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As I write this blogpost, I will admit that what I originally had in mind to share is not what seems to be flowing from my thoughts at this moment.  I am writing on Thanksgiving Day morning and I am writing as I watch scenes from the movie Selma, a 2014 American historical drama based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches.  In particular, I just watched the scene where the first attempt to march across Pettis Bridge was met with violence, tear gas, horses, beatings, gun fire, trampling in clouds of smoke.

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Today, I declare and decree that for the last 7 weeks of this year, we will have a BLOG REVIVAL! [lol]  I am very excited about the series that we will begin together.  I believe that it will enrich our lives as we strive to FINISH STRONG!  I know that you are probably looking forward to all of the holiday gatherings and parties and gift exchanges and plethora of food options; BUT through our traditional end of the year celebration, I do not want us to forget that January 1 is coming.

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I thought I would finish this series today but I may have to do one more post for the very last verse but let's see what happens here...

Friends, for the last 7 weeks or so, the church I serve in Atlanta, GA has been going through a Season of Simplicity.  The theme has been to " SIMPLIFY your life so that you can AMPLIFY your living!"  We have used this time to recommit ourselves to spending more time with God, minimizing social media and other digital distractions, streamlining our wardrobe options, and utilizing our finances to only cover life’s most basic necessities.