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Take time to be thankful There are lots of reasons to give thanks. It doesn't always seem that way, but if we put our mind to it, we can usually think of more reasons for being thankful than for complaining.

How far can our sin be gone? Warren Baldwin shares insights into Psalm 103 and the grace of God that delivers us from sin and guilt and shame.

God knows how it feels, do you? The storm comes and rages and destroys, do you know how that feels? God does!

You have not lived one moment when you were not loved. Max Lucado reminds us that Jesus appeared to Mary and what this exchange means to all of us.

It took several years for him to dig out of the hole he made for himself with his lack of appreciation for grace and his own need of it. James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that not only is God's grace available in his love and mercy but also that mercy and grace is available to all, even the worst of sinners, like you and me!

What do you do when you mess up? I messed up by assigning the wrong author to the article, but I'm not going to rationalize my mistake away!

Fans sitting around him (some who had tried to make the catch themselves) berated him, threw beer and food at him, and threatened him. Patrick Odum shares an insightful take on the target of Cubs' fans wrath for the past years for interfering with a foul ball trying to be caught by Moises Alou.

Jesus provided us the few simple words we need to return us to that place of righteousness in the eyes of our Father: “Forgive us our debts.” Phil Ware, with Chad Higgins, reminds us of the power of the simple words 'Forgive us our debts' and give us a daily practice to emphasize the power of these words.

What would you change about your past? God gives us the chance to change the things we've done in the past, or at least make it as if we hadn't made the mistakes we did.

We must never forget God's most consistent message to each of us! Brian McCutchen reminds us that God's love is redeeming -- it forgives, cleanses, makes whole, and buys us back from our messes and lifts us from our burdens.

How do you deal with those feelings of remorse? It doesn't matter what you have done. Your sins can be washed away. You can start over. God will cleanse you and give you a new life.

So what do you see in your mirror? Kimberli looks in the magnifying mirror and sees things she doesn't like on her face and also in her life.