“Our end was near our days were numbered” (Lamentations 4:18). A little boy in summer camp went to the infirmary complaining of a cold. The nurse said to him, “I’ll give you a Tylenol and…
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“. . . unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven” (Matthew 18:3). A little girl had a problem. She was very much worried because her brother…
“How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” (Psalms 119:103). Author Dolores Curran writes in her book Traits of a Healthy Family: Recently, for my weekly newspaper column, I…
“My children, our love is not to be just words or mere talk, but something real and active; only by this can we be certain that we are children of the truth” (I John 3:18-19).…
“Sing to Yahweh a new song! Sing to Yahweh all the earth! Sing to Yahweh, bless His Name” (Psalms 96:1). Walter Kerr, the renowned New York Times Drama Critic, once wrote a review of an…
“I tell you solemnly, unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven” (Matthew 18:3). Wouldn’t this new year be a good time for us to embark on…
A little boy announced to his father “Dad, I’m going to marry Grandma!” Grinning, the father explained, “Son you can’t marry your grandmother.” “Why not?” challenged the boy. “You married my mother so I’ going…
“Lord… wash not only my feet but also my hands…” (John 13:9). In one of the “Charlie Brown” cartoon strips, Charlie Brown holds up his hands before his friend, Lucy, and says, “These are hands…
Children, be obedient to your parents (Eph. 6:1). “Timmy” was an active little boy, to put it rather mildly. He couldn’t sit still. He was always on the go. “Let’s do something” was his favorite…
“To them I have revealed Your Name, and I will continue to reveal it so that Your love for Me may live in them, and I may live in them” (John 17:26). One Sunday, on…
“. . . they may come to their senses and escape” (2 Timothy 2:26). A “first grade” teacher noticed that one of her students was growing increasingly withdrawn. Clearly, the little girl was extremely worried…
“Children, be obedient to your parents always” (Colossians 3:20). A little girl named “Nancy” is the featured character in the syndicated comic strip of the same name. In one of the strips, Nancy has one…
“Let the little children come to Me and do not stop them” (Luke 18:16). Outside the huge front doors of a big church, some workmen were erecting a scaffold. A passerby stopped and asked the…
“Let the little come to me…for it is such as these that the Kingdom of God belongs” (Mark 10:14). You may recall the highly publicized experiment conducted by a young primary-grade teacher. With the approval…
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth… and every living creature that moves” (Genesis 1:1, 21). A third-grade teacher in a parochial school in Milwaukee published a children’s book called, “The Littlest…
“Yes, God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not be lost but may have eternal life” (John 3:16). The story is told…
“Everything that God created is good” (ITim. 4:4). Dr. Deepak Chopra, regarded by many as one of the most important healers of our time, has written a best-selling book on longevity called “Ageless Body, Timeless…
“They look but do not see, they listen but do not hear or understand” (Matthew 13:13). More than three hundred million people in the world speak the English language, and it seems as though at…
Samuel Beckett’s play, “Trapp’s Last Tape,” is the story of an aging man and his tape recorder. For his own amusement, at the beginning of every year, he records observations, highlights, major accomplishments, and other…
From the writings of Anthony de Mello comes this beautiful reflection on change: I was a neurotic for years. I was anxious and depressed and selfish. Everyone kept telling me to change. I resented them,…
