We can see in the life of Jesus that He always positioned Himself in God’s presence. For Jesus, God was everywhere — calling, inviting, listening, blessing, forgiving, commanding, beckoning, speaking. […]
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According to the legend of the “Emperor’s Clothes,” three unscrupulous men seek to exploit the Emperor by offering to create a magnificent robe for him for a very high price.
Those who have been to the Holy Land often come back to report a surprise: it is so very small. Especially Jerusalem. No matter how many Bible atlases one has
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Members of a parish “Senior citizen” group staged a panel discussion on the subject of “longevity.” The panel included several of the group’s oldest members. During the event, one panelist,
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A certain obstetrician delivered babies with great professional skill as well as with a flourish all his own. When the babies first appeared, he began talking to them. From the
The year was 1905. Albert Einstein astounded the scientific community with a Formula For the Ages — e = mc2 (energy equals mass times the speed of light squared). The
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The story is told that at the end of the American Revolutionary War, the newly-formed nation came close to disaster. The government, which was short on funds, owed back pay
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The following ad appeared in the “classified” section of a weekly newspaper: For sale. Complete Encyclopedia set. Twenty-six volumes in mint condition. Never used. My husband already knows it all.
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A youngster asked his mother to take him to see a certain movie. “I don’t think you’ll enjoy it,” Mom replied. “The jokes will be over your head.” To which
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A Jewish family moved into a new neighborhood. The parents felt that their young son would benefit from some extra discipline. Consequently they went to enroll him in a nearby
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A woman was telling some friends about a very thorough “First Aid” course she had taken. “You have no idea how useful all that information has been already,” she said.
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It was three a.m. and Claudia and Tom’s two-week-old child lay in his crib crying. Claudia had just fed him but now he needed to have his diaper changed. Claudia
A mother was talking to her two children, Harold and Lisa, about the importance of forgiveness. Turning to her daughter, she posed a question. “Lisa, can you give me a
A certain man had fallen into the habit of being less than attentive to his wife. Coming home from work, he would head straight for the refrigerator, grab something to
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On a crowded elevator in New York City, two women passengers were overheard discussing the elevator’s slow progress … First Woman: “Why is this elevator stopping on every floor?” Second
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A man who was extremely unhappy about the way his life was going, heard about an amazing herb that could heal his broken spirit. He was informed that the herb
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On the side of a big hotel in Orlando, Florida, there is a cutout of a large duck symbolizing what came to be known as “The March of the Ducks.”
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A college student was standing outside his dormitory building smoking a cigarette. Another student came by and said, “Do you have the same problem I have? Your roommate won’t let
There is a “Peanuts” comic strip in which Linus very candidly admits to his good pal Charlie Brown, “I don’t like to face problems head on. I think the best
The Lord Jesus, the Apostles, the New Testament writers and the Early Christians all made use of jolting paradoxes in their teaching… In the Kingdom of God, the last are
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