Gathering/scattering
After he had lectured his son for five minutes on the evils of smoking, a concerned father said to his 15-year-old son, “If you ever decide to smoke I want […]
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The Secret
A young bridegroom, standing at the altar next to his bride, listened nervously to the decisive question: “Wilt thou have this woman to be thy wife?” He replied, “I wilt!”
Do We Care?
One of the ancient Greek words for “love is eros, meaning erotic love. “Eros’ is important, one of God’s good gifts. But the Biblical word in Greek is a-ga-pe (agape
Both His Hands
If you belong to Jesus Christ in any way at all, you become His minister. It is not a matter of clergy and laity. It is a matter of all
Try Los Angeles
The Church is the Community which God has called into being for the specific purpose of making Himself known. It is important for us to remember that always. In an
The Gift Of Sight
One of the things about God that should impress us most and bring us the greatest joy is the way in which He gives us signs of His presence, constantly.
Greek To Us
One of the striking things about Jesus’ ministry is that He chose not to make it alone, but at the center of a community. Very early on in His ministry
Leap Of Faith
Albert Einstein once engaged a leading Churchman in earnest conversation about Faith. Said Einstein, “I respect religion, but I believe in mathematics. Probably it is the other way with you.”
You Know Best, Amen
We can learn from the past, but we cannot live in the past. God’s creation is in the process of development. The movement is continuous. The change is constant. Inevitably,
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A Good Word For Jesus
In this, our act of community worship, God has gathered us together to experience the immediacy of His presence. This means drawing closer to God, as a Church-as a People.
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The Ecumenical Age
If, somehow, Mark were to return to earth to recreate this Gospel episode into a Twentieth Century scenario, it probably would read much the same as the original. Jesus would
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To Be Or Not To Be King
Sean Connery and Michael Caine are the stars in an adventure film entitled “The Man Who Would Be King”, based on a story by Rudyard Kipling. Each plays the part
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Mourning Becomes Dancing
Anyone who believes these words seriously is well on the way toward possessing the key to the solution of the problem of life itself. We hunger and thirst for some
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Not For A Million Dollars
The chief personnel officer of a major commercial airline company was describing the difficulty of recruiting and training new employees-especially for jobs requiring the employee to give direct service to
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A Great Tradition
Several years ago, “Time” magazine ran a cover story entitled “Modern Saints.” And there were several impressive things about the persons described in the article. The most obvious, of course,
Body And Soul
A strong, self-reliant ranch owner who did not often express his emotions outwardly, had to rush his wife to the hospital: a ruptured appendix. The ensuing operation was successful, but
Friend Or Foe
Humorist Sam Levenson begins one of his books with the following notice: Debate this Sunday: “There Ain’t No Hell” versus “The Hell There Ain’t.” In today’s Gospel Lesson our attention
Isn’t It Amazing!
Today’s Gospel lesson describes a brief episode in which Jesus was asked to lay His hands on “a deaf man who had a speech impediment.” Jesus put his fingers in
Clearing The Debris
The disciples simply would not allow Jesus to prepare them for His death. They would not accept it. They would not believe that He, whom they had experienced as Lord
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No Dominion
I would like us to go back in time a couple of thousand years. Jesus has come among us. He has opened up for us a new way of life.
