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Some Last, Some First, All Equal
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ronniemcbrayer
There’s an old joke about a man who arrives at the gates of Heaven. St. Peter asks, “What is your denomination?” The man says, “Methodist.” St. Peter says, “Okay, go to Room 24, but be very quiet as you pass Room 8.” Another man arrives. Peter asks, “What is your denomination?” The man answers, “Catholic.”…
Answering the Call
By
ronniemcbrayer
When my friend Scott was young, he began to experience a stirring deep in his heart that some Christians refer to as “a divine calling.” How could Scott ignore such a thing, conditioned as he had been to hear God’s quiet voice? Scott, in the words of Feroll Sams, had been “Raised Right” in the…
Check Your Own Pockets First
By
ronniemcbrayer
In these days when it seems everything has become angry polarization, it’s not uncommon to hear someone in the heat of an argument invoke the familiar words of Jesus: “Judge not, so that you are not judged.” These words are probably misapplied as much as anything Jesus ever said. Jesus’ prohibition against judging has less…
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