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Titus 3:15, NIV “Everyone with me sends you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.” Love Has an Address The letter is almost over. Paul has already written about truth and character, households and leaders, difficult people and good works. Titus has been told what deserves correction, what…
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Titus 3:15, NIV The Group Photo “Everyone with me…” A group photograph often contains one invisible person: the one holding the camera. The faces gather because someone has stepped back, framed the moment, and pressed the button. Years later, every person in the picture may be recognized while the hands that preserved them remain unknown.…
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Pip had watched Elowen turn water into bubbles.Ink was far more suspicious. That morning, Elowen decided she would learn to write a poem. Not type one. Not think one. Write one properly—with a brush, black ink, and a sheet of white paper large enough to make every mistake look important. She settled on the bright…
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The young leopard thought he was getting fast.Then the mouse arrived. He had been practicing alone at the skatepark all afternoon, rolling through the gentle curves with increasing confidence. Push. Glide. Turn. Tail out. Recover. He was particularly proud of the last part. Then something white flashed past his left foot. Whoosh. The leopard blinked.…
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What Must Go With Them “Do everything you can to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way and see that they have everything they need.” — Titus 3:13, NIV The road in this sentence is more than a line between two towns. Zenas and Apollos are not leaving for a private holiday. Their…
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The skateboard had four wheels. The young leopard trusted approximately three of them. He pushed off anyway. For the first few meters, everything went beautifully. The path was smooth, the afternoon warm, and the white fence slipped past in a pleasant blur. His scarf fluttered behind him with enough confidence to suggest that at least…
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Titus 3:12 A Strange Knock The believers had gathered in Mary’s house to pray for Peter. The city outside had gone quiet, but no one in the house was sleeping. Peter was in prison, guarded by soldiers, held behind doors that the church could not open. So they prayed. Their voices moved through the room.…
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The best thief in the desert does not need to run. Grandpa had one rule about traveling through the desert: Never waste water. Grandma had a second rule: Never argue with Grandpa about rules while he was thirsty. By noon, they had earned a proper rest beneath the only palm tree willing to cooperate. Two…
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Titus 3:9–11 The Loud Room Paul stood inside the synagogue in Corinth and spoke about Jesus. He had returned Sabbath after Sabbath, reasoning with Jews and Greeks. He opened the Scriptures, answered questions, and tried to persuade those listening that Jesus was the Christ. Then the room changed. Questions gave way to opposition. The people…
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She meant to blow one bubble.The squirrels had other plans. It was supposed to be a very short pause between one useful thing and the next. She sat beneath the leaves, straightened the folds of her green dress, and dipped the little wand into the bottle. One breath. A bubble appeared. It trembled at the…
