Too Good Not To Be True
Somehow, the words “Shut up!” made an early entry into the vocabulary of a little girl named Janice. She played no favorites: it was “Shut up!” to her older brother, […]
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Think! There’s No Time To Lose
We’re in the Season of Advent and the message is: “Repent and sin no more.” Each year at this time, a popular preacher of the twenties and thirties trotted out
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Wow!
“We’ll leave the light on for you” says comedian Tom Bodett at the end of his radio commercials for “Motel 6.” Mr. Bodett has written a book in which he
Go Out Singing
The promise has rung, especially in these last days of Advent, throughout concert hall and shopping mall and country Church and city Cathedral: FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN.
A Wonderful Christmas Secret
A Yale University professor tells the story of his four-year-old son… The boy was in nursery school, and one day in early December he brought home a notice from the
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A Hand, A Kiss And Smiling Eyes
A little boy rushed into his kindergarten class one morning and made the following announcement: My mother just had a baby, and it was born too soon, so they put
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I Want To Be Happy!
Gilbert West was a noted British educator and author. Sir Edward Littleton was a famous English judge. West and Littleton had one thing in common: both were complete skeptics concerning
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Just To Touch His Hand
Having forgotten to set his clock alarm, and being eager to get to Church on time, a certain pastor was driving well over the speed limit when he was pulled
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Time To Reflect
The Shepherds had heard the angelic message, paid their visit to the Holy Family, had seen the Infant Jesus and returned to their flocks, excitedly proclaiming the Good News as
Pleasing God
A woman who had no religion, decided to read the New Testament and investigate the claims of Christianity. A few months later, having been favorably impressed, she decided to join
One Day At A Time
A mother was telling her little girl about life on the farm when she was growing up. “I had great fun on the farm,” she said. “I had my own
A Learning Experience
A small boy, walking down the street one bright summer day, spotted a copper penny glistening at his feet. He picked it up and clutched it protectively. He felt a
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We Thank Thee Lord!
Nature has many remarkable ways of illustrating the growth process. In the case of the Chinese bamboo tree, for instance, the seed is planted, watered, fertilized, and for the first
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Unnecessary Gentleness
In a world where Bad Deeds are celebrated And good ones are relegated To page 49 of the paper, Where first place goes to “push and shove” And the cost
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If I Have Not Love
“I don’t want the city to come into my Church and I don’t want my Church to come into the city,” wrote a woman to her pastor… I want to
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Love Is The Sweetest Thing
Long before Jesus’ coming, ancient peoples had been using the skins of animals as liquid containers. In Palestine these containers usually were made from goat skin. The skin was stripped
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Lay The Bright Temptation Down
In today’s Gospel Lesson, Jesus moves from the banks of the Jordan River (scene of His baptism) into the dry, barren, lonely wilderness. He had heard His Father’s voice from
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Celebrate Life!
Many mythical years ago, word went out that within sixty days, the southern tip of Florida was about to fall away and be covered by fifty feet of water. What
Outrageously Happy!
There is a “Peanuts” comic strip in which two of Charlie Brown’s little friends are engaged in a serious discussion about life. One says to the other, “Life is peculiar.
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Strike A Blow
A very dignified, austere European theologian always began his lecture series on the “Incarnation” with the same line. He would look out at his audience and say, “I feel like
