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The Rev. Dr. Tripp Martin

Steeples

The Rev. Dr. Tripp Martin (CBF)

Since steeples do not move, people might get the wrong impression about God.  As I drive around the city, I notice the steeples along the side of the road, and they draw my eyes away from the mundane, reminding me that God dwells with us.  With the coming of the Holy Spirit, we do not have to look back into history or far across geography in order to find God.  God is as close to us as the here and now, and steeples are a visible reminder of the proximity of God. 

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