The Bells Are Ringing
Author Anthony DeMello tells the story of a temple built on an island. The temple contained a thousand bells … Bells big and small, fashioned by the finest craftsman in
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Don’t Forget
A few days before Christmas, a five-year-old boy went with his mother to a big shopping mall. Their first stop was the toy department at Macy’s and soon the child
Very Well, Thank You
The Ancient Greeks believed very strongly in life after death. They believed that our spirit is imprisoned in our physical bodies; that when our physical body dies, we are released
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Cross That Wonderful Line!
An old bishop in Washington, D.C., had grown tired of the socials and embassy parties he was expected to attend just about every other day. At one such occasion, he
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What Matters Most
A shopper who had just returned from one of those department store January “White Sales,” had this story to tell: I was standing in a crowded department store elevator, when
Whom Do You Trust?
A young lad on vacation went to Church with his parents one sunny Sunday morning. He listened closely to the sermon which was entitled, “Whom Do You Trust?” After Church,
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No Substitute For You
Just as God needed Peter and Paul, and James and John, so too He needs you. Just as, in times past, He gave each of them a specific, distinct, unique
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Loved! Forgiven! Reconciled!
Will Campbell grew up in the heart of poor, rural Mississippi. He went to Wake Forest University and Yale Divinity School and then became what he had been told he
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The Foolishness Of God
There is a Peanuts cartoon in which little Lucy is telling her brother Linus to get with it, get on the ball, get involved. As Linus stands sucking his thumb
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Be Content With What You Get
A very wealthy man invited his four married daughters to dinner. “I’m getting on in years,” he said to them, “and I’ve lived a full life for which I’m grateful.
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If Not You, Then Who?
Professor Abraham Maslow, one of the most widely-read social scientists of our time, often challenged his students with questions like … Which of you is going to be a great
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Most Precious To God
In the lore of a tribe in West Africa, there is a story called “The Legend of the Sky Maiden.” The story begins when members of the tribe are facing
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Just The Way We Look At Things
A woman was driving along a country road when she noticed an old man sitting on a fence rail watching the cars go by. The driver stopped to ask for
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Everyday A Little Bit
Several years ago, an international poll was taken to discover the name of the person most widely recognized throughout the whole world. The result was surprising to many people. The
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Miracles Of Love
Several years ago a well-known movie-maker assembled a group of New Testament scholars and other experts on the life of Jesus. The film director wanted advice on whether or not
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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