Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

Romans chapter 12 verse 2.

Welcome to this daily encouragement from our daily bread.

Habits and the Holy Spirit was written by Karen Pimpo and read by Tony Collier.

Romans chapter 12 verses 1 through 3.

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your

bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God.

This is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the

pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test

and approve what God's will is, his good, pleasing, and perfect will. For by the grace given me, I say to

every one of you, do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself

with sober judgment in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.

Habits and the Holy Spirit.

Did you grow up around here?

It was difficult to answer my dental hygienist's question because her teeth cleaning tools were still inside my mouth.

She explained that in 1945, our city became the first in the world to add fluoride to public drinking water.

Thought to prevent cavities, the treatment doesn't require much.

Just 0.7 milligrams of fluoride to a liter of water.

Its positive effects are obvious to a trained professional.

But I had no idea. I'd been drinking

it all my life. The things we consume every day can affect us over time. That applies not only to

food and drink, but also to entertainment, friends, and social media messages. The Apostle Paul

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