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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The More He Gave, The More He Had
A man went to see the pastor of a downtown Church and told him a distressing story of poverty and misery in the neighborhood. “Not far from this Church,” the
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Being Well Or Doing Well?
Rumor had it that a great prophet had risen up among a people who lived in a place far-removed from the civilized world. An American TV News team was sent
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Take A Step
A woman of advanced age began to have hearing problems. Reluctantly she gave in to suggestions from family members that she consult an ear specialist. After the doctor had made
The Way We Are
In the summer of 1845, Henry David Thoreau built a small cabin on Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. There he stayed for two years and three months. “I went to
How To Feel Really Good
A Theology professor in a midwestern seminary tells of a casual conversation he once had with an old friend: A good friend of mine sat in my office, thinking out
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No Hiding Place
Jesus came down hard on hypocrisy. And when He did, the condemnation was always against His own people — the good, Church-going, law-abiding people. He condemned them for “show-boating” when
A God We Can Love
Today’s Gospel Lesson contains a phrase we should never go beyond until we’re sure we understand its implication: “You shall love the Lord your God.” A Little essay on God,
