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Nº 413   May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right. - Peter Marshall   This week the United States celebrates its 250th birthday. Bands will play, speeches will be delivered, parades will amble through the streets, and fireworks will light the night sky. It will be a grand party! Much of the fanfare will focus on the freedom we enjoy as citizens of the United States. Two thousand years ago, Peter reflected on the

Nº 412   If you have not chosen the Kingdom of God first, it will in the end make no difference what you have chosen instead. - William Law   I am rereading Prince Caspian, the second of C.S. Lewis’ Chronicle of Narnia series. Besides being a delightful story, the tale explores some deep and significant spiritual truths. At one point Lucy, the youngest of the four siblings, sees Aslan, the great lion and Christ figure in the story. He beckons her to follow him. She wakes her

Nº 411   We honor our earthly fathers by placing our complete trust in our Heavenly Father, who never fails, never forsakes, and never disappoints. C.H. Spurgeon   In several places the Bible repeats four words: “was the father of.” We often read those unremarkable yet significant words in seemingly endless genealogies, simple clarifications, or family connections. The father/child relationship is very significant. The fifth commandment directs us to “honor your father and mo