Coal Into Diamonds
In the last half of John’s Gospel, Jesus spends a lot of time in the upper-room, talking to His disciples, preparing them for what is to come: His death and […]
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Words And Music
Mark Twain had a bad habit of spicing his conversation with profanity. Twain’s wife, a delicate, refined woman, often became very upset by his rough language. She tried, in many
Wait Three Days!
In a cartoon called “The Family Circus,” two children have discovered their Easter baskets and are busily enjoying the contents. One of the children asks, “Who colored the eggs?” The
You Must Remember This
For many, Judas Iscariot has come down as the arch villain of all history. Shakespeare called him “that base Judean who threw away a pearl more precious than all his
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Betrayal, Or Loyalty?
Imagine what might have taken place if the twelve Apostles had submitted formal job applications to Jesus before they were chosen … The application might have been forwarded to a
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There Is No Death?
I’m going to tell you a “fish story.” It seems that some scientists decided to develop a fish that could live outside of water. They selected several healthy red herring
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A New Vision
In the later years of the Roman Empire, a group of pagans was being Baptized by immersion, in a river. They had expressed a desire to be Christians, but they
Going Someplace
The obstetrician was not at home … His five-year-old daughter answered the doorbell. “Is your daddy in?” asked the excited stranger. “No, he’s gone,” the little girl replied. “When will
A Change Of Heart
Many years ago, an American traveler secured a few grains of wheat from an Egyptian tomb. Those grains of wheat had been slumbering in that tomb for more than thirty
Always On The Job
In the First Letter of the Apostle Peter, it is written, “Discipline yourselves, keep alert. Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour”
What’s The Attraction?
There is in each one of us, the primitive fear of darkness. We can remember how it was when as little children, we were afraid of the dark. We had
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To Will One Thing
If you ever have traveled through the Middle East, you may have noticed that there are ostrich egg symbols hanging from the ceilings of most of the Christian Churches. The
What Is The Cost?
It was the last day before the football team of a large University was to play it’s biggest game of the season … Unfortunately, the head football coach had just
Talk To The Children
A mother and father purchased a child’s world globe for their five-year-old son. That evening, in the boy’s bedroom, the father used the globe to take his son on a
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A Turned-On Congregation
What did Jesus come into this world to do? He came to tell us about the unique value of God’s Grace, of God’s Presence, of God’s Love, of God’s Power.
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Sweet Mystery Of Life
I paid a dime for a package of seeds, the clerk tossed them down with a flip. “We have them assorted to everyone’s needs,” he said with a smile on
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Don’t Miss The Scenery!
The late Eddie Cantor emerged during the 1930’s as one of America’s most popular radio entertainers. Because of a song he sang called “Ida”, and because he made frequent references
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A Crying Shame
The late Dr. Will Durant had a highly respected, distinguished career as an author, journalist and educator. Among his written works was the monumental “The Story of Civilization,” which he
The Human Thing
Walter Kerr, the famous New York Times Drama Critic, once wrote a review of a Musical Play in which he said that the composer’s inner-joy was eloquently reflected in his
Through The Eyes Of Children
As students entered the lunch line at a theological seminary, they walked past a big bowl of delicious-looking red apples. The cafeteria chef had put a sign over it which
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