What Strange Miracles Are These?
To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle, every cubic inch of space is a miracle … To me the sea is a continual miracle — […]
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Yes, Yes, Yes — We Do Know
There is a wonderful story about the Philadelphia Orchestra when it was under the leadership of the great Leopold Stokowski. On one occasion, the orchestra was to perform a Beethoven
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Behold, The Living God!
Life makes so many demands on us these days that it is important for us to know how to replenish our strength. Just going through the daily routine has become
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The Ordinary People
When a string of processionary caterpillars moves through the trees, one leads and the others follow, their eyes half-closed and their heads snugly fitted against the tail end of the
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All That’s Worth Remembering
In John’s account of the “Last Supper,” Jesus says to the Apostles, “What I just did was to give you an example; as I have done, so you must do”
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No Room For Hate
We have gathered in Jesus’ Name and, truly, He is in the midst of us. He is here to help us deepen our relationship with God. He is here to
Come Out Of The Basement
The story is told of an old woman living in Ireland who delighted in the sermons of a certain Irish preacher. She had resided in an inexpensive basement apartment until
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Understanding The Need
We are living in an age when machines perform most of our heavy work. Unlike the laboring people in Jesus’ time, we are not required to carry heavy burdens on
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Looking Out For Number One
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 market
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Your Free Faith Response
A young woman named Mary who lived in the village of Nazareth was confronted by an angel of the Lord. The angel told her that she was to become the
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What New Thing, Lord?
Do you remember how Jesus used the imagery of “old wine in new wineskins” to emphasize that God’s creation is in the process of development; that we can learn from
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Ready Or Not?
A fire and brimstone preacher was delivering his usual doomsday sermon about the end of the world. “Reform!” he boomed. “Reform your lives because sooner or later the signs of
The Temporal And The Eternal
Today’s Gospel Lesson describes an attempt by the Pharisees to trap Jesus. The Pharisees begin to carry out their scheme with great cunning. They praise Jesus for His dedication to
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Thank God For God
In today’s Gospel Lesson, one of the Pharisees — a lawyer — asks Jesus a question “to test him,” Matthew tells us. “Teacher,” the lawyer asks, “which is the great
Only God Is Great!
All through the Gospels, Jesus is trying to help us understand that although there is pleasure in material things, in sexual relationships, in many other things that satisfy human appetites,
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Are You Ready?
Once there were ten young women who had come to a wedding party. According to the village custom, their part in the ceremony was to light lamps and go forth
Do Nothing, Gain Nothing
A highly-placed corporate manager announced, tongue-in-cheek, the establishment of an annual “Better Management Award.” The first award would be made, posthumously, to Christopher Columbus, he said. “We are honoring old
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True Greatness
From time-to-time God reveals himself in the lives of certain people in a very dramatic way — a way that often changes the course of history. The conversion of Paul
Imagination
“I assure you, many a prophet and many a saint longed to see what you see, but did not see it, to hear what you hear but did not hear
The Price
An Army sergeant had recently been transferred across the country to a new base. The family had moved with him, and the military chaplain on the base asked the sergeant’s
