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You know, many of us spend a lifetime building up what we own here on Earth.

We work hard.

We save.

We plan for the future.

But many people never realize the way we handle our money right now actually shapes what waits for us in eternity.

On today's edition of Dr. James Dobson's family talk, we're going to revisit a conversation Dr. Dobson had with his good friend Bruce Wilkinson,

a respected Christian teacher and author who has written more than 60 books translated into over 30 languages.

In fact, his book,

The Prayer of J-Bez, became the fastest-selling book in history, with worldwide sales-topping 20 million copies. Today, Dr. Wilkinson will unpack the message of one of his books called

The God Pocket and challenges us with what Jesus really meant when he told us to lay up treasures

in heaven. It's a discussion that just might change the way you think about giving. So let's join

Dr. James Dobson and his guest Bruce Wilkinson on today's edition of Family Talk.

Here are just a few passages that will kind of get us started, and they come from only one of the four

Gospels, the book of Luke. Listen to what Jesus had to say. Jesus said to a crowd of his followers,

but woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.

And he said, watch out, be on your guard against all kinds of greed. A man's life consists

not of the abundance of his possessions. Jesus later visited the home of a prominent Pharisee who said to his host,

when you give a luncheon or a dinner, don't invite your friends, your brothers, or your

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