Have you ever thought about what makes people unhappy. There are probably a lot of things we could look at and discuss.
But I think a big part of unhappiness is not being thankful.
If you can get to the point where you can thank God every day for everything in your life, especially Him, your life will be different. You will realize that God is the source of everything.
Living for God helps us realize that all of life's circumstances are temporary and we will eventually be with Him in a place we cannot imagine.
Read what Paul said in Philippians 1:20-22
Friday, October 31, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Whose story is it?
I received a call today from someone who was asked to participate in a ministry area that would involve teaching and leading. At the same time he was interested in being part of another ministry area doing something he really enjoyed. He pursued the latter situation but it didn’t work out for numerous reasons.
He explained to me that leading and teaching are two of his gifts and this is something he wants to do. He was reminded by his family that he has done this previously and has done it well. Because of these circumstances he recognizes God at work in his life.
Interestingly those of us who lead like to take credit for all kinds of stuff that may not be totally the result of our efforts. I am not referring to the person who called me but to many people who pray for God to work in their ministry area and then seem to forget when God delivers.
How many times have we taken the time to pray and ask God to bless us and guide us in our efforts but when the result we desire occurs we want to take the credit? It’s kinda like we want God to do the heavy lifting and make everything work out so we can take the credit.
I think God is just using us to achieve His ends and because we are human we use our human senses to try to understand Godly things and automatically take the credit. We need to continuously ask God to help us see things as He does so we can better understand how He is working and not look for the credit ourselves.
Let’s continue to talk with God but let’s acknowledge God working.
He explained to me that leading and teaching are two of his gifts and this is something he wants to do. He was reminded by his family that he has done this previously and has done it well. Because of these circumstances he recognizes God at work in his life.
Interestingly those of us who lead like to take credit for all kinds of stuff that may not be totally the result of our efforts. I am not referring to the person who called me but to many people who pray for God to work in their ministry area and then seem to forget when God delivers.
How many times have we taken the time to pray and ask God to bless us and guide us in our efforts but when the result we desire occurs we want to take the credit? It’s kinda like we want God to do the heavy lifting and make everything work out so we can take the credit.
I think God is just using us to achieve His ends and because we are human we use our human senses to try to understand Godly things and automatically take the credit. We need to continuously ask God to help us see things as He does so we can better understand how He is working and not look for the credit ourselves.
Let’s continue to talk with God but let’s acknowledge God working.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Independent Choices
I came across an interesting article in today’s Wall Street Journal on Independent voters. It got me to thinking about my post of a few days ago titled ‘Message to Independents’.
John Avlon, who is the author of ‘Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics,’ wrote a piece titled ‘What Independent Voters Want.’ See the link below.
Avlon states, ‘For Americans who’ve grown accustomed to hundreds of cable channels and unlimited choices on the Internet, politics is the last place people are expected to be satisfied with a choice between Brand A and Brand B’.
I wonder if the Independents can make the distinction between the candidates. One will encourage choices through the market system. The other wants more government spending and control and that usually results in less choices.
It should be interesting to see the outcome.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122445963016248615.html
John Avlon, who is the author of ‘Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics,’ wrote a piece titled ‘What Independent Voters Want.’ See the link below.
Avlon states, ‘For Americans who’ve grown accustomed to hundreds of cable channels and unlimited choices on the Internet, politics is the last place people are expected to be satisfied with a choice between Brand A and Brand B’.
I wonder if the Independents can make the distinction between the candidates. One will encourage choices through the market system. The other wants more government spending and control and that usually results in less choices.
It should be interesting to see the outcome.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122445963016248615.html
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Are you confused?
Yesterday one of the VP candidates made this statement.
‘It’s one three letter word – JOBS!’
Although this is funny, depending on your party affiliation, it helps to point out something we overlook. It seems so many people pay more attention to the words people use rather than the actions they manifest.
Politicians are great at using words to explain away things so they appear to be innocent or in fact on the other side of an issue than they have previously stated.
‘Before I voted against it I voted for it.’
If we only base our decisions on what people say rather than on what people do, we will make a lot of mistakes. A word that describes the harmony between what someone says and does is congruence.
People get credibility and have influence as a leader by doing what they say they will do. Andy Stanley, in the book Visioneering, calls this Moral Authority. If there is a difference between your actions and your words people may vote for you but you will have difficulty getting them to trust you and follow you if you are their leader.
But I think the reason politicians continue this type of behavior is because they think they can continually talk themselves out of any situation, especially the situations that will cost them power and or money. And if others go along with the charade it makes it appear all right.
I think we get the politicians we deserve because we don’t demand more from them, not in government giveaways but in their behaviors. Could it be because we don’t demand enough of ourselves?
I don’t know about you, but I have a hard time trusting politicians who say something different than what they do. I am always questioning why they can’t do what the say or why they don’t say what they do.
This has been a problem throughout history.
‘It’s one three letter word – JOBS!’
Although this is funny, depending on your party affiliation, it helps to point out something we overlook. It seems so many people pay more attention to the words people use rather than the actions they manifest.
Politicians are great at using words to explain away things so they appear to be innocent or in fact on the other side of an issue than they have previously stated.
‘Before I voted against it I voted for it.’
If we only base our decisions on what people say rather than on what people do, we will make a lot of mistakes. A word that describes the harmony between what someone says and does is congruence.
People get credibility and have influence as a leader by doing what they say they will do. Andy Stanley, in the book Visioneering, calls this Moral Authority. If there is a difference between your actions and your words people may vote for you but you will have difficulty getting them to trust you and follow you if you are their leader.
But I think the reason politicians continue this type of behavior is because they think they can continually talk themselves out of any situation, especially the situations that will cost them power and or money. And if others go along with the charade it makes it appear all right.
I think we get the politicians we deserve because we don’t demand more from them, not in government giveaways but in their behaviors. Could it be because we don’t demand enough of ourselves?
I don’t know about you, but I have a hard time trusting politicians who say something different than what they do. I am always questioning why they can’t do what the say or why they don’t say what they do.
This has been a problem throughout history.
Tampa Bay's Joe Maddon
I have developed an interest in the Tampa Bay Rays for a number of reasons. They have not been winners in the past, their Manager, Joe Maddon, is from my home town and he has a somewhat unconventional approach to the game.
Following are some excerpts from a USA Today piece on 9/23/2008:
‘Joe Maddon might intentionally walk your best hitter with the bases loaded. He might use five outfielders against you. He most certainly won't shy away from breaking with tradition if he thinks it will help his Tampa Bay Rays win.
The manager of baseball's surprise team is an out-of-the-box thinker who insists he doesn't make those decisions by the seat of his pants. The seat of a bicycle is another story.
An avid rider, Maddon often cruises around major league cities trying to conjure ways for the Rays to win. This season it has worked, as he has managed Tampa Bay to its first winning season and playoff berth in its 11 seasons.
"It's therapeutic," Maddon says. "Managing definitely is a passion. But bike riding (is), too, if that makes any sense."
Maddon, who turned 54 the day before the Rays clinched their playoff spot Saturday, has been waiting for this moment longer than the fans — 31 years in the Angels organization before he became Tampa Bay manager in 2006; since he was a 6-year-old in blue-collar Hazleton, Pa., where his fiercely proud 75-year-old mom still works at the Third Base Luncheonette.
He's a wine connoisseur and a voracious reader; a student and tinkerer of everything from baseball to the human psyche. And that combination, unusual as it might seem in a locker room, all comes together during his rides.
"When I'm able to ride, I feel a lot freer in my thinking," Maddon says.
"Free thinker" is how Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia describes his former bench coach of six years, with whom he won a World Series in 2002. "If Joe wasn't in baseball, he would have been an incredible engineer," Scioscia says. "He's always looking at things from the perspective of, 'Let me break it down and see if there's a better way to do it.' "
That could mean positioning five players in the outfield against the Red Sox's David Ortiz or intentionally walking the Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton with the bases loaded. It could mean daring Rays pitcher Scott Kazmir to try to hang a slider. It could mean trying to persuade players and coaches to read Malcolm Gladwell's Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking.
"I thought I was doing stuff by the seat of my pants," Maddon says of how Blink changed him. "All that stuff I thought about on bike rides gets all stirred up in a vat. That's what instinct is."
Perhaps Maddon's greatest skill is his ability to feed players the heavy stuff and not lose them.
"He's a genius and a good guy," designated hitter Cliff Floyd says.’
Link to the USA Today article:
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/rays/2008-09-22-rays-maddon_N.htm
Following are some excerpts from a USA Today piece on 9/23/2008:
‘Joe Maddon might intentionally walk your best hitter with the bases loaded. He might use five outfielders against you. He most certainly won't shy away from breaking with tradition if he thinks it will help his Tampa Bay Rays win.
The manager of baseball's surprise team is an out-of-the-box thinker who insists he doesn't make those decisions by the seat of his pants. The seat of a bicycle is another story.
An avid rider, Maddon often cruises around major league cities trying to conjure ways for the Rays to win. This season it has worked, as he has managed Tampa Bay to its first winning season and playoff berth in its 11 seasons.
"It's therapeutic," Maddon says. "Managing definitely is a passion. But bike riding (is), too, if that makes any sense."
Maddon, who turned 54 the day before the Rays clinched their playoff spot Saturday, has been waiting for this moment longer than the fans — 31 years in the Angels organization before he became Tampa Bay manager in 2006; since he was a 6-year-old in blue-collar Hazleton, Pa., where his fiercely proud 75-year-old mom still works at the Third Base Luncheonette.
He's a wine connoisseur and a voracious reader; a student and tinkerer of everything from baseball to the human psyche. And that combination, unusual as it might seem in a locker room, all comes together during his rides.
"When I'm able to ride, I feel a lot freer in my thinking," Maddon says.
"Free thinker" is how Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia describes his former bench coach of six years, with whom he won a World Series in 2002. "If Joe wasn't in baseball, he would have been an incredible engineer," Scioscia says. "He's always looking at things from the perspective of, 'Let me break it down and see if there's a better way to do it.' "
That could mean positioning five players in the outfield against the Red Sox's David Ortiz or intentionally walking the Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton with the bases loaded. It could mean daring Rays pitcher Scott Kazmir to try to hang a slider. It could mean trying to persuade players and coaches to read Malcolm Gladwell's Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking.
"I thought I was doing stuff by the seat of my pants," Maddon says of how Blink changed him. "All that stuff I thought about on bike rides gets all stirred up in a vat. That's what instinct is."
Perhaps Maddon's greatest skill is his ability to feed players the heavy stuff and not lose them.
"He's a genius and a good guy," designated hitter Cliff Floyd says.’
Link to the USA Today article:
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/rays/2008-09-22-rays-maddon_N.htm
Monday, October 13, 2008
Advice for Parents
What do young people want from us as an older generation?
This is a question posed in an article written by Billy Graham titled ‘From One Generation to the Next’ which appeared in the July / August 2008 issue of the magazine titled ‘decision’.
He then went on to list eight points.
They want, first of all, to be loved
Youth want to be recognized as persons
Young people want to be trusted
Young people want to be accepted
Young people want to be listened to
Young people want their parents to forgive them
Young people also want authority
They want a faith they can believe
Billy also intersperses some advice for parents in the article.
Nothing is more provoking to a child than parents who don’t trust him.
When parents have confidence in a child, the child in turn will have confidence in the parents
Parents are great on giving advice without hearing the problem. Listen to your teenager.
Never hold a grudge. Parents, forgive your young people; young people, forgive your parents.
Parents, don’t ever give up praying for your children.
Young people need the security of authority. They need discipline and sometimes chastening.
Young people want a challenge. They want a flag to follow. Christ can provide it all.
This is a question posed in an article written by Billy Graham titled ‘From One Generation to the Next’ which appeared in the July / August 2008 issue of the magazine titled ‘decision’.
He then went on to list eight points.
They want, first of all, to be loved
Youth want to be recognized as persons
Young people want to be trusted
Young people want to be accepted
Young people want to be listened to
Young people want their parents to forgive them
Young people also want authority
They want a faith they can believe
Billy also intersperses some advice for parents in the article.
Nothing is more provoking to a child than parents who don’t trust him.
When parents have confidence in a child, the child in turn will have confidence in the parents
Parents are great on giving advice without hearing the problem. Listen to your teenager.
Never hold a grudge. Parents, forgive your young people; young people, forgive your parents.
Parents, don’t ever give up praying for your children.
Young people need the security of authority. They need discipline and sometimes chastening.
Young people want a challenge. They want a flag to follow. Christ can provide it all.
Promises
God made a promise to Steve Fertick at age 16 that he would pastor a church.
Steve went on to college and asked to live in the football dorm. Steve was a Christian but not a football player and he wanted to bring the football players to know Christ
He tried to meet the guys on his floor but wasn’t making any progress on building relationships with the football players.
He and his roommate decided to start buying food every week and give it free to the football players. The football players gradually started showing up at his room late at night to eat the free food.
Steve thought that the first batch of food he bought would last for a week but it only lasted a few days. Even though he didn't have much money he spent every spare dollar on buying food but still there were no converts.
He started to become discouraged and then one night one of the football players stopped by to talk. He told Steve that everyone always wanted something from the football players but Steve was the first to not ask them for anything but to give them something.
This guy came to know Jesus. He then began to bring other players to talk to Steve and they also came to know Jesus.
One night he brought a player by to meet Steve and as he headed to the refrigerator he said, “Hey Steve, tell Anton he’s gonna go to hell!” There was some laughter because of the way he told the story but we could recognize the truth as the football players were now beginning to trust Steve and they knew what he was about.
After college, Steve approached some people about starting a church. Eight families agreed. They didn’t know where they would locate but knew it would be somewhere in the Southeastern US. They continually prayed and asked God. Eventually they located in Charlotte, NC, and called the church Elevation Church.
The message that Steve, who is under 30, consistently reinforced was don’t give up on what God promises you.
Steve went on to college and asked to live in the football dorm. Steve was a Christian but not a football player and he wanted to bring the football players to know Christ
He tried to meet the guys on his floor but wasn’t making any progress on building relationships with the football players.
He and his roommate decided to start buying food every week and give it free to the football players. The football players gradually started showing up at his room late at night to eat the free food.
Steve thought that the first batch of food he bought would last for a week but it only lasted a few days. Even though he didn't have much money he spent every spare dollar on buying food but still there were no converts.
He started to become discouraged and then one night one of the football players stopped by to talk. He told Steve that everyone always wanted something from the football players but Steve was the first to not ask them for anything but to give them something.
This guy came to know Jesus. He then began to bring other players to talk to Steve and they also came to know Jesus.
One night he brought a player by to meet Steve and as he headed to the refrigerator he said, “Hey Steve, tell Anton he’s gonna go to hell!” There was some laughter because of the way he told the story but we could recognize the truth as the football players were now beginning to trust Steve and they knew what he was about.
After college, Steve approached some people about starting a church. Eight families agreed. They didn’t know where they would locate but knew it would be somewhere in the Southeastern US. They continually prayed and asked God. Eventually they located in Charlotte, NC, and called the church Elevation Church.
The message that Steve, who is under 30, consistently reinforced was don’t give up on what God promises you.
Message to Independents.
Here is a slogan I heard many years ago. I’m not sure where it came from or who originated it.
If you don’t stand for something you’ll fall for anything
I know that when I am in that nether land of uncertainty, lots of ideas look good but decision brings clarity and the ability to move forward.
Constantly filling your mind with additional information because you want to make the best decision isn’t always possible or beneficial.
Many times you have to make a decision based on the information that is available at the time.
If you don’t see a difference between the Presidential candidates by now it could be because you just can’t make decisions, or you don’t want others to know your position or you haven’t done your homework on the major issues or you are afraid to decide.
There are ways to overcome indecision. Begin by deciding to decide.
If you don’t stand for something you’ll fall for anything
I know that when I am in that nether land of uncertainty, lots of ideas look good but decision brings clarity and the ability to move forward.
Constantly filling your mind with additional information because you want to make the best decision isn’t always possible or beneficial.
Many times you have to make a decision based on the information that is available at the time.
If you don’t see a difference between the Presidential candidates by now it could be because you just can’t make decisions, or you don’t want others to know your position or you haven’t done your homework on the major issues or you are afraid to decide.
There are ways to overcome indecision. Begin by deciding to decide.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Simple but Effective
One of the most amazing stories at Catalyst was told by Franklin Graham. Franklin, who is the son of Billy Graham, started Samaritan’s Purse a number of years ago and is having a great impact on the world (don’t miss that).
If you know the story, Franklin was a bit of a rebel as a kid and didn’t want to get into Ministry or be a Christian. He reached a point where his Dad, Billy, told him that he was concerned about where he was headed if he continued on his current path. This got his attention.
Franklin got into Ministry unintentionally as two doctors wanted him to start a Ministry to provide medical care to people in parts of the world where it wasn’t available. He did this and after 6 months he went into full time Ministry.
Billy then asked him to take over his Ministry. Franklin found there was a significant amount of money available and asked his Dad what to do with it. Billy told Franklin to use it for what he thought needed to be done.
Franklin decided to put Billy Graham on TV all over the world. He changed the way of doing things and rather than having the big stadium meetings that Billy had he used the television to reach people in their homes. At Billy Graham Crusades they trained counselors to meet with people who came forward in the stadium to accept the invitation to know Christ.
One of the events Franklin had was in India where he trained 800,000 counselors in 18 major cities who would each invite ten people to their home for dinner and to watch Billy. If you are counting that is exposure to 8 Million people in one night. Can you say Amen?
At Catalyst Franklin stated that he wouldn’t tell us how many people accepted Christ but it was significant. Previously we had been wowed by pastors who grew their churches from a few people to 5 or 10,000 in a few years.
The story that Franklin told is not very glamorous and is very simple. He and Billy Graham by using the Gospel message of salvation may have reached 8Million or more people in one night. They didn’t use Power Point, secular music, smoke machines or any of the other stuff that culturally relevant Christians do.
We are definitely thinking too small because we are only thinking about what we can do and because we are finite beings we have limitations. God tells us and shows us in the Bible what He can do. We need to keep ourselves right with God, trust God completely, step out on faith and do everything for His honor and glory.
I encourage you to pray for God to use you in a mighty way. Then be willing to accept whatever He sends your way.
If you know the story, Franklin was a bit of a rebel as a kid and didn’t want to get into Ministry or be a Christian. He reached a point where his Dad, Billy, told him that he was concerned about where he was headed if he continued on his current path. This got his attention.
Franklin got into Ministry unintentionally as two doctors wanted him to start a Ministry to provide medical care to people in parts of the world where it wasn’t available. He did this and after 6 months he went into full time Ministry.
Billy then asked him to take over his Ministry. Franklin found there was a significant amount of money available and asked his Dad what to do with it. Billy told Franklin to use it for what he thought needed to be done.
Franklin decided to put Billy Graham on TV all over the world. He changed the way of doing things and rather than having the big stadium meetings that Billy had he used the television to reach people in their homes. At Billy Graham Crusades they trained counselors to meet with people who came forward in the stadium to accept the invitation to know Christ.
One of the events Franklin had was in India where he trained 800,000 counselors in 18 major cities who would each invite ten people to their home for dinner and to watch Billy. If you are counting that is exposure to 8 Million people in one night. Can you say Amen?
At Catalyst Franklin stated that he wouldn’t tell us how many people accepted Christ but it was significant. Previously we had been wowed by pastors who grew their churches from a few people to 5 or 10,000 in a few years.
The story that Franklin told is not very glamorous and is very simple. He and Billy Graham by using the Gospel message of salvation may have reached 8Million or more people in one night. They didn’t use Power Point, secular music, smoke machines or any of the other stuff that culturally relevant Christians do.
We are definitely thinking too small because we are only thinking about what we can do and because we are finite beings we have limitations. God tells us and shows us in the Bible what He can do. We need to keep ourselves right with God, trust God completely, step out on faith and do everything for His honor and glory.
I encourage you to pray for God to use you in a mighty way. Then be willing to accept whatever He sends your way.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
It
A guy who spoke last year at Catalyst and stirred everyone up by asking them to pray for God to disturb them spoke at this year’s Catalyst Conference. That guy is Craig Groeschel.
Craig continued this year by exhorting us to pray for God to stretch us and to crush us by breaking our hearts.
Craig’s talk was about ‘it’. Many in ministry have it and many don’t. He raised these questions for us to consider:
Do you have it?
Did you have it and you have lost it?
Do you want to know how to get it?
The most important thing is that you have it. For your church or ministry to have it you have to have it.
He defined ‘it’ as your heart breaking for the things that break God’s heart. Get ‘it’ back by praying for God to stretch you, obeying God’s voice and doing what God prompts you to do.
Craig continued this year by exhorting us to pray for God to stretch us and to crush us by breaking our hearts.
Craig’s talk was about ‘it’. Many in ministry have it and many don’t. He raised these questions for us to consider:
Do you have it?
Did you have it and you have lost it?
Do you want to know how to get it?
The most important thing is that you have it. For your church or ministry to have it you have to have it.
He defined ‘it’ as your heart breaking for the things that break God’s heart. Get ‘it’ back by praying for God to stretch you, obeying God’s voice and doing what God prompts you to do.
What do you focus on?
Matt Chandler of the Village Church in Dallas spoke twice at the Catalyst Conference - once in the labs, these are breakout sessions, and once in the main session.
Matt was my favorite speaker as he addressed topics that are in line with my thinking.
Matt was an itinerant pastor before he went to the Village Church. Since he has been there the church has grown from 160 people to over 5,000 in five years. He raised the point that if his church had gone from 160 to 40 in that time period he would not have been asked to speak.
He then went on to tell the story of Jeremiah who did great things for God but was beaten many times and ended up in a ditch and Moses who was shown the Promised Land but not allowed to enter.
His point was that we all think that God wants us to be successful and give us great numbers. God calls us to be faithful to Him and someone who is leading a church of 40 or 50 and is faithful to those people and God year in and year out will be honored in heaven
We can make numbers an idol.
Matt was my favorite speaker as he addressed topics that are in line with my thinking.
Matt was an itinerant pastor before he went to the Village Church. Since he has been there the church has grown from 160 people to over 5,000 in five years. He raised the point that if his church had gone from 160 to 40 in that time period he would not have been asked to speak.
He then went on to tell the story of Jeremiah who did great things for God but was beaten many times and ended up in a ditch and Moses who was shown the Promised Land but not allowed to enter.
His point was that we all think that God wants us to be successful and give us great numbers. God calls us to be faithful to Him and someone who is leading a church of 40 or 50 and is faithful to those people and God year in and year out will be honored in heaven
We can make numbers an idol.
Why Not You?
At Catalyst Tim Sanders author of ‘The Tipping Point’ and ‘Blink’ asked two questions:
If not you, then who?
If not now, then when?
I think the questions need to be rephrased and you should ask yourself:
Why not me?
Why not now?
What is God calling you to do? Maybe this is your answer.
If not you, then who?
If not now, then when?
I think the questions need to be rephrased and you should ask yourself:
Why not me?
Why not now?
What is God calling you to do? Maybe this is your answer.
Together
Another Catalyst Conference is in the books. A crowd of 12,400 church leaders (staff and volunteer) attended the ‘Catalyst Together’ session.
The focus was on building God’s Kingdom and leadership.
The speakers included authors, church planters, pastors, researchers, entertainers and leadership experts all extolling the virtues of working together even though we have differences due to denominations, age, skin color, political affiliation, etc.
One of the principles I remember from studying history was that of ‘divide and conquer’. If an organization can be divided it becomes weaker and it can be conquered because either it is fighting itself or can not maintain communication between the parts and is ineffective.
The Bible states: ‘Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken’. Ecclesiastes 4:12
As with most things in life, we have a choice. Let’s choose to be united with God and each other.
The focus was on building God’s Kingdom and leadership.
The speakers included authors, church planters, pastors, researchers, entertainers and leadership experts all extolling the virtues of working together even though we have differences due to denominations, age, skin color, political affiliation, etc.
One of the principles I remember from studying history was that of ‘divide and conquer’. If an organization can be divided it becomes weaker and it can be conquered because either it is fighting itself or can not maintain communication between the parts and is ineffective.
The Bible states: ‘Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken’. Ecclesiastes 4:12
As with most things in life, we have a choice. Let’s choose to be united with God and each other.
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