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Thursday August 13, 2026

ESPRESSO SHOT: Destined for Hell

We must forgive, for we ourselves have been forgiven a debt beyond reckoning. The wrongs we bear against one another, though grievous, are but small coins beside the vast debt of sin that stood against us, a debt whose end was death and separation from God. Yet Christ, in His mercy, took that burden upon Himself and…

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Tuesday August 11, 2026

ESPRESSO SHOT: The Secret to be Holy

We are forever trying to make ourselves strong enough to need no Father, and this is the very madness from which Christ calls us to be saved. The child does not calculate whether the arms that hold him are capable of holding him; he simply rests there. So must we learn again to become little, not childish, but utterly…

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Monday August 10, 2026

How to Walk on Water

There is a curious notion that if we are faithful enough, wise enough, or holy enough, the storms of life will somehow pass us by. Yet Our Lord never promised calm seas. He promised His presence. The storm is not evidence that God has abandoned us; often it is the very place where He teaches us to trust Him. …

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