Olympic runner Eric Liddle withdrew from a race scheduled on Sunday—a race he might have won—in honor of his heavenly Father. When has your commitment to the Lord caused you to take a stand that many people around you didn’t understand? We Christians are salt and light in a dying and dark world because of the dramatic change that occurs in us the moment we trust in Jesus. Too many Christians identify with the first Adam—with the Adam who sinned and was exiled from the presence
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