The Tender Ties
“Rusty” Schweickart was one of three American Astronauts on the Apollo 9 space mission to the moon. After his return, he had this to say about the experience: “When you […]
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Get in Line!
A recent magazine cartoon depicts a man approaching several people standing in a line along a beautiful shoreline as the sun sets over the ocean. One of those assembled looks
Fearlessly Fear Less!
A Harvard geologist once gave a lecture entitled “The Expanding Universe.” In it, he pointed out that there are galaxies greater than our “Milky Way” speeding outward — moving away
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By Any Other Name
If we should call up “down” and down “up,” neither concept would change one bit. The change would be in us. The same is true of our idea of the
The Depth and Breadth of Love
A bishop who was devoted to the Love of God was among the victims of the French Revolution. He was committed to prison and awaited execution. The one tiny window
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From Arepa to Zwieback — The Bread of Life
“Man does not live by bread alone” (Mt. 4:4), but he also does not live long without it. To eat is to acknowledge our dependence on food and each other.
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The Highest Standard
In today’s climatic scene from the Gospel of Matthew, we receive a foretaste of the final glorious coming of the Son of Man. Jesus delivers His “Farewell Speech” to His
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Choosing Sides?
During World War II, Joe Louis, the champion heavyweight boxer, was one of several celebrities scheduled to say a few words at a fund-raising rally for the Navy Relief Society.
Isn’t That Enough?
Each week, the pastor of the Washington, D.C. Church that President Franklin D. Roosevelt attended would receive several calls from people asking if the President would attend services that Sunday.
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The Folks Around You
A young apprentice hoped to produce stained-glass windows as beautiful and inspiring as his teacher. Unable to come close to the master’s genius, the apprentice borrowed his tools to see
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What Good Will It Do?
There is a timeless parable about a man who cries out from the depths of hell, pleading for release. He is asked what good he has done in his life.
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Better than Sliced Bread!
The famous German play, “Faust,” was inspired by a sixteenth-century magician who claimed to be in league with the devil. In one version of the legend, Faust makes a pact
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Open Your Eyes!
A tourist was passing through a picturesque village when he came upon an old resident sitting beside a tree. “Were any great men born in this village?” the tourist asked.
Let Go!
As the story goes, Satan was having a garage sale. There, arranged on tables, was all his bright, shiny merchandise. On one table, there were some tools to make it
Signed, Sealed, Delivered!
A young woman is rushed to the hospital — she arrives unconscious — the traumatic shock has set in, and she is very near death. Emergency Room nurses struggle to
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The Peace and Truce of God
During a scholarly discussion of the existence of God, the famous psychologist Dr. Erich Fromm told his colleagues that instead of debating the question “Is God dead?” they should be
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Runaway Train
A famous psychiatrist says he discovered in his practice that long-term drug addicts have only two options available to them: one is death, and the other is God. He says
Any Good Questions?
In 1899, Isidor Rabi, who would become one of the twentieth century’s most famous physicists, came to the United States and grew up on New York City’s Lower East Side.
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Love is Work
A young mother began her journal entry at the end of a very long day. She writes, I told my husband I got no work done today. I was home
Tell the Children!
In his classic novel, “The Idiot,” the principal character of renowned Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky is “Prince Myshkin,” a man who suffers intense epileptic seizures. Each time he has a
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