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Grace that sacrifices

"But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. ... Thus, sinning against your brothers and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against God." 1 Corinthians 8:9,12 Paul was writing this to the Corinthian church addressing and confronting food offered to idols. If you think about it and really let those words sink in, you'll find that the passage above applies to many more facets of life besides just food. One of the hardest and most overwhelming moments when we discovered Ryan's tumor began growing again two years ago was when regular seizures became an ongoing side effect. Our day to day routine of living life was now plagued with restrictions. Restrictions people of Ryan's age rarely have. Those were a hazy few months and it took so much energy and thought to sort through what was safe, what suddenly wasn't, what had to be eliminated, and what still had some free reign. The question we fou