What’s Your Narrative?
“Have you ever thought about how much of your life goes missing from your memories? Does it feel like life just rushes by, too fast for you to grasp?” These […]
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Even Brussel Sprouts!
Political polls are a funny thing, and occasionally so are the results. A case in point: A few weeks ago “brussel sprouts” polled more favorably than the United States Congress!
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We’ve Been Expecting You!
In the final days of His ministry, Jesus spent much time preparing His disciples to deal with life after He was gone. He exhorted them to remain in constant touch
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Do It Now!
There is a wonderful story about a horse-trader in the hills of West Virginia. He was a sharp dealer but he always justified his horse-trades by quoting the Bible. He
Where Do We Begin?
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” We are all born “wide-eyed,” so to speak. We delight in the enthusiastic wonder of an infant who hears
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God Rules Everything!
An old Chinese parable tells the story of an elderly man and his only son who live together in a small rural community. One night, the father’s horse wanders off,
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Go Forth In Freedom
An airline executive was talking about how very difficult it is to recruit and train people for that industry. He said, “Service is the only thing, really, that we have
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Our Amateur Hour
It seems there is hardly a segment of life that hasn’t been affected by the downturn in the US economy. Apropos to that topic, a late night talk show host
This Is Where We Find Him!
In an article attributed to the Wall Street Journal, the following was allegedly heard on the floor of the United States House of Representatives: “Never before have I heard such
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No Excuses!
In today’s Gospel Lesson Jesus tells the familiar parable of the king who prepared a big wedding banquet for his son, but when the time arrived to begin the feast,
On God’s Authority
Once upon a time a government surveyor brought his equipment to a farm, called on the farmer, and asked permission to go into one of the fields and take readings.
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Children’s Sunday Sermons September 2011
Children’s Sunday Sermon September 4, 2011 Good morning boys and girls. Today I would like to start by reading you a little poem. Woke early this dark morning And rushed
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Eternal Fountain of Love
An English Professor has written an article entitled “Masters of Babble.” The subtitle is, “Turning Language into stone.” The article is about one of the professor’s “Creative Writing” students. The
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Back of the Line!
In today’s Gospel Lesson, Jesus is speaking to the disciples in parables. He tells the story of an employer who needs workers for his vineyard. He goes into the marketplace
Underlined For All Eternity!
On his way home from the office, a man enters a flower shop and orders two dozen pink carnations … “They’re for my wife,” he tolls the clerk. “Is it
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Let It Flow!
The pastor of an inner-city Church tells about an unexpected, but beautifully enriching experience of Christ’s Presence in his life. He says … When I learned that I was to
Make Room For God!
Nowhere is man’s creativity more apparent than in his ability to discover new and original ways to commit the original sin. It all began in the Garden of Eden when
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Loud And Clear
In a book called “The Rabbi’s Gift”1 there is the story of a once great monastery that had fallen on hard times. Once it had been filled to capacity with
Everyday Faces
Recalling his past life, a man from Washington, D.C. said, “I somehow managed to become homeless for the first time in my life”… “I was in this room with about
On God’s Authority
At the age of four, I knew that God was everywhere. I spoke to Him…But as I grew toward manhood, the more I learned, the less I believed in God…When
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