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Providence

Good Will
Providence

Good Will

What is goodwill? We should take time to regard its value.
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Rick Shafer
In
Identity

In

Not better, but other.
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Rick Shafer
Tire Marks
Love

Tire Marks

Religious zeal compromises forward momentum, instead making noise and skid marks.
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Rick Shafer
Offered & Given
Providence

Offered & Given

Some offers are missed or declined.
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Rick Shafer
Corrosion
Identity

Corrosion

Not a self-made man.
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Rick Shafer
Staring Into Space
Eternal Life

Staring Into Space

When zoning out flips to zoning in.
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Rick Shafer
Charity and Charis
Love

Charity and Charis

We belong to a gracious God who is, in his essence, love.
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Rick Shafer
A Pointing Finger
Providence

A Pointing Finger

Is it a rule? Or is it vision?
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Rick Shafer
Taken By Surprise
Formation

Taken By Surprise

Reminded again that God's work in people doesn't depend on my noticing it.
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Rick Shafer
But Then
Love

But Then

Often, "God met me in my desperation" is a better opening than "Once upon a time."
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Rick Shafer
The Message
Eternal Life

The Message

The message that reaches out from communication to communion.
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Rick Shafer
Deconstruction
Wisdom

Deconstruction

Deconstruction as preconstruction.
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Rick Shafer
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