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1.  The Long and Short of It
2.  In a Rut
3.  Christ Goes With You
4.  Jesus' Church
5.  The Message
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  Short Story
1.  Not In My Footsteps
2.  Protected
3.  Low Expectations
4.  Do You Hear The Music?
5.  Granddad's Hands
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  Poetry
1.  Here Lies the Rose
2.  In Denial?
3.  O Wretched Man That I Am
4.  Storms.
5.  Cup of Tea
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  Article
1.  The Voice of One
2.  Did You See?
3.  Bring Us Joy in the Morning
4.  Bananas
5.  Raising Abel
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  Essay
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  Just For Fun
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Built Together

by Randy Chambers, 2015-02-12

Ephesians 2:19-22, NIV: Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.

Perhaps it is part of a new and growing Christian’s nature to seek to find place and purpose for one’s self in the Kingdom of God. After all, it is true that we are all called to a personal relationship with God and individually gifted—fashioned specially by God for a unique purpose. But God’s unique shaping of His children does not end there. For what good is a relationship if it does not transform, and what use is a gift if it is not used? What God does in and through us is glorious, but greatly transcends who we become as an individual. His relationship to us shapes to our place in his household. His spiritual gifts equip us to function within the body of Christ in a way that is purposeful and beneficial to the whole body. As we grow in Christ, we will discover wonderful treasures as individuals. But greater still will be our joy when we begin to see ourselves, not as individuals, but simply as part of a greater whole.

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