Something Beautiful For God
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 […]
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Purse Or Spirit?
There’s an amusing little story about a formerly wealthy man who was down on his luck. One day, the pastor of his church spotted him sitting on a park bench,
Pause A While
Based on the fictional characters in A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh series, a book called “The Tao of Pooh” employs a number of the Pooh stories to reveal a deeper meaning.
Yes Or No?
Psychiatrist Gerald Jampolsky is known worldwide for his commitment to providing aid and comfort, on both the physical and spiritual levels, to children who are terminally ill with cancer. In
Tiny Ripples of Hope
Almost five decades ago, a hopeful young lawyer wrote: “Some believe there is nothing one man (or woman) can do against the enormous array of the world’s ills. Yet many
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Circular Thinking
In a New York Times Science article, a respected psychologist explained in some depth (I won’t bore you with the details) what he believes to be the reason why so
Priority Number One!
In recent years, various forms of meditation have been accepted as beneficial, therapeutic approaches for dealing with stress, anxiety, sleep disorders and other common problems. Most of us instinctively know
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The Mysterious Thread
In the words of one of the worlds’s greatest psychologists of the 20th century, “Whoever insists on safety and security as primary conditions of life cannot have faith.”-1 Time and
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That’s What I’m Talking About!
In the early days of World War II, King George of England delivered a radio address to the world in which he recited these few lines of poetry: “And I
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The Reds And The Golds
In today’s Gospel Lesson, a young man has died and is being carried out of the city by a large procession of mourners to the place of burial. At the
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Our Divine Namesake
Through the ages, the baking and breaking of bread has been one of the most important activities known to humankind. Nobody knows when bread was first eaten, but archaeologists have
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Love Is The Answer!
Some years ago, a kind of poll was conducted in which parents were asked, “If you had it to do all over again, would you have children?” Incredibly, seventy per
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Just Say, “Yes!”
Have you ever noticed how often you say “No”? Not just to things that you should say no to, but to fresh ideas, new possibilities and the chance to make
Look Up!
The enormously popular film of the 1980s, E.T. is the story of an ugly, beautiful creature who is left behind when his spaceship touches down on planet earth. He is
Over The Brink
A former agnostic recalls the following conversation he once had with a prominent University chaplain: “If God exists, somebody in all the centuries would have seen Him.” “Many people have.”
The Divine Peace Index
Today’s Gospel Lesson is an excerpt from what has been called Jesus’ “Farewell Discourse.” Jesus is preparing His disciples for His Passion and Death which lies just ahead. “Peace I
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The Case For Levity!
It has been said that just as a great painting should make us think of the artist who painted it, and just as a great piece of sculpture should make
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Listen Slowly!
In a high school literature class, the teacher called on a day-dreaming student to read aloud a paragraph from an essay. When the reader had finished, the teacher asked him
Vast And In Motion
Dr. Deepak Chopra has written a best-selling book on longevity called Ageless Body, Timeless Mind. In order to stay alive, Dr. Chopra says early in the book, “your body must
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Utterly Right!
Most reasonably sized libraries have a shelf of “futuristic” books from the 1950s with titles such as “Into the Atomic Age” and “The World of Tomorrow.” If you leaf through
