The Barefoot Evangelist

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Sunday Reflection – November 8, 2026

. From 2020 Be alert, be ready Matthew 25 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten young bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom. 2 Now five of them were savvy, and the other five were naive. 3 The naive ones took their lamps but didn’t…

Kids Korner: Be prepared (November 8th)

Read Matthew 25:1-13 with your family. Jesus once told a story about ten young women who were waiting for a wedding to begin. Each one carried a lamp to light the way. But the bridegroom was very late, and all ten women fell asleep! When someone finally shouted that he was coming, they woke up…

November is not quite an ending

November has always been a month of not yet in my household. We have three family birthdays to celebrate: Two of my sons, and remembering my mother, in that order. When the children were young, I was quite firm about one thing: Christmas decorating, music, and movies could wait until after the second boy’s birthday.…