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Let’s talk about the new year! We love the promise of 2023's blank slate, don’t we, friend? We start out with gusto, making plans to let “that” go and do “this” better.  I know I do. At the same time, past experience reminds me if I rely on myself to meet those expectations the only thing I’ll discover are the inevitability of my own fallibility.  Thankfully, gratefully,

Heads-up, y’all. The new people we want to become are found in Christ Jesus, not in our resolutions, however sincere they may be. We can try to be more loving, more forgiving, and more patient. We can try to remember to pray more, read our Bibles more, and complain less, but we’ll be setting ourselves up to fail and frustrating the grace of Christ while