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 […]
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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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Why Me?
Massachusetts Congressman “Tip” O’Neil, Speaker of the House, tells a wonderful story about a man named “Honest Jake Bloom” of Boston. Honest Jake became well-known in the Boston area because
Don’t Slice It Thin
After telling her class of six-year-olds the story of Jesus miraculously feeding thousands of people, the teacher asked the children to draw a picture of the event. One little girl
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The Saving Hand
Today’s Gospel Lesson comes to us in the story of Jesus walking on water. Jesus has just performed the miracle of feeding thousands of people with five loaves of bread
Out Of Order?
In today’s Gospel Lesson, a Canaanite woman pleads with Jesus for help. “O Lord, Son of David,” she cries out,”have mercy on me; my daughter is severely possessed by a
Where Does God Fit In?
A woman who had ordered a “take-out” lunch was pleased by the promptness and courtesy shown by the restaurant’s delivery boy. “What’s your name?” the woman asked the boy. “The
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Whose Side Are We On?
A young man finished college with a degree in psychology. Shortly after his graduation, the new psychologist was asked to deliver a speech to a group of senior citizens. For
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How Do We Spell God?
A New York City pastor tells of the time when his parish was presented with a large supply of kneeling cushions. The donor suggested that a special ceremony be arranged
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It’s Never Often Enough
A preacher from the Southwest tells the story of a man he describes as the “undisputed chief of the village bums in our home town.” They called him “Governor Campbell”:
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The ‘Troubled-Mind-and-Heart’ Disease
On my head, Lord, pour the sweet waters of serenity! Give me the gift of the untroubled mind! An old mountaineer was undergoing a physical examination. “Have you been sleeping
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Are We Tootling Our Horns?
Hilda, a woman who had lived all of her life in the hill country, made her first trip to a big city at age seventy. When she arrived and got
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Glory, Glory Honolulu
When Edmund Hillary stood on top of Mount Everest, he stood higher than any person in the world. Even so, he was still hundreds of thousands of miles away from
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Bridge Of Life
A little boy was trying to explain to a little girl the difference between a mother and a father. He thought about it for a while, then he said, “Daddies
Wow!
A proud grand-uncle recalls, in glowing terms, the first word spoken by his grand-niece, at age fifteen months: She did not go with the traditional “Momma” or “Dadda.” Instead my
