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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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
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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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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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
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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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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The Los Angeles Times Syndicate published a story of a commercial airline flight cancellation which resulted in a long line of travelers trying to get booked on another flight. One
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Several years ago, a funny thing happened in New York City: five new pizza parlors with five different owners opened up in the same block. It soon became clear that
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It was reported in “Sports Illustrated” magazine that athletes who intended to participate in the National AAU track and field championships were required to fill out a questionnaire. Among the
In the Book of Ephesians it is said of God: How infinitely great is the power He has exercised … when He used it to raise Christ up from the
A husband and wife, in their late eighties, both were becoming extremely forgetful. He would forget where he put his eyeglasses. Then as he went from room-to-room searching for them,
A man had found a magic lantern and, for years, every time he rubbed it a “Genie” would appear to grant his wish. The man was a real worry-bird and,
A young man went through college dreaming of the day he would be offered an executive position in his father’s huge industrial plant. On graduation day, the father took him
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A lover of exotic birds finally gave in to her hidden desire for a parrot that could really talk. After months of searching, she found the parrot of her dreams.
Today’s Gospel Lesson is the familiar story of the king who prepared a big wedding banquet for his son, but when the time arrived to begin the feast, not one
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A wedding ceremony was about to begin. Members of the bridal procession anxiously awaited for the organ music to accompany them down the aisle. But there was only silence. One
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At the “Special Olympics” held in Seattle a few years ago, nine contestants (all disabled in some way) lined up for the start of the hundred-yard-dash. When the starter’s gun
In an old comedy routine, a famous film actor receives a telephone call from an advertising agency executive who says, “We want you to pose for a Gilby’s Gin billboard.”
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There is an old circus story in which a lion-tamer finds himself face-to-face with one of his lions suddenly gone wild. “I’m going to have you for lunch,” the lion
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