APPLAUSE The late Bishop Fulton J. Sheen was greeted by a burst of applause when he made his appearance as a speaker at a meeting in Minneapolis. He responded by […]
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THINKING BACK When Fred arrived at the Pearly Gates there was hardly any line and he didn’t have to wait more than a minute before his interview. Naturally, he was
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THE FULL RANGE OF GOD’S MUSIC I used to go out in the morning to get the paper when we lived in El Paso. Our house was a good four
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A VOW — ALBERT SCHWEITZER In the ’50’s, Dr. Schweitzer was on his way to speak to a Conference in Aspen, Colorado, but had to change trains in Chicago. As
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PRAYER AT THE HOUSE OF DYING Dear Lord, the Great Healer — I kneel before You Since every good and perfect gift Must come from You. I pray, give skill
PERSPECTIVE — IRREGULAR VERBS The game of “Irregular Verbs” or “Conjugations” was created quite a few years ago by philosopher Bertrand Russell on the BBC program Brains Trust when he
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THE GIFT OF ENCOURAGING WORDS A great place to glean some profound insights into life is from children’s stories. On a Winnie the Pooh record, for instance, there is a
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GOD’S LOVE We call it mercy — it is God’s forgiving love. We call it providence — it is God’s caring love. We call it kindness — it is God’s
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KINDNESS/SERVING Salem Kirban tells the following story: East Berlin is communist controlled. West Berlin is free. Some people in East Berlin one day took a truckload of garbage and dumped
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DEATH/KINDNESS OF ABE Despite his busy schedule during the Civil War, Abe Lincoln often visited the hospitals to cheer the wounded. On one occasion he saw a young fellow who
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KINDNESS is like snow: it makes beautiful anything it covers. Van Vert
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ALICE’S FOOT Alice had been through this many times before. She could not remember how often her hopes were raised only to have them dashed to the floor. The pattern
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THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT A lady went to buy a stamp at a post office during the Christmas rush where some of the clerks have a reputation for surliness. The stamp
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CHRISTMAS LEGENDS Helen Keller wrote that there is a legend that tells that when Jesus was born the sun danced in the sky, the aged trees straightened themselves and put
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WHEN WOULD YOU LEAST EXPECT HIM? The nurse escorted a tired, anxious young man to the bedside of an elderly man. “Your son is here,” she whispered to the patient.
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CARING A young journalist and his wife attended a reception at the home of a well-known religious figure who lived in the same city. On the way home, they discussed
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IT BOILS DOWN TO PEOPLE I guess I’d rather be famous than infamous, but actually money and fame and the rest of it don’t impress me much. About all that
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LOVE AND PAIN I might, indeed, have learned, even from the poets that Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness: that even the love between the sexes
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Life is short and we have not too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark way with us. Oh, be swift to love! Make
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UNGRATEFUL GUEST Many years ago King Alfonso of Aragon was known for his unselfish Christian life. Unfortunately, the people of his court did not share his sense of gratitude toward
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