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Look Around You: Inside-Out Habits with Dr. Tom Pace for July 17, 2016

We pray. We study the Bible. We make friends. We tell our stories. We give ourselves away in generosity and service. A PERSONAL PRAYER God of all that is wonderful and good and lovely and true, God who shows up in the midst of all of our darkness and pain, I walked through the rain forest last week with a guide who showed me a million wonderful things I would have missed on my own. I would have missed the marvelous leafcutter ants, who carry their tiny leaf cuttings into an ant colony underground, a village which [...]

Attitude Adjustment: Inside-Out Habits with Dr. Tom Pace for July 10, 2016

St. Luke's Author Author2017-03-28T14:56:52-05:00July 10th, 2016|All blogs, Inside-Out with Dr. Tom Pace|0 Comments

We pray. We study the Bible. We make friends. We tell our stories. We give ourselves away in generosity and service. A PERSONAL PRAYER God of grace, There are days I recoil when I see how some people live and act, the things they say, and how narrow minded and judgmental they are. And then, I am reminded that my own thoughts about them are judgmental and self-righteous. God, forgive me. Forgive my judgmental spirit. Help me to see the very best in each person, and to recognize that each of them is anointed by you with the Holy Spirit. Give me a gracious [...]