An object lesson at my funeral\/memorial service at Jones Park in Temple, Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A small U-Haul trailer parked on site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two signs posted on the door:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jesus said, “Do not lay up treasures . . .”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jesus said, “Do lay up treasures . . .”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– – –<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Open the door—it’s empty, obviously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A sign inside says, “Larry sent it all ahead.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– – –<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Steve, my pastor, would explain in his message:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jesus said, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– – –<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I want Daddy’s legacy to be my legacy—he constantly shared those words of Jesus, and applied them in practice in his life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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