It’s Self-inspection Time!
There’s an amusing story of a farmer who owned a very beautiful horse of which he was very proud. One day he rode him into town and carefully tied the […]
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Awestruck, Astounded and Amazed!
A group of botanists were searching in the Alps for rare flowers. A very fine specimen was spotted on a small ledge of rock that could only be reached with
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Healing Hand
Down through the Ages, in an attempt to make sense of a troubled world, man created myth. And one of those familiar myths is the story in Greek mythology of
Think It Over
There’s the amusing story about a convicted criminal — a rough-looking character nicknamed “Brutus,” who was about to be paroled after serving a lengthy sentence. Before walking through the prison
The One Big Question
A biologist was conducting an experiment with caterpillars. He took a flower pot containing a plant. Around the rim of the pot he placed the caterpillars, one behind the other,
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No Greater Answer
A number of years ago The editors of “Life Magazine” compiled an inspiring collection of essays in answer to their question, “What is the meaning of life?” From more than
Follow The Leader
There is the amusing little story about two men, on a sunny Sunday morning, out on a lake, fishing. The fish just aren’t biting. Finally, one of the fishermen, a
A Divine Reputation
A mother who was congratulating her son on his 13th birthday asked him how it felt to be a teenager. “It’s all right, I guess,” he answered, “except for the
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What’s In It For God?
There is an amusing story of a woman who one day decided to read the New Testament and investigate the claims of Christianity. She paid particular attention to The Beatitudes,
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Morning After
Author Donald Miller writes, “In any good story, the character wants something. The Tin Man wants a heart, Harry wants Sally, Frodo wants to destroy the ring and so on.
He Grasps!
When he was a young man, Joshua Liebman made a list of the things he would like to have. The list was long and included such things as health, love,
The Right Word
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
Mere Fragments
Light — ordinary light — is a form of energy, a source of power which stimulates the nerve-endings of our eyes. Christ, our Light, is the power of God Himself
Give and Believe!
Two senior citizens in an old folks home were engaged in a controversy over a political issue. However, it appeared that one of them was doing all the talking, while
Headed in the Right Direction
The pastor of a large urban parish did a TV series called “The Kingdom of God.” Each week on the morning after the show aired he would visit sick parishioners
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Children’s Sunday Sermons November 2009
Children’s Sunday Sermon November 1, 2009 Good morning boys and girls. Do any of you have a fish tank at home? That’s great. Fish can be really fun to watch
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God Is Able!
The late Muriel Lester was an amazing woman. As a teen-ager she quit the busy round of social life in London and rented a humble room because she wanted to
Echoes or Truth?
In today’s Gospel Lesson, Jesus stands before Pilate who says to Him, “So you are a King then?” Jesus answers, “It is you who say it. Yes I am a
Purse or Spirit?
In a recent letter to a friend, a man wrote about what he considers society’s ever-growing “money sickness.” We are brainwashed by our economic system until we end up in
God Never Grows Tired Of Us
The 2006 documentary “God Grew Tired of Us,” chronicles the lives of three of the “Lost Boys of the Sudan,” orphaned as a result of the Sudanese civil war. With
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