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Known by Name

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We love the idea of Jesus as Shepherd until we remember what that makes us. The image is not an insult; it is the truth about the care we cannot provide ourselves.
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Carrying the Scar: Grief With God, Not Alone

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Grief makes familiar life feel unfamiliar. Scripture’s steadying word is not that it passes quickly, but that God makes room for it and invites the grieving close.
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Courage That Moves: Rahab, Faith, and a New Story

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Most of us want courage without cost. Rahab’s courage was not a personality trait but a decision to act on what she believed, past and all.
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Behold the Lamb: When God Pays the Price

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“Behold” is a command to stop and look closely. What John was pointing at in John 1:29 — a cost, a substitute, and a freedom we could never purchase.