Man, That’s Living!
In a first-grade religion class, the teacher had spent the entire session teaching the youngsters The Lord’s Prayer. After class, little Billy went skipping down the hall to where his […]
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What To Do
A man we shall call “Roger” underwent major surgery after several years of blindness. The operation was a success to the extent that he could now see with the help
The Creative Process
While it is true that our Old Testament religious forebearers had a keen awareness of the importance of past and future, nevertheless they were very earthy persons, very present persons,
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No Impostors!
In a “Peanuts” comic strip, little Linus listens attentively as his little sister, Lucy, boasts about her religious zeal and her potential as an evangelist. She says to Linus, I
Not Another Word!
The story is told of a chance meeting between two men who had been college classmates. They went to a nearby sidewalk cafe where they drank tea together and talked
Today Is Judgment Day
Comedian Allen Rossi tells the story of a dream he had: There I was, sitting at a table for two in an elegant restaurant. I looked across the table and
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Lord, You Take The Wheel
There is an old proverb that goes something like this: Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more;
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We’re In This Together
Grandpa’s eyes sparkled as he turned the pages of his new seed catalog. When he had seen it all, he turned to his grandson, a high school senior, and said,
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Take The Braces Off
Here is a question for all the food experts among us: What edible product contains the following ingredients?… Carob bean gum, guar gum, corn syrup, soybean and cottonseed oils, cultured
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Get Off Your High Horse
“Sailbad the Sinner” is the name of an old sailboat owned by Baptist Minister, Jess Moody. One day, Moody and his son boarded the little sloop at a Florida Everglades
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What’s Best For The Children?
The Apostle Paul has summarized our final destiny in the one word: “heirs.” “The fact that you are a son makes you an heir” he said (Gal. 4:7). Because we
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Getting Down To Basics
A New York City pastor recalls what happened one fateful Sunday morning as the choir took its customary walk down the Church’s center aisle toward their benches in the sanctuary:
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Once-and-for-all
During the terrible winter at Valley Forge, a government official arrived on the scene to obtain a firsthand report on the actual field situation from General George Washington himself. After
Jesus Christ Is The Message
A generation ago, a man named Marshall McLuhan emerged as the wise man of the Communication Era. His name was on the lips of all the intelligentsia. Debating McLuhan’s writings
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Committed For Life
“Savior? — Who Needs a Savior?” is the title of a chapter in “The Parables of Peanuts” book. The chapter includes a cartoon strip in which Linus and Lucy are
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Incidentally, What Is Happiness?
Once, when our good friend Charlie Brown was going away for a couple of days, Linus says to him, “I guess I won’t be seeing you until Monday, Charlie Brown,
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A Happy Person
President Calvin Coolidge avoided meeting with the press as much as possible. At one of his rare press conferences, Coolidge was asked by a reporter, “Mr President, do you have
Pride, The Utmost Evil
A husband and wife were walking through an arcade on the boardwalk in Atlantic City. The husband dropped a coin in a big scale that not only told his weight,
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Mainly Through People
In a new book called “Letters To My Son,” the author describes the life-enriching rewards of being a good listener. “If you like people first,” he says, “and ask questions
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The Hardest Thing Of All
John and George, both in their seventies, had been friends since their high school days. They held strong opinions and both were on the stubborn side. Consequently, they argued frequently
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