I have been impacted anew by the words of the apostle Peter in the first chapter of his first letter to God's elect who were scattered through [the world]. Here is an excerpt: 1 Peter 1: 13-25(NIV, bold and underlined are the phrases that stood out to me, as an exhortation to those in our village who confess Jesus as Lord - I feel like this is a "key" to being set apart and not of this culture, not living the empty and worthless way of life passed down (culture) from our ance