A Question Of Intent
Jesus told His disciples that the “Kingdom of God is like a buried treasure” (Mt. 13:44). In the “Sermon on the Mount” Jesus said, “Do not lay up for yourselves […]
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Being Useful To The Master
Verse 24 of the 118th Psalms is one of the most widely quoted Old Testament verses. It teaches us that when we celebrate the enduring love of God, we are
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Christmas Is Coming
In keeping with the Advent theme of high hope and great expectation, the Prophet Isaiah joyfully announces: “The Lord has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly, to
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Free At Last!
In his book called “A Gift of Wings,” Richard Bach describes the process of moving toward our fulfillment as human persons: Remember the challenge of the high board at the
Jesus Christ Is Lord!
From our school-days we remember the traditional “Seven Wonders” of the ancient world: the Pyramids of Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, and so on. The
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To Tell The Truth
Scripture offers not the slightest evidence to support any speculation about Christ’s physical dimensions. We don’t know what Jesus looked like. We don’t know whether He was tall or short,
Today Is God’s Day
A famous psychiatrist once said, “With peace in his soul a man can face the most terrifying experiences. But without peace in his soul, he cannot manage even as simple
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Practice Makes Perfect
Bertrand Russell authored more than forty books on a variety of subjects including philosophy, politics, education, sex and mathematics. He was a member of one of England’s most distinguished families.
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Even In The Darkest Hour
The disciples in today’s Gospel Lesson had been experiencing a terrible spiritual and emotional drain. They had been with Jesus during His entire public ministry. They had heard Him preach
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The Strength To Live
A man who was preparing to take his own life (fortunately, the attempt failed), wrote a suicide note which said, simply, “I don’t have the strength it takes to go
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At One With Reality
Jesus identified Himself to us, in today’s Gospel Lesson, as our only Source of power to achieve wholeness of life. Without Him we are powerless to fulfill our human potential.
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God’s Key
There is a short story in which a self-centered old man dreams that he died and went to hell. In the midst of his anguish, he looks heavenward and cries
A Bunch Of Dummies
Few things are more distasteful than a rotten apple. What might have been a bright red delicious and nutritious piece of fruit has now become an ugly brown, wrinkled piece
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The Time Has Come
The time is early December. A family of four drives to a suburban mall to do some Christmas shopping. They decide to shop separately so that the presents they purchase
We Don’t See Anything Else
In today’s Gospel Lesson, on the eve of His execution, Jesus is engaged in formal prayer to the Fahter. Again and again, the new Testament writers make the point that
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What Can You Lose?
In a parable of life, a man is rowing his boat on a lake. Inscribed on one oar is the word, “Faith.” on the other oar is the word “Works.”
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A Two-way Trust
In Psalm 56, the ancient Psalmist sings a song of trust: This I know, that God is for me. In God, whose Word I praise, In the Lord, whose Word
The Lord Of Life
A king of the Middle Ages gave one of his servants a strange standing order. Every morning this servant was to march into the king’s chamber, and no matter what
Somebody Knows And Somebody Cares
Jesus never minced words. Jesus never spoke into the air. He spoke to real people — men and women with real feelings, real ambitions, real hopes and dreams, real joys
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A Listening Heart
It is popular, of course, to strike out at secular humanism and atheistic communism. Among other things, these “isms” reflect the heresy of rejecting Christ. But it is less popular,
