Anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.” — Jesus (John 10:1) I’m not expert in World Religions, but someone who straps bombs to their body to gain a better afterlife sure sounds like…
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Here: The best place to be
A letter to Jesus – Here. It’s the best place to be because it’s where You want me. And to be honest, there never is a There, because when I’m finally there, it will be a new Here. A year ago, I never thought I’d be Here. Even if…
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What about unresolved conflict in Heaven?
Jesus is coming soon! Everyone defines “soon” differently, but we know it’s closer every day, and I think about it all the time. Most recently, I wondered: If we were whisked into Heaven tonight, what would happen to the unresolved relationships that we currently have with other Christians? I’d like…
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Our Broken Road: Growing with Change
In Heaven, there will be streets of gold. Perfect. Smooth. But that is not the case now. The road outside our country home was broken, destroyed by a myriad of large machines that had driven on it while constructing a bridge nearby. It literally buckled under the weight, splitting in…
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Are You In?
With two middle school daughters, friendship is a big topic for our late night conversations. Last night, we were observing how there are numerous situations in life where girls (of all ages) can feel like they’re on the outside. There are neighbors who plan events without you. A couple of…
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Easter Plan 2015
As mentioned in a previous post, I wanted to make sure we filled our Easter baskets with Jesus this year, so to speak. Here’s one step I’m taking. Easter Lapbooks For the next 3 weeks, with my 6 and 9 year old boys we will: Read 2-3 chapters/day in the…
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Re-Booting Easter
Looking through scrapbooks, my son asked on our Easter page, “What does that Bible verse have to do with Easter?” What?! (Insert deep sigh.) Because Easter is about Jesus! I think somewhere between egg hunts, matching clothes, and colored eggs, we missed the JESUS part. It isn’t that we don’t…