Category: Bible Reading
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A New Take on How to Get to Heaven – Matthew 18:3-5
Playing with four of my grandchildren this week is changing my perspective on how we get to heaven. Two of them are beside me now, so my observations are definitely fresh. Here’s what I’m learning. Jesus said “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the…
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Stranger in the Parking Lot – 1 Corinthians 13:2
I left the ladies meeting early, carrying my newborn across the empty church parking lot. Someone called my name, but I didn’t recognize her. Feeling protective of my son and hoping she might be addressing someone else, I ignored her. The stranger approached anyway, carrying a paper bag. “This is for you.” She shoved it toward me, her…
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Judging Others – Luke 6:37
Do you size people up when you walk into a room? I do. It’s important to be aware of our surroundings, but sometimes I take it too far. A few years ago, I took in a scene at a pizza restaurant and passed judgment on a woman I’d never met. Our three boys marched between the tables, their pace accelerating…
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Don’t Come, Lord Jesus – Matthew 1:20-21
I sat in the front row at Friendly Street Church of God, right in front of the empty manger, when I had a vision of Jesus dying on the cross, and my little girl heart was grieved. I knew baby Jesus would be born on Christmas, and that there would be lots of new toys…
