Category: Children
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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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The Day our Hero Cried – Romans 12:15
Dad’s mood was somber that morning in 1966 when he sat on the couch and opened his arms for a bear hug. The four of us piled on his lap, hugging and chattering, squirming and pushing. Dad didn’t seem to mind the ruckus. Lowering his head, he squeezed us extra hard. We knew Dad loved us more than anything. We didn’t know…
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A Pregnancy Test and Fish Hooks – Matthew 4:18-22
Setting the box down on the counter at the River Road Bi-Mart, I watched the clerk’s eyes as she read the pregnancy test label and scanned the load of children attached to my cart. Her gaze rested on the baby kicking against my thigh. Her smile tightened a little as she rang up my order, but she said nothing. I imagined…
