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The question I have been wrestling with is, “How do I love as reflected by how I live?”

As we come to know the seriousness of the situation, the war, the racism, the poverty in our world, we come to realize that things will not be changed simply by words or demonstrations. Rather, it's a question of living one's life in a drastically different way.&10;— Dorothy Day —

Good morning! May you enter into community today knowing you’re loved and cared for. #MorningMug

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Good morning! May we care for one another today. #MorningMug #Discipline2025

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Good morning! May you choose to be gracious to “those people.” #MorningMug #discipline2025

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Good morning! May you experience the joy of extending grace to another. #MorningMug #Discipline2025

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Good morning! The sun shines as a reminder that there is hope. #MorningMug #Discipline2025

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Good morning! May you know that mercy is made new every day. #MorningMug #Discipline2025

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This Sunday at Peace Presbyterian Church in Flint at 10:45 am and at The Acts 13 Network in Ypsilanti at 530 pm we will begin a three week exploration of the prophet, Micah. His message of doom and hope is timely for us today.

If you’ve been looking for a faith community in Ypsilanti or Flint, I hope you will join us.

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Good morning! May your to-do list shrink today. #MorningMug #Discipline2025

Good morning! May you press into that difficult thing you have been avoiding. #MorningMug #Discipline2025

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The #OldGal scored a 3. My streak broke at 528.

I am resonating deeply with Bonhoeffer these days. Here is another of his theses against the “Aryan Paragraph” from 1933.

The German Christians say: For the sake of the patriotic sentiments of German church people, a leader in the church must be Aryan.&10;Michael P. DeJonge, Clifford J. Green&10;The Bonhoeffer Reader&10;#kindlequotesWe answer: Church people must learn to pay attention not to the person of the pastor but rather to the pastor's proclamation. "What does it matter?&10;Just this, that Christ is proclaimed in every way.." [Phil. 1: 18). If Paul, a Jew, had not proclaimed Christ to the heathen world, without worrying about any patriotic sentiment, there would never have been a German church.&10;Michael P. DeJonge, Clifford J. Green&10;The Bonhoeffer Reader&10;#kindlequotesThis demand for the gospel to be preached by Aryans is a typical demand of those who are weak in the faith, so they want to set up legal restrictions in matters where, in truth, only faith and the Word of God has a say. This demand from the weaker members of the congregation might possibly be considered in exceptional individual cases, for pastoral reasons, to avoid giving serious offense. But in each such case the most earnest thought should be given to whether, for the sake of what church is about, the congregation should be asked to tolerate an offense to its sensibilities. It is totally impossible, however, to allow the demands of the weak in the faith to rule the church, because that means turning the freedom of the gospel into its opposite, a law.&10;Michael P. DeJonge, Clifford J. Green&10;The Bonhoeffer Reader&10;#kindlequotes

Good morning! May you know people care about you today. #MorningMug #Discipline2025

Good morning! May you enjoy time in community today. #MorningMug #Discipline2025

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Good morning! May you do something today that makes you smile. #MorningMug #Discipline2025

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