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Hey, Brent! Great to hear from you! And so encouraging. I especially liked your list of influential books. And your encouragement.

A thought for the group: I was reading a passage in the NT where Jesus was telling parable after parable, but He was only explaining it to the disciples. He told them that it was given to them to know the secrets of the kingdom.

What struck me for the first time was that God had no problem disclosing the secrets of the kingdom to Judas, enemy of the kingdom. God invited His betrayer into the inner circle and disclosed the plan for the kingdom to him in plain words. I don't think a single world leader would do the same.

My fear of God increased as I considered God's confidence in Himself, His confidence in His plan. What He has decreed will happen, and not even an invitation to His inner court and full disclosure of the secrets of His plan can affect What Will Be.

I (we) have no reason not to put complete, childlike faith in One Who is like this. There is no one else like Him, so there is no alternative.

Anyway, just a thought I had the other day.