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Living on the Edge of WHATEVER Happens
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Philippians 1:1-2, 12-13, 19, 27
Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel. (Philippians 1:27, NIV)
To live a whatever-happens existence is not to resign one's self to cynicism, to disillusionment, to nihilism, or to skepticism, but rather it is to embrace Providence-the supe...
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