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May 24, 2023
Dear Friends, Have you ever stopped to think about what you’re really praying when you pray “forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors?” You might want to pause for a minute and ask yourself if you really want to pray that familiar petition from the Lord’s Prayer. When you do, you’re asking God to forgive you in the same way that you forgive everyone who has sinned against you. Augustine called this “the terrible petition.” He said if we pray this…
MAY 18, 2022
Dear Friends, When I was growing up, I remember seeing a two book set sitting next to my dad’s chair in the living room. They were actually the first two volumes in a 12 volume set. The author of these books, Arnold Toynbee, was a British historian and author. He was the research professor of international history at the London School of Economics. In these books, Toynbee suggested that as we review the rise and fall of great human civilizations throughout history,…