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The Privileged Life: Dealing with Outdated Equipment
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:2 Back in the 20th century (that sounds so long ago), I completed my master’s thesis using state-of-the-art equipment—the very first little Macintosh personal computer. It was so…
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The Privileged Life: “How May I Pray for You?”
“I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy….” Philippians 1:3-4 Twice recently, I’ve heard the same admonition from godly people. That’s a pretty good indication that God’s Holy Spirit is speaking to me in their words. Both of these friends said essentially the…
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The Privileged Life: Hooray for Homemade Ice Cream!
“So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey….” (Exodus 3:8a) If ever there was a “land flowing with milk and honey,” it would have to be the American South—because…
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The Privileged Life: The God Who Mends Broken Hearts
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3) Stuff breaks. All the time. And in America, with our overabundance of stuff, we have a lot of stuff breaking all the time. Too many things have built-in obsolescence! Getting things fixed, though, can be tricky and expensive. Good luck getting someone quickly to your home to fix…
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The Privileged Life: Are You Living the Abundant Life?
“I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10b) What comes to mind when you think of abundance? Your thoughts might go to money…a lot more than you need, so you could spend it on fun stuff and give some away. How about food? I picture restaurants with…
Nancy C. Williams 