Purple Easter bunny and a life changed by faith story
A personal reminiscence from 1950 recounts a Lynchburg childhood move from East Adone Street Baytown to 229 Mable Avenue and a child’s tonsillectomy after Christmas. Grandmother Pearl from Navasota brought Easter gifts including a purple bunny that comforted the speaker for years.
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Meekins
Adone Street
Baytown
Mable Avenue
Lynchburg
Jimmy
Grandma Pearl
Navasota
Texas
Acts of Obedience and Salvation by Grace Reconsidered
The piece reexamines a historic distinction between acts of obedience and works of righteousness in Christian theology. It argues that counting any human action as a path to salvation risks self righteousness, since salvation rests solely on grace through faith, not on personal deeds.
Witnessing a Complex Will Signing Sparks a Quip
Retta, with a client, jokes about initialing pages of a long will. An attorney notes this has not been done before, and Retta quips that it has been done once. She cites a Bible passage about Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection.
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Retta
Christ
Do You Love Jesus by Obeying His Words
This reflection asks readers to measure their love for Jesus by obedience to His commands. It cites John 14 15 23 24 Luke 6 46 Philippians 2 5 11 and Hebrews 5 9 to argue that love is evidenced by keeping Christ s teachings, not mere lip service, while noting salvation remains by grace, not by works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Lord
Christ
Too good to believe Christ is risen and offers salvation
A preacher urges belief in Jesus Christ as the risen Son of God who dies for sins and grants heaven. He contrasts fear and faith, urges readers not to deny death or dismiss salvation, and proclaims that faith in Christ saves. The message declares the tomb empty and God’s love proven.
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Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth
Peter
Galilee
John
God
Heaven
Jesus Christ
Risen
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Aptist.com
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ST Or
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Mont Belvieu
Jesse
Redeemer Lutheran
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