Climb the Fence!
In Southern Florida, a signboard in front of a country Church announces the title of the next Sunday’s sermon. Once, in the middle of a particularly intense heat-wave, the pastor […]
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There’s A Bigger Mountain
In the opening chapter of his best-selling new book, “The Second Mountain,” author David Brooks writes… “Every so often, you meet people who radiate joy — who seem to know
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Don’t You See?
Today’s Gospel Lesson includes a parable of Jesus in which a father makes a choice concerning his wayward son. You know the story … A wealthy young man left the
Consent!
In a moving scene from “The River,” Jean Renoir’s beautiful film of India, a crippled American soldier is outraged over the cross he has been given to bear. In his
Don’t Just Wink!
Soon after Harry Truman became President of the United States, veteran politician Sam Rayburn took him aside to give him some advice. He said, “From here on out, Mr. President,
Children’s Sunday Sermons August 2019
Children’s Sunday Sermon August 4, 2019 Good morning girls and boys! In the New Testament, the number one topic that Jesus teaches about is God’s Kingdom of Love. You probably
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More Second Fiddles, Please!
A college newspaper once offered a prize to the person who submitted the best answer to life’s big question: “Why? … What’s life all about?” The entries came pouring in
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(Unfinished) Business As Usual
Several years ago, a Gallup Poll reported that Americans are about equally divided on whether Jesus was fun-loving or somber. I wasn’t among those polled, but if anyone were to
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Experience the “Now-ness” of Life
In an old comedy routine, a famous film actor receives a telephone call from an advertising agency executive who says, “We want you to pose for a Gilby’s Gin billboard.”
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The Next Chapter
Often, in our culture, being “somebody,” means being rich and famous. Or, at the very least, being very athletic, entertaining or talented. By those standards, I suppose most of us
God’s Spam Folder
How can we learn how to pray? In today’s technological age, if you grow up in a world where every form of communication takes place on a screen – computer
Tell Me About It!
“Surviving the Ages” is a first-person story of a desert experience told by a rich jewelry merchant … “One day I was overtaken by a great storm. It buffeted me
Something Is Coming
Thornton Wilder’s play, “Our Town,” was extremely popular when first presented years ago and is often performed to this day in regional theatres, colleges, and high schools. As the third
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Sorry, My Mistake
A pastor and popular author wrote about a certain mistake that he says many preachers are guilty of. He says, “My mistake, one of many, is that I tell people
Children’s Sunday Sermons June 2019
Children’s Sunday Sermon June 2, 2019 Good morning girls and boys. Have you ever looked closely at a spider web — I mean really closely? You can think of spiders
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Be Still!
A story has come down through the years about a king who visited the monasteries of a great Zen leader named Lin Chi. (Zen is a Japanese Buddhist sect that
A Joyous Celebration
In one of Rembrandt’s etchings, there is no halo around the Lord’s head, but there is one around His hand. Over the years, critics have debated Rembrandt’s reason for doing
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The Whole Truth
There once was a tribal elder in a remote corner of the earth who was sitting on a rock by a stream, eating an artichoke. Suddenly, as if a flash
Symphony of Life
In one of his novels, E.M. Forster gives us an emotional interpretation of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. He describes, in rather frightening terms, how the music gives one the eerie feeling
Which Is Me?
In the much-beloved film the “Wizard of Oz,” a great cyclone strikes in the state of Kansas, transporting young Dorothy to a strange land called Oz. She meets three very
