Sing A New Hallelujah!
A children’s Easter play was in the stage of preparation. The director was supervising the casting in order to be sure that each child would feel comfortable in her or […]
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Peace For The Pain
In today’s Gospel Lesson, the Passion Story according to John, before Pilate hands Jesus over to His executioners, he says to Him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answers, “It
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Lord, Teach Us!
In a Sunday school class, the teacher was working with her young students on the subject of the Crucifixion. As they were going through the Event, the teacher asked, “Do
Judge Not!
In today’s Gospel Lesson, a group of scribes and Pharisees are determined to mete out the strongest possible punishment under the law — death by stoning — to a woman
That’s It!
Do you remember the story of Pinocchio? Whenever he told a lie, his nose got longer. But one novelist-1 wrote an even better story. It’s about a man who, every
Lost And Found!
There is the amusing story of a man who had an inordinate liking for the color yellow. Everything around him had to be yellow: the outside of his house was
You’re Not The Same!
A woman of means claimed to have two bad habits. One was always being late, and the other an inordinate fondness of shopping… One Sunday morning after Church, the woman
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Listen For The Whisper
In the Manchester Art Gallery in England there is a painting by Spencer Stanhope entitled, simply, “Eve.” In it the serpent is whispering ideas into Eve’s ear. You can tell
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What A Catch!
There is a little story (it’s only a story) in which Jesus decides that He is ready to choose His twelve Apostles. He rules out ordinary methods of advertising as
Sophomores, Take Heart!
In a weekly newspaper column, the editor invited seventy-five fourth and fifth graders to submit the words they most like to hear from their mother. Here are the five big
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Yesterdays and Tomorrows
A man who conducted one of those “get rich” seminars was relaxing in an out-of-the-way little retreat, hidden among pine trees. “It was just past noon,” he said, “late July,
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Remember Always!
In front of a rural Church, there was a big sign on which the pastor regularly posted the sermon titles for the next two Sundays. During one week the sign
Prisoners of Hope!
There is an old legend about a little bird who refused to fly. He just laid on his back with his legs pointing skyward. He had an anxious look on
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Eternally True
During World War II, a young bride from New Jersey followed her soldier-husband to an army camp on the edge of the California desert. Her husband had advised her against
A World of Difference
At the beginning of a each new year, the great American author Ernest Hemingway made it his practice to give away some of his prized possessions. He explained he did
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The Family is Here!
A married couple are sitting side-by-side on the living room couch, watching television. Their two children are occupied on the floor nearby — one wearing headphones, the other engrossed in
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Especially the Children
Once upon a time, there was a magic Christmas tree that was positioned exactly in the middle of the world. It was beautifully decorated with presents and tinsel and colored
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Long Walk
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 said: “Some say to me,
People of Hope
America’s annual “Superbowl” game is preceded by a gala breakfast, attended by a “Who’s Who” of football celebrities. Several years ago, a pastor who was present at the breakfast gave
Unhook Your Suspenders!
The following notice appeared in the window of a coat store in Nottingham, England: “We have been established for over 100 years and have been pleasing and displeasing customers ever
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