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How the World Has Changed During Your Life

"This is your story, the story of your life on earth," says an online tool from the BBC that allows you to enter your birth date and see how stats and stories on how life has changed since you joined humanity. How many times has your heart beat? How many generations of fruit flies have lived during your lifetime (16,000 for this writer)?

You can access it here

Possible Preaching Angle:

It's a fun exercise, and interesting—but what metrics would you track if this chart represented your spiritual life? How has your soul grown? What would a chart of your commitment to Jesus look like? What are the stories that have shaped you? It's worth pondering.

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