No Favorites

by Tori Haverkamp My brothers and sisters, you are believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. So treat everyone the same. James 2:1 (NIrV) Mom said I couldn’t pick out the orange ones.  But I like the orange ones best. In the summer, before we go on a hike around the lake, Mom makes trail mix.  She always throws in nuts, raisins, and my favorite, M&M’s.  I like to pick out the orange M&M’s and eat them first, but Mom said I couldn’t do that because I was showing “favoritism.” Favoritism means treating one thing, or one person, as more important than another. Sometimes, when I’m at school or playing football for my team, I pick favorites; you know, the people that are funny or have cool shoes or are great at tackling.  But God says we...

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