Precious Lord
“Precious Lord,” perhaps the world’s most popular Gospel song, established its composer, Tom Dorsey, as the architect of Gospel Music. “Precious Lord’s” appeal crosses denominational lines and has been translated […]
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Your Undivided Attention
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
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Stand On Your Head
There is a wonderful parable in which a certain man dies and arrives at the Pearly Gates where he is met by Saint Peter. “As ‘Keeper of the Gates,’ it
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A Moment With Him
A man decided that it was time for him to become a regular Church-goer. He hoped to find the kind of congregation that could relieve the loneliness he was feeling.
What Does It Mean To Be Good?
A certain bachelor told his mother that he finally had met the girl of his dreams. He desperately wanted to impress her, so he asked his mother for advice on
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What Are We Looking For?
A California religious newspaper (The “Son” Sentinel), published an article which contrasted the living habits of two kinds of birds that fly over the California desert: the vulture and the
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Don’t Drown Him Out!
“What this country needs” someone said recently, “is an almanac with all-blank pages for those who know everything.” The same might have been said two thousand years ago in Jesus’
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The Road To Somewhere
A pious woman had a dream one night in which one of the town’s best-known scoundrels died and was on his way to heaven. But, because of many misdeeds, the
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Where Are You Coming From?
What is the difference between “romance” and “authentic love”? According to the popular inspirational writer, Marjorie Holmes, the difference amounts to “turning ‘sweet nothings’ into ‘sweet somethings.’” For example: ROMANCE
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Try Eating Artichokes?
The early Church leader, St. Augustine, once was confronted by a man who showed him his pagan idol and said, “Here is my god; where is yours?” Augustine replied, “I
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It Ain’t Easy, Honey!
A few years ago, one of America’s biggest department stores tried marketing a doll in the form of the Baby Jesus. The advertisements described it as being “washable, cuddly and
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Family Values
An American Scripture scholar who had spent two years teaching in a West African Bible College was extremely impressed with his students’ ability to ask penetrating questions about minute details
Empty Your Cup!
A little boy named Torre was looking through a box of his things that his grandmother had saved. He came upon a little blue plastic wristband. “What’s this?” he asked.
We Cannot Be Neutral
In today’s Gospel Lesson, Jesus says to His disciples “Anyone who is not against us is for us” (Mark 9:40). A pastor was asked about his Church membership. “We have
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The Dancer
Backward, turn backward, O Time in your flight, Make me a child again just for tonight. These two well-known lines from the poem “Rock Me To Sleep,”1 seem very much
Formula For Happiness
In the Board Room of a highly profitable business, the question of employee bonuses for lengthy and meritorious service was debated. When the matter came to a vote, the majority
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Somebody’s Not Doing His Job
Columnist Erma Bombeck asked women for suggestions on how to terminate wars. Among the ideas that she received… Put the Post Office in charge of the war. It might not
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Nobody Is ‘nobody’
A woman rode down a hotel elevator on a day when the Press crowded the lobby, waiting for Elizabeth Taylor to come out of her suite. The elevator stopped, the
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As Near As Here
The story is told of the Old Testament period in which the Israelites were suffering in Egyptian bondage… God traveled around the earth in search of people who would be
Is Your Heart In It?
A life insurance salesman visited a woman who had been recently widowed. For thirty five years her late husband had sacrificed much in order to maintain a substantial life insurance
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