The Family Tree Before the Manger
Growing up we called it the “Mennonite game.” Within a short span of meeting someone new, we somehow managed to find a connecting relative within a massive tangle of roots. When one of ou...
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2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV)
Read this passage where Sylvia linked it: 2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV
See also: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21
Scripture quotation is from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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How To Not Drag Old Anxiety Into The New Year
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Bye-Gones
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