You Are Precious
The social scientists tell us that one of the causes of mental depression is a poor self-image. This was true, apparently, in the case of a woman who became so […]
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That’s Enthusiasm!
In today’s Gospel Lesson, Jesus begins His public ministry by moving from His own village of Nazareth to the larger city of Capernaum. It is evident that He was reaching
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E.T. Phone Home
The movie “E. T.” (if you didn’t see it) is the story of an ugly — beautiful! — creature who is left behind when his spaceship touches down on planet
The Enterprise
To be the “salt of the earth” and the “light of the world” is the Christian enterprise. In a beautiful little book called “The Pearl is in the Oyster,” the
The Law Of The Echo
One of the problems with laws is that there are too many of them. Legislative dockets are constantly bulging with bills and amendments, and amendments to the amendments, waiting to
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Peacefare
For many of us, the boundaries of our love are narrow and very exclusive. Perhaps we love the members of our family to some degree, and maybe a few other
One Tick At A Time
Once there was a handsome clock that became preoccupied with worry about its future. It began thinking about the number of times it would have to tick: twice each second,
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Speaking Of Money
We Christians don’t like to hear much talk about money in Church. Somehow we fail to see how our attitude and approach to money ties in with our religion, our
What Kind Of People?
Author Lance Webb tells the beautiful story of a retired minister who had one favorite song which he delighted in singing at the Wednesday-night prayer meetings: No house, no land
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A Local Call
A high-powered American businessman was visiting Canada. From his hotel room in Toronto, he made a long-distance call to Montreal. When he had finished, he inquired about the charges and
In Spirit And Truth
If you have been to the Holy Land you probably discovered that “Jacob’s Well” is one of the few places in Israel today where you can be sure you are
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The Big Broadcast
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see. In today’s Gospel reading,
The Healing Power
A theology professor in an American seminary is fond of telling his students about a certain man he had met during his sabbatical year of teaching in Africa. He said
We’re All Invited
For Jesus Christ, the secret of His life was made known in His passionate, joyful, expectant giving of Himself to the Will of God. At every moment of His life,
Nothing Is A Barrier
In John Masefield’s poem, “Good Friday,” a flower peddler says to Jesus: “Friend, it is over now –the passion, the tears, the pains. Only the truth remains.” Not very much
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Our Redeemer Lives
There was a crotchety old man who lived with his wife in the backwoods. One day the old mountaineer fell and struck his head against a rock. When his wife
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Fear
King Herod reigned for forty years, He lived in fear that he would lose favor with his Roman Overlords or that some usurper would come along to threaten his throne.
We Are The Message
A certain man bought a valuable painting entitled “The Burning Ship.” In the picture, a large ocean liner is engulfed in flames. The most remarkable thing about the painting is
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Are You Listening?
It was high noon in midtown Manhattan. The streets were buzzing with activity: crowds of people scurrying to lunch; auto horns honking; brakes screeching; a siren wailing. Two men mere
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At The Outposts
Perhaps some of us are here today thinking of the Church as an “Inn” — a kind of spiritual resort where we have come to get away from it all
