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This devotional from Palms Presbyterian
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Thursday, May 5, 2011

May 5: Double Standards

Greetings Friend,
I have take a week and half off from any devotional thoughts but figured it was time to resume some form of daily (twice weekly... whatever I happen to manage to send out) devotional. I'm feeling a bit tired of Acts to be honest and do not think I will resume going through the book (we've been in it over a year now after all). Also there was a lot of good response to the short devotional thoughts from the Lent Devotional. So for now, until the Spirit guides otherwise, I will probably do a random mix of scriptural thoughts and random thinking about diserning the meaning of discipleship. I appreciate any feedback, particularly if you have suggestions what you might like to see happen in this devotional space. And now... to today's random discipleship thought.

with love, Andrew


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Double Standards:
It strikes me that one of the most unpalatable (and thus ignored)
aspects of Christian life is that it requires that we hold ourselves
to higher standards than the world around us does...

and even more challenging?

Its not about worth, or earning entry,
or being better than other people...
its just about being who we already are and
how God made us to be.

1 comment:

  1. Dorothy CampbellMay 9, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    Wanted to thank you for the insightful Lenten series this year. It was so helpful and I sent many of the posts along to friends. Just wanted you to know the words all of you put out there have stretched to Ohio for sure. Thanks again.

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