I have enough money in my checking account that I can give April all kinds of things: new tennis shoes, a meal at McDonald’s, a trip to Des Moines. You name it, and I can write a check up to the amount of $74.83. But what’s the utmost treasure I could give her if it was within my power?
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When I survey mine and April’s back trail, I’m amazed at what I see. The beginning was two youngsters in their early twenties who became husband and wife without any idea of how to do that successfully. We were like two peas in a pod who had no idea what a pea or a pod was.
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Parent A says, “No way. Bunch of malarkey.” Parent B says, “This is wisdom from God. I will follow His ‘way’ and walk that road with my child.” Which parent has the best chance of creating the ‘easy yolk’ for himself and his child?
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Mankind has devised over 4,000 religions according to one study. A quick perusal of those religions establishes that they can’t all be right. In fact, only one can be right. It’s illogical that there would be, say, 17 different ways to obtain eternal life. Out of the 4,000, which 17 would be the correct 17? The 17 largest religions? The 17 religions all beginning with the letter ‘W?’
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The bull hippo can only wish for that kind of day. That burly fellow spends every hour warding off challenges to his rule and protecting his domain. The poor guy can never leave his self-centeredness behind for even a moment. It’s exhausting. It’s definitely not the life of the ‘easy yoke.’
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God desires a relationship with each one of us. The Creator of all, the One who is timeless, the One who bestows eternal life, that Person desires to know me. Hard to believe I know.
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Even though the two pups will eventually enjoy a walk of their own, their combined memory bank must be the size of lint. This explains why, as soon as April starts down the road, Dodger and Scout burst into maniacal, incessant barking. Since they make no attempt to harmonize, I find it irritating.
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The question you must answer is how you view your children. Do you simply see human organisms who will stroll through the stages of life–playing sports, going to college, having a career and family then dying like everybody else? Or do you see ‘souls’ as Toser calls us in his quote?
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Sometimes when Easter rolls around, Mom dresses up, and she and Danny go to the church across the street. But not Dad—he outgrew church long ago. It isn’t long before Danny refuses to go to church too. After all, if Dad doesn’t, why should he?
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That doesn’t sound like any employer anyone has ever known. Truth is, it sounds crazy. Yet, this parallels how God has operated with the human race.
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