S7: Killing Desire (The Gift of Thorns)
The Gift of Thorns (A. J. Swoboda)
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Because the human heart is broken, an essential part of Christian spirituality is the process of “killing” desires. Some desires need to be healed. But some simply need to be killed. There are three steps to confront our temptations and evil desires: confess, cut,
and fill.
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