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 […]
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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
Inspiration And Perspiration
One of the popular “inspirational” authors of our time 1 maintains that two “spirations” are essential “for every worth-while achievement of any kind.” In his words … If either is
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Something Is Going On Here!
An aging bishop had grown tired of the numerous socials and receptions he was expected to attend. On one such occasion, he entered the reception room wearily and immediately slumped
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I Don’t Work Like That!
A wise philosopher once said, “There is one simple question you and I must answer for ourselves before we’ll be able to stop cheating ourselves. The question is, ‘Are the
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How Happy You Will Be!
In today’s Gospel Lesson, Jesus tells us that the necessary precondition for our wholeness of life — genuine happiness — is to trust everything to God, that is, our very
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Get Busy!
The time is coming, I am convinced of it, when the world will pay the same beautiful tribute to present-day Christians as it did to the first Christians: “They are
Walk In The Other’s Moccasins
A week after his mother’s funeral, a man went to see his pastor … The man was in the clutches of overwhelming guilt and remorse. He confessed that his relationship
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To Be A Saint
To celebrate their newly acquired freedom almost ten years ago, thousands of Czech citizens gathered in Wenceslaus Square in the City of Prague. They sang a song made popular in
