Try To Be Kinder
In his own inimitable style, baseball’s Yogi Berra once said, “You should always go to other people’s funerals, because if you don’t, they might not go to yours.” And then […]
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No Rest For The Good
Centuries ago, an ancient “father of the Church” named Cyprian, who lived in North Africa, sent a letter to a friend. In it he said, This seems a cheerful world
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Our Ultimate Treasure
Like all great discoveries, legend has it that the scientific “Archimedean Principle” was hatched by the famous Greek mathematician while he was taking a bath! It seems that Archimedes had
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These Are The Days
This morning I have an important question to ask: “When were ‘the good old days?’” What I mean is, exactly what year, or what decade, or what century are we
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A Glorious Image
Today we begin with a simple little story from a recent headline. A story we might aptly call “The Parable of the Dumbest Stunt Ever.” Or more to the point,
He Paid The Price
A cartoon strip depicted a father attempting to engage his son in earnest conversation. The teenager is slouched down on the sofa, looking very depressed. His father seems concerned, trying
Obsession Of Possession
Today I’d like to speak about an all-too-common malady that has afflicted so many of us, and to offer a sure-fire cure. But first, as a sort of case study,
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I Am Thine
Are you confused about the direction of your life? Do you feel like you don’t know who you really are? Are you having trouble deciding where you stand in terms
Forget The French Toast!
Let me begin today with some “food for thought.” With the dizzying array of “recommended” diet plans being touted these days, how do you decide which is best for you?
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Ready, Willing And Able
A well-meaning mother was becoming increasingly worried that her daughter seemed discouraged and depressed. Perhaps projecting her own inner struggles onto her daughter, the mother believed that the young woman’s
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Strike A Chord!
Some of you may be be familiar with the so-called “sad clown stories.” One version goes like this: In the year 1806, a respectable-looking young man visited a doctor who
The Apple Of God’s Eyes
Tired of just puttering around the house, a New York City man, just a few short months into his retirement, took on part-time work as a messenger. His job was
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Children’s Sunday Sermons May 2014
Children’s Sunday Sermon May 4, 2014 Good morning girls and boys! How many of you have been to a real surprise party? I’m talking about a party where the person
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Take A Stand For Love!
A number of questions about love, courtship and marriage were posed to kids ages five to ten. Their answers that follow are enlightening. WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A
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End On A High Note
In one of his novels, E.M. Forster gives us an unusual interpretation of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. He describes, in rather frightening terms, how the music gives one the eerie feeling
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Let Me Be A Potato
“450 SHEEP JUMP TO THEIR DEATHS” read a recent headline in a Turkish newspaper. According to the article, first, one sheep jumped, then stunned Turkish shepherds, who had left the
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Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
The 1933 hit song “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and the more recent Grammy Award winning record of the same name, may well remind us of the lonely moments in life
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Are You Feeling It?
The story is told of a certain tribal community which staged a series of endurance tests for initiating their young men into adulthood… The final event in the initiation is
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Wonder Of It All!
This Easter morning, millions of baskets were arrayed with the traditional treats of the day. In addition to colored eggs, most certainly there were mounds of jellybeans of every conceivable
How Would You Answer?
Recently, the New York Times published an article (by author Pico Iyer), entitled “The Value Of Suffering.” In the article, the author recites a dismal litany of bloodshed, disease and
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