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Looking Good

  Forgive me, Lord, for spending so much time trying to look good in this world, while giving nary a thought about how I’ll look in the next.

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Dress Rehearsal

  Matthew 6:10 (NIV) Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.   Life here on earth is just a dress rehearsal for the real thing in heaven.

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Looking Forward

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The Well-Dressed Soul

C.S. Lewis offers this thought on dressing for heaven:   “Women sometimes have the problem of trying to judge by artificial light how a dress will look in daylight. That is very like the problem for all of us: to dress … Continue reading

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You Will Take It with You

  I’m planning and packing for a trip. Are you planning and packing for your final trip?     I can’t take it with me Planning, yes. Packing, no. I’m going to heaven. Why worry? True, you don’t pack a … Continue reading

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God’s Favorite

“This King, who is full of goodness and mercy, doesn’t punish me. Rather, He embraces me lovingly and invites me to eat at His table. He serves me Himself and gives me the keys to His treasury, treating me as … Continue reading

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Sit Up to the Table

I can choose to eat at my computer desk, or off a TV tray, or even at a table in the food court. Or I can let God feed me from the riches of his table.   I’m sorry, Lord … Continue reading

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Remember the Box

The diner served up more than I could eat. I carried the rest home in a box. That’s how it is with Sunday’s sermon. I bring some of it home in a doggie bag. Question is, do I eat it later? … Continue reading

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Better than Dessert

Last Saturday, we ate at a diner. Just inside the door was the dessert case: berry-topped cheesecake, lemon pie piled high with meringue, gooey chocolate cake, plate-sized cookies. “Maybe I should skip the meal and go straight to dessert,” I … Continue reading

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Soul Food

    The Bible – when do you study it?   Every day  Sunday service I’m in a regular study group Not often When I was a child, I ate at my mother’s table. The food was prepared by her … Continue reading

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