The Bus is Waiting
The brilliant writer, C.S. Lewis, wrote a thought-provoking book called, ìThe Great Divorceî … It is not about divorce that occurs between husband and wife. Rather, it is about the […]
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Hear the Word!
ìHeaven and earth will pass away, but My Words will not pass awayî (Mark 13:31). On one of San Franciscoís streets there is a store-front funeral parlor with some beige-colored
The More he Gave the More he Had
One Sunday morning the pastor of a large suburban parish made the following announcement from the pulpit … My dear brothers and sisters, I know you are well aware that
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It Ainít Easy Honey!
The ancient Greek Philosopher, Plato, talked a great deal about establishing our lifeís priorities … In one of his writings he asks us to imagine life as a big triangle.
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Children’s Sunday Sermons September/October,
Childrens Sunday Sermon September 3, 2006 Good morning boys and girls! Today Id like to talk about the word, Habit. And I can think of a real example of how
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ALL HAVE VALUE!
A young lad arrived home from school much later than usual. His anxious mother asked him where he had been. The boy replied, “On my way home I saw a
SELF-SERVING COMPETITION
We have heard the expression, “Free as a bird.” A bird has a wonderful freedom of movement that is impossible for all the other earth-bound beings, including ourselves. It sometimes
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WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH!
In the Book of Revelation — the final book in the New Testament — we read, “Then I saw a new Heaven and a new Earth and the main street
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PASS IT ON!
The parents of a five-year-old son had just purchased a child’s world globe for the boy … That evening, in the child’s bedroom, the father used the globe to take
THAT’S OUR COMMITMENT!
In today’s Gospel Lesson, Jesus says to His disciples … “If anyone gives you a cup of water to drink just because you belong to Christ, then I tell you
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WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE?
“If anyone wants to be first, he must make himself last of all and servant of all” (Mk. 9:35). The mother of a five-year-old daughter had just finished reading a
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SPIRITUAL SHAKEUP
With the American college football season well under way, we are reminded of a dilemma that arose on a college campus on the eve of the team’s biggest game of
BE PREPARED
It was high-noon in Midtown Manhattan … The street was blazing with activity — crowds of people scurrying to lunch, auto horns honking, taxi brakes screeching, a siren wailing. Two
THE WAY THAT YOU DO IT!
In terms of bettering our understanding of what God is doing in the home and in the city and in the church and in the world, we are in need
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We Have No Choice
Some people don’t want to get old. Some people don’t want to die. You’ve got to do one or the other. Some people want to worship the one true God.
Children’s Sunday Sermons July/August 2006
Childrenís Sunday Sermon July 2, 2006 Good morning boys and girls! Today we read in our Bibles about Jesus curing a woman who has been sick for a long time.
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EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY
In the Board Room of a highly profitable business, the question of employee bonuses for lengthy meritorious and loyal service was debated … When the matter came to a vote,
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WE ACCEPT!
A little girl came home from school with her report card … It contained a grade of “F” in spelling. When her mother asked for an explanation of the failing
ON THE MANTLE
You’re in the yard on a beautiful sunlit day pulling dandelions, and suddenly you drop to your knees and see the beauty of the yellow and the intricacy of the
ALWAYS LEFTOVERS
A British newspaper columnist once expressed his displeasure with the attitudes of two drama critics as follows … “If this pair had been present at the miracle of the loaves
