Prince Of Peace
You may not fancy yourself as a Scripture scholar, but you probably know the Old Testament word for “peace”: the beautiful Hebrew word, “shalom”. In the Bible the word means […]
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Saints And Saviors
One of the most exciting things about the Bible is that the Biblical writers tell us over-and-over again this amazing fact: the Great God Almighty Himself, He who created us
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Run To Daylight
The late Vince Lombardi — the great football coach — was a devout Churchman and a dedicated family man. He also was a man of honesty and integrity who pursued
In God’s Image
A prominent Jewish Rabbi was asked which books of the Old Testament are the most important to the Jewish Community. Surprisingly, he began to talk about the Book of Leviticus.
King Of The Universe
Each week, the pastor of the Washington, D.C. Church which President Franklin D. Roosevelt attended received several telephone calls from persons who asked if the President was expected to attend
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The Bird Is In Your Hands
A young clergyman was anxious to improve the quality of his preaching. He bought a cassette tape-recorder and the following Sunday recorded the entire worship service. That night he sat
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Visit To A Small Planet
The wife of a Junior High principal was talking about the struggle she had one year with the modern dress-code or, more accurately, the lack of a dress-code for the
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I Cover For You
There is a Gospel Story in which Nicodemus, one of the leading citizens of his community, wanted to talk to Jesus. He came to Him by night because he was
Anxious Worry
In George R. Hausman’s “The Parable of the Apple Tree,” the author describes how, one winter, he spent his daily breakfast-time contemplating the wonder of an apple tree in his
The Gracious Circle
In Jesus’ list of “Beatitudes”, the one on “mercy” follows the one on “righteousness” or “justice”. This would not go unnoticed by those who were listening to Jesus teach. In
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Let Freedom Ring
If ever a person had reason to be bitter and unforgiving, it was Jesus during the last week of His life. Clearly, His intense agony in the Garden of Gethsemene
Mission Impossible
In today’s Gospel Lesson, Mark tells us that “Jesus summoned the Twelve and began sending them out two by two” (Mk.6:7). It is very early in Jesus’ public ministry but
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The Choice Is Ours
A retired couple, living in Florida, were sitting on their front porch one evening. The wife was just watching the people go by. The husband was reading a book on
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Christ, Our Bread
The Gospel story you have just heard must have been very important in the life of the early Christians. It is interesting to note that except for the crucifixion of
Never Satisfied
Once there was a lonely man who wanted a pet — one that would not require a great deal of care. He merely wanted something to come home to in
A Fleeting Whisp Of Glory
Four hundred years before the birth, the life, the death, the Resurrection of Jesus, a man named Euripides wrote a play about Medea. Medea was a proud woman, a loving
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Praise The Lord
Today’s Gospel Lesson begins by telling us that Mary “set out, proceeding in haste, into the hill country to a town in Judah, where she entered Zechariah’s house and greeted
A Practical Vision
The fifth chapter of Luke’s Gospel begins with the story of Jesus calling His first disciples. The scene is the Lake of Gennesaret where Jesus encounters some fisherman on the
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When You Pray
A young man who comes from a conservative Christian tradition, tells the story of the time when he was training to be a paratrooper. He was being prepared for his
When You Haven’t The Strength
Author Chaim Potok has written a novel entitled “My Name Is Asher Lev.” It is the story of a twelve-year-old Jewish boy who wants to become an artist. The boy
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