Just Passing Through
The Holy men and women of the Far East have always made wisdom the supreme human virtue. The custom of disciplined solitude in the pursuit of wisdom profoundly affected Oriental […]
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Time To Let Our Hair Down
After serving on a jury in a case involving fraud, one of the jurors wrote down an account of the trial as he saw it. It read, in part, The
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Destined For Sainthood?
If Jesus had been born in the twentieth century, His choice of the “shepherd and flock” imagery to describe His relationship with us might seem misplaced. Modern sheep herding methods
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What Is A Frog?
It is said that our present Age — our modern secular Age, so called — lacks a proper sense of reverence for the awesome mystery of life. Modern man, it
I Want To Hold Your Hand
How does the Holy Spirit help us in times of need? The Advocate works like this … A young Armenian girl named Elizabeth Caraman saw Turkish troops arrest her father
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Permission To Cross The Street
Over the arches of the triple doorway of the Cathedral of Milan there are three inscriptions. One is a beautifully carved wreath of roses, and beneath it the words, “All
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Resurrection Presence, Resurrection Presents
Early in his career, Mark Twain took a job as a newspaper reporter. He was instructed by his editor never to state anything as a fact that he could not
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Now Is The Time
It was the start of a holiday weekend, and the service station was crowded. Finally, an attendant hustled up to the local pastor who had been waiting in line for
True Food For True Life
To eat someone’s flesh, to drink someone’s blood … This is the stuff of horror novels and lurid splatter movies. Taken out of context, the words would repulse us as
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The Whole World Comes Together
We have heard it said, “There is no rest for the wicked.” But, with the hustle-bustle and the “getting ahead” and the spirit of fierce competition that have come to
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Only One Thing To Fear
During a severe thunderstorm, a mother was tucking her little girl into bed. As she was about to turn the bedroom light off, the child asked tearfully, “Mommy, will you
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All In The Same Boat
In the movie, “Harold and Maude,” it is Maude, the 80year-old lover of life, who challenges the young Harold to greater sensitivity to the wonder of life around him. In
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Any Questions?
The famous poet and playwright, Archibald MacLeish, once was invited to participate in a special worship service at Harvard University’s Memorial Church. He was to lead the students in “Morning
The Carpenter’s Trademark
A preacher stood before the congregation and received the offerings at the conclusion of the collection. After staring forlornly into the basket, the preacher said to the gathering, “Our latest
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Imagine That!
On a spring day, a week-end gardener showed an out-of-town visitor the packets of seed he had received through the mail. The rainbow colored packages promised huge, juicy, tasty vegetables
On The Side Of The Angels?
The parable in today’s Gospel Lesson is about a farmer who sowed good seed into his field. Under cover of the night, an enemy sowed “darnel (weeds) all among the
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What Are We Looking For?
A certain man went to Church one Sunday. He frowned when the organist missed a note during the opening hymn. He stared menacingly at two adolescents talking to each other
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The Real Miracle
We marvel at the New Testament miracle stories in which Jesus walks on water, changes water into wine, raises a man from the dead, restores sight to the blind, cures
The Hardest Thing Of All
A popular cartoonist has depicted a large seminary campus complete with attractive buildings, beautiful landscaping, and a large pond. At the water’s edge there is a sign which reads: PLEASE
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Tender, Loving Care
A Massachusetts woman tells of the morning she met a male neighbor in the laundry room of their apartment building. “How is your ten-year-old daughter?” the woman asked. “Well,” he
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