Into Your Heart
Despite his ongoing business success, a man was unhappy with the way his life was going. Consequently, he consulted a pious monk for advice. “I’m never satisfied! I feel empty …
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Come to the Table!
Of all the ways that God feeds us, there is one unique, supremely valuable, and incredibly nourishing way: through His presence in the living Christ. God wants us to understand …
Children’s Sunday Sermons July 2021
Children’s Sunday Sermon July 4, 2021 Good morning boys and girls! We have read in our Bibles many times about the miracles that Jesus performed. Did you know that one …
Prayers For Worship July 2021
PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP July 4, 2021 Greeting This is a day of miracles: a miracle pleases, a miracle delights, a miracle makes us smile or laugh for sheer joy that it came …
The Biggest Fool
An ancient king presented his court jester with a beautiful wand. “I give you this trophy,” said the king, “to symbolize your status as the greatest fool in my kingdom. …
Six Little Words
During the Pandemic, we were all confronted with many challenges, including reimagining the classroom. While some students adapted well, others did not. In that connection, I know there are parents …
What Have We Got?
Comedian, film, and television star Groucho Marx, famous for his quick wit, once said, “I’m not crazy about reality, but it’s still the only place to get a decent meal.” …
The Ultimate Gift
In today’s Gospel Lesson, Jesus returns to Nazareth, His childhood home, for the first time since His public ministry began. His reputation has preceded Him. His fellow villagers have heard …
Children’s Sunday Sermons June 2021
Children’s Sunday Sermon June 6, 2021 Good morning boys and girls! In today’s Lesson we read that on the night before His crucifixion, as He and the disciples were gathered …
Prayers For Worship June 2021
PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP June 6, 2021 Greeting Come and celebrate the miracle of Christ’s body and blood! Renounce sin! Reject negativity! Abolish evil! Do these things in preparation for the miracle! Remember that …
The Certainty of Uncertainty
Our present age lacks a proper sense of reverence for the awesome mystery of life. Humankind, it is said, has lost the capacity to dwell on the wondrous mystery of …
Let Them Go!
A geologist at Harvard once was giving a lecture entitled “The Expanding Universe.” In it, he pointed out that there are galaxies greater than our “Milky Way” speeding outward — …
A University in Rhode Island?
Back in the twenties, Thomas Edison wrote these lines: “We don’t know the millionth part of one percent about anything. We don’t know what water is. We don’t know what …
A Change in Circumstances
More than sixteen centuries ago, St. Augustine wrote: “You are what you eat.” And you don’t need me to tell you that today, that ancient maxim is taken more seriously, …
Prayers For Worship May 2021
Children’s Sunday Sermon May 2, 2021 Good morning girls and boys! Today we read in our Bibles that Jesus said, “You shall bear much fruit and then you can be …
Prayers For Worship May 2021
PRAYERS FOR WORSHIP May 2, 2021 Greeting We gather here in this House of Healing. For all of you who are … paralyzed by grief, crippled by self-doubt, blinded by prejudice, made deaf …
A Thousand Times Better!
Thanks to medical science, technology, and other factors, people are living longer and longer. Regrettably, it is not always the case that extending the number of years results in enhancing …
A Little Bit at a Time
Perhaps some of you remember the story of King Henry and Queen Eleanor of England. They loved each other dearly. As young persons, they enjoyed life together with great passion …
Hot Coffee and Cold Truth
According to the familiar legend of the “Emperor’s Clothes,” three evil men seek to exploit their ruler by offering to create a magnificent robe for him for a very high …
Nothing Could be More Obvious
As a community of faith, one of the most serious charges that can be leveled at us is the claim that “Church People” are turned in on themselves. We Christians …