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The Privileged Life: The Truth About Christmas—Take the Quiz!
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14) How well do you know the Christmas story? The real one, in the Bible? Let’s push aside the tinsel, carol lyrics, manger scenes, and angel…
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The Privileged Life: Thankful for Second Chances
“You are God, ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abundant in kindness….” (Nehemiah 9:17b) Golf has a delightful invention—the “mulligan.” When a golfer has hit a poor shot, typically from the tee box, the golfer can call for a mulligan, an opportunity to try the shot again without penalty. It’s used only in informal play, not…
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The Privileged Life: How to Capture Thankfulness in the Busyness
“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Matthew 11:29) Has Thanksgiving become a crazy, packed-full weekend for you? What was a relatively calm holiday in the past has evolved into a madhouse of busyness for many people now…myself included. Thanksgiving began…
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The Privileged Life: Gratitude…When Life Is Played in a Minor Key
“Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance.” (Psalm 42:5) I’m one of those weird people who always have music playing in their heads. Songs are programmed into my brain cells as if they’re records in a jukebox—they play…
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The Privileged Life: The Abundant, Delightful Mercy of God
“Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy.” Micah 7:18 Mercy! Here in the South, we frequently use that word as an exclamation over some catastrophe, surprise, or shock. But as “The Princess Bride” movie character Inigo Montoya so famously said…
Nancy C. Williams 