Let’s Get Lost
In one of his “best-seller” books, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer has written a chapter on what he calls “spiritual love.” He says, At the center of purposeful relationships is love. […]
C
Rolling Over In His Grave?
He was going to be all that a mortal could be… TOMORROW No one could be kinder or braver than he. TOMORROW A friend who was troubled and weary he
Rolling Over In His Grave? Read More »
What God Feels Like
A woman hovers between life and death in the hospital’s intensive care unit. A tangle of tubes are connected to various parts of her body. From time to time she
What God Feels Like Read More »
Five Simple Words
A wise old woman, who had little formal education, taught her granddaughter to memorize this formula for a good life: Wash what is dirty. Water what is dry. Heal what
Our Radiant Light Side
One of the Old Testament passages frequently quoted in popular reference works is from the Book of Ecclesiastes. “There is a reason for everything,” it begins, “a time for every
Our Radiant Light Side Read More »
Four Letter Word
Do you know how the pretzel came into being? Many years ago, there was a pious monk who was pastor of a Church in Italy. At one point in his
The Most Awesome Thing Of All
From humorist Erma Bombeck comes the following quote from a little boy who was going through a time when life seemed rather scary: My name is Donald, and I don’t
The Most Awesome Thing Of All Read More »
Let’s Get Busy
For as long as he could remember, a California truck driver named Larry had spent hours at a time sitting on his backyard lawn chair, wishing he could fly. But
On This Day
A pastor was standing at the Church doorway, shaking hands with the parishioners as they filed out. The pastor spotted a man who, prior to that Sunday morning, hadn’t seen
Beware!!!
God’s ways are not our ways. God’s thoughts are not our thoughts: As high as the Heavens are above the earth, so high are My ways above your ways, and
Your Cup Of Tea?
Did you know that the climbing vine we call “honeysuckle” always grows clockwise, to its right? The “jasmine,” on the other hand, always entwines counterclockwise, to its left. And nothing
The Greatest Sentence
A “first grade” teacher noticed that one of her students was growing increasingly withdrawn. Clearly, the little girl was extremely worried about something. “What are you worried about?” the teacher
The Greatest Sentence Read More »
The Choice Is Yours
A student of the Torah (the first five books of the Old Testament) said to his teacher. “In my opinion, I am qualified for ordination as a rabbi” … “What
The Choice Is Yours Read More »
Laughing At Jesus?
Last May, a syndicated newspaper newspaper column began with these words: Playing the lottery is bad enough, but winning’s even worse! The columnist continued: Even though I am against the
Laughing At Jesus? Read More »
Crossing The Great Divide
A New York Times newspaper column told the story of a New York City woman who was standing at a bank writing table, filling out a form. A man walked
Crossing The Great Divide Read More »
Settle For A Miracle
A young boy was looking out a classroom window: daydreaming. Suddenly, the teacher’s voice startled him. “What are you looking at out there? What do you see?” The boy struggled
Settle For A Miracle Read More »
No Baloney!
Achieving self-respect, self-esteem, peace of mind, a sense of worthwhileness, a sense of purposefulness — these are ambitions of us all. Sure, we all want to “get it all together,”
Something To Live Up To
Little Eddie’s grandmother loved opera with a passion. She had season tickets every year, and when Eddie arrived at the ripe old age of eight, she decided it was time
Something To Live Up To Read More »
Let It Shine
Someone has suggested that “God created people because God loves stories.”1 I think the following story is likely to meet with God’s approval: Two men called on a pious, old
Fresh Eyes
The central figure in a little fable called “The Magic Eyes,”1 is the local baker–a self-righteous, uptight little man named “Fouke.” His wife, Hilda, a warm, outgoing person, loved Fouke
