Quotemeal: Jul. 1st, 2015

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

"The purpose of religion — at any rate, the Christian religion — is not to get you into heaven, but to get heaven into you."
— Frederick Ward Kates

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Illustration of Frederick Ward Kates — "The purpose of religion — at any rate, the Christian religion — is not to get you into heaven, but to get heaven into you."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Wednesday, July 1, 2015

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'Your Advocate Forever'
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