Let Them Go!
A geologist at Harvard once was giving a lecture entitled “The Expanding Universe.” In it, he pointed out that there are galaxies greater than our “Milky Way” speeding outward — […]
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A University in Rhode Island?
Back in the twenties, Thomas Edison wrote these lines: “We don’t know the millionth part of one percent about anything. We don’t know what water is. We don’t know what
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A Change in Circumstances
More than sixteen centuries ago, St. Augustine wrote: “You are what you eat.” And you don’t need me to tell you that today, that ancient maxim is taken more seriously,
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A Thousand Times Better!
Thanks to medical science, technology, and other factors, people are living longer and longer. Regrettably, it is not always the case that extending the number of years results in enhancing
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A Little Bit at a Time
Perhaps some of you remember the story of King Henry and Queen Eleanor of England. They loved each other dearly. As young persons, they enjoyed life together with great passion
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Hot Coffee and Cold Truth
According to the familiar legend of the “Emperor’s Clothes,” three evil men seek to exploit their ruler by offering to create a magnificent robe for him for a very high
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Nothing Could be More Obvious
As a community of faith, one of the most serious charges that can be leveled at us is the claim that “Church People” are turned in on themselves. We Christians
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Just Do It!
Theologian Bernard Haring tells the moving story of his visit to a little Church in Bavaria where he had been invited to preach. He says that as he went into
A Baa’d Hair Day
Talk about a bad hair day (or should I say baa’d hair day). A sheep in Melbourne Australia recently received a much-needed shearing after rescuers found the abandoned animal with
Creating Ripples
A London newspaper once reported the fascinating story of a middle-aged man who regained his sight after being blind since infancy. The man, of course, had not remembered the visual
How do You Spell, Spellcheck?
Spellcheck is a funny thing — sometimes. We’ve all experienced the frustration of quickly composing a text, only to have spellcheck swoop in to embarrass us. Ironically there is no
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Orchidaceous!
Orchidaceous! I can think of no better opportunity to call forth one of my favorite words than today, Easter Sunday. Even when you are hearing it for the first time,
Children’s Sunday Sermons March 2021
Children’s Sunday Sermon March 7, 2021 Good morning girls and boys. Right now, I want each one of you to think about something that you have at home that is
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Anything for Us!
The world-famous author/psychiatrist, Dr. Paul Tournier, once called loneliness “the most devastating malady of the age.” Another eminent physician has said of loneliness, “There is no human condition so acute-or
Stake Your Claim
In the early 1990s, an ad for a digital clock called “Timisis” was touted as a “perfect gift idea.” This is a digital clock that does more than merely tell
Don’t Hit the Snooze Button
A man set out to purchase a state-of-the-art sound system to complete his backyard renovation project. But what kind of equipment should he buy? He begins to inquire, and he
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Taking Sides?
A husband and wife, together with their teenage son, were invited to a neighbor’s wedding. For the boy, it was the first time attending such an affair. As the family
What Are We Waiting For?
Have you ever stopped to think about how much time we spend waiting? In our daily lives, we wait at the bus stop or wait at the traffic light. We
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It’s Serious Business
Several years ago in a TV documentary on Apartheid, a very interesting custom of the Babemba tribe in South Africa was featured. Within that community, antisocial or criminal behavior is
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Only the Lowly
In Biblical times, the word “leprosy” designated several kinds of mangy, scaly skin diseases, not the condition of leprosy we know today as “Hansen’s Disease.” It is extremely doubtful that
