Tag: Heaven
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There is a Popcorn-Free Heaven After All
5 July 2025 Dear Editor, Yes! There is a “popcorn-free” Heaven (and haven) after all! Wife and I went (along with nearly 150 other civilised-enough-for-live, indoor-music-performance citizens) to a Buddy Holly and Everly Brothers Tribute Show, Tuesday just gone, free of popcorn smells, jaws munching popcorn sounds, popcorn packet crackling, etc., etc.! Also, no sounds…
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You Must Be Born Again. Really?
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2025 (May 19, 2025) — Jesus said, “You must be born again.” Nicodemus, the first to hear these words, didn’t get it. Nor did I, until I listened to another conversation later in the Gospel of John. Now, Nicodemus was no fool. He had devoted himself to learning God’s…
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Heaven Is Not About Us
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2025 (May 7, 2025) — That’s right, heaven is not about you or me. Heaven is God’s home. His castle. He makes the house rules. You don’t like them? Don’t go. But the truth is, you do want heaven. You pray the Lord’s Prayer and plead, “Your will be…
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Who is Your King?
by ProfDave, ©2023 (Nov. 30, 2023) — Sunday was Christ the King Sunday at my church. Is He really? The universe is a mess. “Mother Earth” is sick, dying according to some. Mankind is sinking into insanity. America is a mess, not to mention the Middle East. We are all at each other’s throats. Just…
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The Waiting Room (A Play)
by Bishop Dunkin, ©2023 (Aug. 3, 2023) — As the house lights dim the curtain rises to the tune of “Rock a Bye Baby” (3:36) to a brightly lit stage set as a large white room. There is a large desk facing the audience on a platform center stage. On the oblique wall stage left…
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Another Angel Wings Test (RR)
by Roving Reporter, ©2022 (Aug. 10, 2022) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. As you can see, we’re at the playhouse for the premier of Madam Shylock’s new play, ‘Another Angel Wings Test.’ Let’s watch together; the lights are dimming as the…
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My Next Life
by ProfDave, ©2022 (May 17, 2022) — Most people hope to go to heaven but are in no hurry to get there. Have you made reservations? All of life is preparation for eternity. “I can only imagine” (Mercy Me). Christians see death as a door into eternity. On the other side of that door there…
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The Final Inspection
“YOU’VE BORNE YOUR BURDENS WELL” by Anonymous, h/t NW (Feb. 23, 2014) — The soldier stood and faced God, Which must always come to pass. He hoped his shoes were shining, Just as brightly as his brass. “Step forward, now, Soldier, How shall I deal with you? Have you always turned the other cheek? To…