 4:56aspect
- 4:56of
- 4:56your
- 4:57life
- 4:57that
- 4:57might
- 4:57be
- 4:58preventing
- 4:58you
- 4:58from
- 4:59from
- 4:59fully
- 5:00engaging
- 5:00in
- 5:01justice
- 5:01work.
- 5:02Maybe
- 5:02it's
- 5:03privileged
- 5:03silence
- 5:04or
- 5:04harmful
- 5:05tradition
- 5:05or
- 5:06an
- 5:06exclusive
- 5:07practice.
- 5:08Then
- 5:08take
- 5:08one
- 5:09small
- 5:09step
- 5:09to
- 5:09challenge
- 5:10it.
- 5:10Remember,
- 5:11like
- 5:11giving
- 5:12a
- 5:12cup
- 5:12of
- 5:12water,
- 5:13start
- 5:13with
- 5:13something
- 5:14manageable
- 5:15but
- 5:15meaningful.
- 5:17We're
- 5:17going
- 5:17to
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- 5:18a
- 5:18prayer
- 5:18here
- 5:19in
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- 5:19minute,
- 5:20but
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- 5:20did
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- 5:30It's
- 5:30called
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- 5:38there's
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- 5:38link
- 5:39right
- 5:39there.
- 5:40Let's
- 5:41pray.
- 5:42Oh
- 5:42God,
- 5:42you
- 5:42are
- 5:42a
- 5:42divine
- 5:43disruptor.
- 5:43And
- 5:43we
- 5:44confess
- 5:44that
- 5:44we
- 5:44often
- 5:44choose
- 5:45comfort
- 5:46over
- 5:46justice.
- 5:47Just
- 5:48like
- 5:48the
- 5:48joy
- 5:48of
- 5:49my
- 5:49granddaughter's
- 5:49laughter.
- 5:50Help
- 5:50us
- 5:50find
- 5:50delight
- 5:51in
- 5:51creating
- 5:51new
- 5:52forms
- 5:52of
- 5:52community.
- 5:53When
- 5:54family
- 5:54expectations
- 5:55conflict
- 5:56with
- 5:57your
- 5:57call
- 5:57for
- 5:57justice,
- 5:58give
- 5:59us
- 5:59courage
- 5:59to
- 5:59choose
- 6:00love
- 6:00over
- 6:00tradition.
- 6:01Help
- 6:02us
- 6:02see
- 6:02that
- 6:02small
- 6:02acts,
- 6:03a
- 6:03cup
- 6:03of
- 6:03water,
- 6:04a
- 6:04welcoming
- 6:05smile,
- 6:06a
- 6:06stand
- 6:06for
- 6:06justice
- 6:07matter
- 6:07deeply.
- 6:08Guide
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- 6:09in
- 6:09building
- 6:09families
- 6:10of
- 6:10choice
- 6:10that
- 6:10reflect
- 6:11your
- 6:11inclusive
- 6:12love.
- 6:12Remind
- 6:13us,
- 6:13as
- 6:13I've
- 6:14learned
- 6:14through
- 6:14my
- 6:14years
- 6:15of
- 6:15marriage
- 6:15and
- 6:15parenting,
- 6:16that
- 6:17true
- 6:17love
- 6:17sometimes
- 6:18requires
- 6:19holy
- 6:20disruption.
- 6:25My
- 6:25friend,
- 6:26I
- 6:26am
- 6:26delighted
- 6:27you
- 6:27chose
- 6:28to
- 6:28join
- 6:28me
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- 6:29today's
- 6:29reading.
- 6:30The
- 6:30Daily
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- 6:32is
- 6:32completely
- 6:34listener
- 6:34supported.
- 6:35Your
- 6:36gift
- 6:36goes
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- 6:422
- 6:42million
- 6:43years,
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- 6:452028.
- 6:46I
- 6:46would
- 6:46be
- 6:47so
- 6:47grateful
- 6:47if
- 6:48you
- 6:48would
- 6:48go
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- 6:48voiceofgodddaily.com
- 6:51and
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- 6:52of
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- 6:55My
- 6:55name
- 6:56is
- 6:56Dr.
- 6:56Brad
- 6:56Miller
- 6:57and
- 6:57I'll
- 6:57be
- 6:57right
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- 6:57tomorrow
- 6:58with
- 6:58your
- 6:59Daily
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- 7:00Refresh.
- 7:01Please
- 7:02subscribe
- 7:02and
- 7:03tag
- 7:03your
- 7:03friends
- 7:04until
- 7:05tomorrow.
- 7:05Remember,
- 7:06God's
- 7:06loyal
- 7:07love
- 7:07doesn't
- 7:07run
- 7:07out.
- 7:08His
- 7:08merciful
- 7:09love
- 7:10hasn't
- 7:10dried
- 7:10up,
- 7:11it's
- 7:11created
- 7:12new
- 7:13every
- 7:14morning.