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 […]
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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
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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
Do You Get The Connection?
Would you believe that an official government agency, as such, has expressed faith in the doctrine of the “Resurrection of the dead”? … A woman’s husband died in 1988. In
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Bad News/good News
In the popular film, “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” the humor which is present in the first three weddings disappears when death comes to one of the characters — a
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The Next Big Breakthrough
We read in the Book of Genesis: God said, “Let us make man in Our own image, in the likeness of Ourselves” … The Biblical writer then tells us …
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The Prodigal Father
Our text is taken from a lengthy passage in John’s Gospel often referred to as Jesus’ “Last Discourse.” It was the night of Jesus’ arrest and He was preparing the
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A Message For You
In a little fantasy tale, a man is telling a friend about a meeting that had taken place recently between St. Peter and the Archangel Gabriel: They were balancing up
Uh-oh!
A clergyman and popular writer tells the story of the first funeral service he conducted: It left a bad taste in my mouth. First year in the ministry, twenty-four-years-old. No
No Loopholes
There is an old “Garden of Eden” story in which Adam approaches his Creator and says, “God, I really appreciate this Paradise You have given me for my home, but
What It’s All About
Imagine that there is a grasshopper sitting on a milkweed plant near the railroad tracks. A long freight train pulled by three powerful engines rumbles by, creating a huge ruckus.
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Faith…faith…faith…faith…
Author Marcus Bach once interviewed Josef Meier, the actor who for many years played the part of Jesus in a highly successful “Passion Play.” Mr. Meier (who had enacted the
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It’s Exciting!
Demosthenes, the great orator of Ancient Greece, couldn’t always get his audience to pay attention. On one occasion, he was speaking on a matter of great public importance, but the
Christmas Every Day
Once a year, on this day, many of us decide that the time has come to make some changes in the way we live. Most of us probably know at
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Unanswered Questions
According to her publisher, author Bernadette Snyder “is a homemaker and mother who is known for her writing of grocery lists, notes for the refrigerator door, garage sale notices and
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Don’t Blow Out The Candle!
A game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds was scheduled for a certain Sunday afternoon in Cincinnati. That morning, baseball’s Tom Lasorda, manager of the Dodgers, and
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Pass The Chicken Soup
Because he was close to the seat of power for many years, a former White House Staff member is a frequent speechmaker. And more often than not, he ends his
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Time For A Make-over?
In a poem by William Butler Yeats, based on an old Irish story, a man is running “full speed ahead”. He’s running so fast that he is little more than
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