Tagged: Heaven

  • Poor In Spirit
    Friday, July 6th, 2018     Sherry Carter     Start the Conversation

    Photo by Asdrubal luna on Unsplash Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 I'm reading Matthew in my Bible-study time. When I came to Chapter 5, I read the beatitudes without really thinking about them. Blessed are...Blessed are...Blessed are... Then I stopped. God prompted me to look deeper. Has He ever done that to you? You're reading along and, all of a sudden, you feel this voice whisper, "Back up, you… Read More

  • It’s Free!
    Tuesday, September 9th, 2014     Sherry Carter     4 Comments

      For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9   You young’uns might not remember this song.   Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin.   From way back in 1971   I thought of this song when I saw these stairs in Grand Central Station in Washington D.C.    "There’s a… Read More

  • Know Any Aliens?
    Saturday, August 9th, 2014     Sherry Carter     Start the Conversation

    And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth...  Instead, they were longing for a better country - a heavenly one.  Hebrews 11:13b, 16 "Are we there yet?" How often have you heard that from the back seat of your car? "When will we be home?" My heavenly home. Hmmm. But I kind of like this world. I've got a great husband A nice house. Two beautiful daughters  Two perfect grandchildren. But home has… Read More