The Goblin Of Death
Old Patrick O’Brien lay in his bed, dying. In fact, he had been dying for several weeks. And, during that time, Father Murphy, his parish priest, had visited him almost […]
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What You Have To Do
She was a nobody. You would not recognize her name. You have never met her before. She lived in a faraway place in Africa. She died today — distantly, isolatedly,
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Forgiveness! Forgiveness! Forgiveness!
A Navy ordinance officer who is able to explain in great detail what makes guided missiles tick, had just finished a lecture on the subject. A woman from the audience
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Put It To Music
In the city that was once Constantinople, a visitor to the Mosque of Saint Sophia stands quietly for a time marveling at the breathtaking architecture. The mosque was once a
Anything Is Liable To Happen!
In an episode from the old Jack Benny radio comedy series, Jack and Rochester are driving down the street in Jack’s old “Maxwell” automobile. Suddenly, Jack shouts, “Rochester, I thought
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Heartburn!
A little boy went into the neighborhood grocery store and asked for a box of Tide. The grocer patted him on the head and said jokingly, “My, such a good
To Live The Way We Pray
The New York Times recently published an article by Peter Ivan Hoffman, a senior vice-president for a large communications firm based in New York City. The article was entitled “Voices
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Are You All Right?
Worry never climbed a hill. Worry never paid a bill. Worry never dried a tear. Worry never calmed a fear. A pastor in Texas has written about a troubling situation
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Enough To Make Your Knees Tremble
There is an old aphorism which says: “Some people go to Church to see who didn’t.” There is another that goes something like this: “Attend your Church,” the pastor cries;
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Safe!
A young American serviceman, on returning from Vietnam, was asked by some of his friends how the war experience had affected his life. He said, “The thought that the end
Interview God And Rush Pictures
Dr. Wilfred Funk, the famous author of many dictionaries, was once asked to list the ten most expressive words in the English language. He replied as follows: The most bitter
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Have A Good Life!
Members of a Bible study group were discussing the Mystery of the Blessed Trinity. One man complained: “I don’t have any trouble seeing God in the image of a merciful,
Straight To Your Heart
There is a “Peanuts” cartoon in which Charlie Brown says to Linus: “For as long as I’ve lived, whenever I put on my shoes, I’ve always put the left one
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Precious Moments
In our production-oriented society, being busy, having an occupation, has become one of the main ways of identifying ourselves. Without an occupation, not only is our economic security endangered, our
Come Out Of The Wilderness
Do you remember the story of Pinocchio? Whenever he told a lie his nose got longer. But Balzac wrote a better story. It is about a man who, every time
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He Meant What He Said
During his 30-year ministry, a certain pastor became known far and wide as an effective preacher: a spellbinder. Each week he would finish writing his Sunday sermon on Wednesday, and
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Throw Your Head Back
A little girl is trying hard to grow up fast and be a young lady. What do we say to her? We say, “Slow down, little girl. You are at
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Knocking At Your Door?
The late Clarence W. Cranford often told the story of a wife’s correspondence with her husband who was serving time in prison for armed robbery. “When is the best time
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When We Care Enough
Jesus spoke the “Parable of the Mustard Seed” from a boat anchored off the shore of the Sea of Galilee. In that area, the mustard plant grows eight to ten
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The Ultimate Perspective
A man ran furiously along the dock to the ferry boat slip. He made a tremendous jump over twelve feet of water and landed with a painful crash on the
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