When I was just a kid, I have to admit that I was afraid of the dark. One of the responsibilities I had in our home growing up was to put the garbage cans out for the trash pickup. Unfortunately, I would put off the simple task until the very last moment. It was usually the night before trash would be picked up that my mom would scold me about getting the trash out and I would, begrudgingly, gather it up and take it from the backyard out to the curb. The problem was that I had waited until it was dark outside. The side of the house that I had to use to accomplish my task was unlit and very dark. My imagination would always get the best of me. For those of you who are laughing at me right now, we all know that you had your fears too. Though we don't like to admit it, we are all from time to time controlled by fear. After all, we live in a very scary world. We live in a very scary world. In Matthew 25, Jesus tells a familiar story about a man who is going o
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