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A Charcoal Fire & the Smell of Redemption

Why make someone relive his or her sin, why not just ignore it? I've just got to have some steak!" I surprised myself when I said this out loud while sweeping my back porch. But my stomach was growling, and I couldn't think of anything else but a charcoal-grilled steak to fix that growing ache in my belly. So I went inside and told my wife, "I've got to have some steak!" After a pause, I continued, "I don't care if we go to Outback, Beehive, or even if I grill it myself, but I've got to have