Hebrews 5:12 (CEB) ^"Although you should have been teachers by now, you need someone to teach you an introduction to the basics about God's message. You have come to the place where you need milk instead of solid food."

I remember Thanksgiving 1975. We were playing football in the front yard when something happened to my knee. One of brothers said get off the field, you big baby! I drug myself over by the house and the game continued on without me!

In my family if you were sick or hurt you were supposed to crawl off, lick your wounds, get well and then come back later without mention of it (at least that was my take).

My parents never taught me to count by saying 1… 2… waiting on me to obey. If my dad told me to do something a second time it was with a belt or a kick in the _ _ _ t!

I was taught that "delayed obedience was disobedience!"

I wish I could say that I always act in a mature way, but I'm afraid James and the author of Hebrews were talking to me.

Lord Jesus, this is Dennis, and I know You're talking to me!

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