Years ago, when our son was probably about 3 years old, we visited my parents in Oklahoma. On Sundays we always went to church with my mother. One Sunday, my mom gave David a fifty-cent piece and told him to \u201cgive this to Jesus when we\u2019re at church.\u201d Well, we went to church and the kids sat between myself and Claire. I didn\u2019t know that my Mom had given Dave the money and when the collection plate was passed he didn\u2019t put anything in it \u2014 I didn\u2019t expect him to. Anyhow, after church we went home and had \u201cSunday dinner\u201d \u2014 a tradition at my parents house. During the meal, Dave was playing with the fifty cent piece my mom had given him. My mother said, \u201cI thought you were going to give that to Jesus.\u201d Dave\u2019s reply was, \u201cHe never showed up.\u201d
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Years ago, when our son was probably about 3 years old, we visited my parents in Oklahoma. On Sundays we always went to church with my mother. One Sunday, my mom gave David a fifty-cent piece and told him to … Continue reading