Burning coals (Romans 12:9-21)
Paul confronts a persistent barrier to true contentment: other people.
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Etta stomped into class, yanked off her backpack, and dropped heavily into her chair. Her fellow seminarians surmised that the news about Aunt Marilyn was not good.
