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What Your Words Are Growing

(The Spiritual Discipline of Controlling the Tongue) July 11 — Spiritual Disciplines | Discipleship in Real Life Most of us remember words that changed us. Some gave courage. Some brought

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Allowing Your Heart to Be Moved

(The Spiritual Discipline of Compassion) July 10 — Spiritual Disciplines | Discipleship in Real Life It is possible to know that someone is hurting… …and never really let it affect

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Receiving Creation as a Gift

(The Spiritual Discipline of Caring for the Earth) July 9 — Spiritual Disciplines | Discipleship in Real Life It is easy to move through creation without really seeing it. The

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Speaking Life Into Someone Else

(The Spiritual Discipline of Blessing Others) July 8 — Spiritual Disciplines | Discipleship in Real Life You never really know what another person is carrying. The smile may hide grief.

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Letting Scripture Read You

Letting Scripture Read You

Bible study is more than gaining information. It’s allowing God’s Word to shape how we think, love, and live. July 3 reminds us that Scripture doesn’t simply inform us—it transforms us.

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Choosing Relationship Over Being Right

Choosing Relationship Over Being Right

Unity doesn’t require us to agree on everything. It asks us to love one another faithfully through our differences. June 29 reminds us that relationship is worth protecting with humility, patience, and grace.

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The Friends Who Help You See God

(The Spiritual Discipline of Spiritual Friendship) June 27 — Spiritual Disciplines | Discipleship in Real Life Not every friendship is the same. Some friendships grow around: * shared interests * shared history

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Walking With Someone Else

(The Spiritual Discipline of Discipling) June 20 — Spiritual Disciplines | Discipleship in Real Life One of the surprising truths about spiritual growth is that it deepens when it is

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