We Can Laugh A Little
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; therefore He has anointed me. He has sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives” Luke […]
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Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Dylan Thomas, the Welsh poet, had great love and respect for his father. When his father died, Thomas expressed his deep grief in one of the best-known poems in the
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The Heart Of The Matter
On almost any day, the little village of Assisi, in central Italy, is overflowing with people. The parking lots are crowded with buses and cars and vans, and there is
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I Am Counting On Them
Through encounter group sessions, people try to experience something that happened long before the coming of modern psychology and group dynamics. In our Gospel Lesson, a group of fishermen on
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Bread And Cheese
Some of you may be more familiar with the Beatitudes in the Gospel of Matthew than with those in Luke which we have read. Somehow, Matthew’s list of eight Beatitudes
Out Of The Ashes
There is a Lenten story about Satan, the ”master ~ seated on his throne. All the minor devils are gathered at his feet, waiting for instructions. Satan speaks: “Who will
There’s Mystery In The Air
From the writings of the late William Jennings Bryan, renowned American lawyer/orator, come these words: In Cairo, I secured a few grains of wheat that had slumbered for more than
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From Now On
A fire-and brimstone preacher was delivering his usual doomsday sermon about the end of the world. “Reform!” he boomed. “Reform your lives because sooner or later the signs of the
Reach For The Summit
Thomas Wolfe, one of America’s literary giants, believed that the experience of loneliness was a necessary condition of creative living. In his book, “The Hills Beyond,” he wrote of his
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When You’re Alone
How does it feel to be hopelessly lost at sea or in the desert or in the mountains, without provisions and facing the mounting terror of an early death? The
Thank God
There is a scene in Lloyd Douglas’ book, “The Robe,” in which Justus (a disciple of Christ) and Marcellus (the Centurion who had been in charge of the Crucifixion) are
Are You There?
On a hillside near Capernaum, Jesus had preached the “Sermon on the Mount.” On Mount Calvary, the Sermon was fulfilled-not preached again, but lived. In the act of death, Jesus
Servants Of The Lord
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 are vulnerable in the extreme
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A Child Again
Actress Arlene Francis was strolling in the park one day when she saw a very beautiful little girl at play-so beautiful, in fact, that Ms. Francis could not resist congratulating
No Ifs, No Buts
Thomas’ confession-“My Lord and my God”-is the most profound expression of Jesus’ Lordship and Divinity to be found in all of Scripture. It goes beyond belief in what Thomas saw
He Didn’t Know He Had It In Him
Last January 1st, one man’s New Year’s resolution was to become a non-conformist. For instance, he resolved never again to take part in the over-commercialization of Christmas. He would become
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Stop, Look And Listen
In many English translations of the Bible, the word “behold” appears hundreds of times. In the Christmas Story for example: Behold, you will conceive in your womb a Son and
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Mother Is The Word For Love
Someone has said that “When Mary took Jesus down from the Cross she was cleaning up the mess made by the humanity of which she was very much a part.”
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One Step/two Steps
“I wish I could write with both hands at the same time,” Theresa of Avila once said. Sometimes the ideas about God and about Jesus were coming to her so
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Jesus Wants In
Jesus came to make God real for us. Jesus came to make God immediate to us, present to us. Through Jesus we experience God’s love directly. From Jesus we learn
