Follow The Fellow
A great artist once painted a picture in which a solitary figure is seen rowing a small boat across the dark waters of a lonely lake. A high wind is […]
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Don’t Look Back
Technically, the first day of January is just another day on which the sun rises and sets, the natural cycles run their courses, and we wake up, eat, work and
All In The Family
The Christmas Season is a special time for being with family. And, ideally, it is a special time for evaluating the life of the family; a special time for mothers
The Real Work Of Christmas
Behold! Unto us a child is born . . . “and His Name shall be called Emmanuel which means, God is with us.” Good morning, and welcome on this glorious
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Infinitely More
That much beloved Christmas classic, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” has been making the rounds these past few weeks. Just like Christmas itself, it used to come but once a
Our Light Bulb Moment
A woman whose husband died six months before Christmas, sat down to write out a Christmas card to a close friend. This is what she wrote: “Some have tried to
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On The Wings Of Change
In his famous novel, “The Death of Ivan Ilyich,” Leo Tolstoy has given us a classic example of repentance. Ivan is dying a horrible death. The pain is unceasing throughout
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Let Every Heart Prepare
A well-known political leader was at home reading the newspaper one evening when he turned to his wife and said, “Honey, do you know how many truly great men there
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He Reigns, It Pours
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.
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Hear The Bells!
A medical doctor tells this moving story of a wonderful Christian mother and her five-year-old son who was in the hospital dying of a painful cancer: One morning, before the
Rich In Love
We’ve all seen the latest and greatest “get rich quick schemes” circulating the Internet, or making the rounds of the late-night infomercials. With the possible exception of some sermons (not
Only One Way
With the recent passing of baseball great Yogi Berra, we were once again reminded of his singular way of speaking. A master of the obvious and not-so obvious, for decades,
Life, Translated
There is beautiful Danish word that was the subject of a recent article in Time Magazine entitled, “How To Parent Like a Dane.” As the headline suggests, the writer describes
Children’s Sunday Sermons October 2015
Children’s Sunday Sermon October 4, 2015 Good morning boys and girls! Let’s put on our thinking caps and imagine what it would be like if everyone in this room had
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Hate Won’t Win
On June 17th, nine of Charleston, South Carolina’s most prominent educators and religious leaders were killed inside Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church — including four members of the clergy.
Every Day Is Judgment Day
Unless you’ve been stranded on a desert island somewhere, you’ve no doubt had your fill of political polls these past few months. Updated with a staggering frequency, today’s polls provide
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The Good Life
In his best-selling book, “Emotional Intelligence,” author Daniel Goleman asserts that “since the beginning of the last century, each generation has lived with an increasing risk of suffering a major
Miles Of Smiles
The late great humorist, Erma Bombeck, told the story of what happened to her in Church one Sunday. She said, “I was focused on a small child who was turning
Children’s Sunday Sermons September 2015
Children’s Sunday Sermon September 6, 2015 Good morning boys and girls. Have you heard the joke about the elderly man who went to the doctor for a complete physical? After
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He’s For Us!
“It’s not mathematically probable that couples should die together,” wrote a Tampa Bay Times columnist, “but when it does happen, there’s something beautiful about it.” Recalling one such couple that
