We can’t really own anything here. All we get is temporary possessions. When it is time to leave this world, we only carry the love within us.
21 Yard Sales
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What Is Important?
"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" (Mark 8:36 KJV) During the recent pandemic, there are many comments appearing about people re-evaluating what is important. It reminded me of a personal experience almost 50...
More, More, More…
I was sitting at my kitchen table sipping my morning coffee while the news played on the television. Suddenly, a long series of commercials came on. Each one droned on the drumbeat of more, more, more. They urged us to buy more, to have more, and to do more. Finally I...
The Prison of Want
Come with me to the most populated prison in the world. The facility has more inmates than bunks. More prisoners than plates. More residents than resources.Come with me to the world's most oppressive prison. Just ask the inmates; they will tell you. They are...
This Is Not the End: Becoming Rich Without a Dime, PS
"You suffered along with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions." (Hebrews 10:34, NIV2)Who do we know who would be happy to accept the "confiscation" of his...
How to Become Rich
Rosa and I stood at the entry way of a home in Bolivia. I placed a brand new Bible in her hands and hugged her tight. I patted her over her thick black braids that cascaded down her back. “I feel different,” Rosa said, “I feel free.” Calmness and reassurance rang in...
Our Destination: Alive, part 20
"Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed - that exhilarating finish in and with God - he could put up with anything along the way: cross, shame, whatever. And now...
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