In Our Joy And In Our Sorrow
There is much joy in the Biblical account of the coming of Jesus. Reading the Nativity Stories in the Gospels can be an exhilarating experience. You can feel the joy, […]
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No One Will Be The Wiser
Expectation plays a big role in our lives-as was the case, perhaps, when an extremely overweight woman was heard to say on her first visit to “Weight-Watchers”: “I just can’t
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Our Stolen Christmas
The main emphasis in our Christmas celebration every year is that we have received something beautiful from God. This God, who is the Sovereign Creator, Sustainer and Lord of Life
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Amazing Grace
God’s amazing Grace had come to Mary in an unique and amazing form. But there would be no Christmas story, as we know it, if Mary had refused to accept
The Happiest Christmas Ever
A young World War I officer had been fatally wounded. As he lay dying in the trench, he was in great pain but he kept thinking of the unborn child
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The Way It Is
Texans love to tell a story that begins with this question: “Did you know that George Washington originally came from Texas?” They then go on to explain that the Washington
Listen To Him
In her book entitled, “God But I’m Bored!” the author, Eileen Guder, recalls a brief episode at a party she had attended: “‘Oh my goodness,’ the woman standing next to
Growing Up
Anything worthwhile bears a high price. If you want fullness of life, if you want your life to come to something better than the dull, gray, bored existing you see
Down On Your Luck?
A group of well-intentioned people met to discuss ways and means of helping a friend who had been down on his luck recently. Knowing him to be an extremely proud
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The Really Beautiful Time
What is the really beautiful time in life? Is it the innocent “growing up” period? Is it the adventurous teenage period? Is it the period of achievement and family-raising? Is
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Me, A Radical?
Do you think of yourself as a conservative or a radical, right-winger or left-winger? Some of you may reject the right-wing/conservative label on the grounds that persons on the “Right”
A Wink Or A Prayer
Jesus’ manner of speaking is not our manner of speaking. Consequently, the text we have just repeated sounds almost irrational in this year of 1984. What is he talking about?
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No Pipe-dream
A crust of bread and a corner to sleep in, A minute to smile and an hour to weep in, A pint of joy to a peck of trouble, And
What’s New?
“I’ve got goods news for you,” a father said to his little girl. “God has just sent you a baby brother.” “Great!” she exclaimed. “Where’s mom? I can’t wait to
Does Father Know Best?
Ancient Greek and Roman Mythology is preserved in the works of gifted poet/story-tellers, such as Homer and Sophocles, Virgil and Ovid. The stories are about the fancies and visions of
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House Of Bread
I hate to remind you of anything unpleasant on Christmas Day, but have you thought lately about the price of food? Of course you have, probably when you were in
Count Us In
Technically, the first day of January is just another day on which the sun rises and sets, the natural cycles run their natural courses, and we people wake up, eat,
All The Way Down
As believers we try to get in touch with the presence of God as something more than a concept or an idea. We try to become aware of the presence
I Believe I Do
It is clear from the life and teaching of Jesus in the Gospels, that our relationship with God is the most important thing in our lives. Everything else-our health, our
Do Whatever He Tells You
There is an old parable in which a young man who had spent his childhood in a secluded valley, became obsessed with climbing ever higher to explore the hills around
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