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Introduction
Blessed Independence
Finding Comfort
Conditions of Our Inheritance
Searching for Satisfaction
Mercy, Mercy
Percent Pure
Peace
Take a Stand
Suggested Reading
Be Filled:
Sermons on the Beatitudes
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Somewhere around second grade my parents gave me a little bicycle that had training wheels. You know what that's like! When you ride your bike down the sidewalk you can tilt from side to side and never fall down! You have two supports with wheels that let you continue to go merrily along. My bike was a nice little bike. It was maroon and brown, with ivory-colored handle grips. I think it even had those streamers that catch the wind when you get going. I was all set!
My best friend, Eddie, liked to ride his bike too. But Eddie was a little bit more advanced than I was. His training wheels were already off! What a goal to aspire to! I can still remember the day that Eddie, his sister, and his father decided to go for a ride to the neighborhood high school. What a fun outing it was to be—maybe a mile adventure, 'round trip. But I couldn't go because my training wheels were still on, and you can't get very far very fast with training wheels. I watched the three of them head off, practically counting the pedal strokes until they disappeared from sight and then I headed back up my driveway, feeling very alone!
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