PERSPECTIVE Two ladies, dressed to the hilt in their Easter finery, were making slow progress in the crowd headed for the entrance to the church. Finally one of them burst out impatiently, "Now wouldn't you…
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THE WORLD AND THE LEADER The world says, "I've got to see it to believe it." The leader says, "I've got to believe it to see it." The crowds shake their heads in despair and…
GET FRESH PERSPECTIVE Every now and again, take a good look at something not made with hands. A mountain, a star, the turn of a stream. There will come to you wisdom and patience, and…
RESURRECTION The resurrection rock rises up out of history more impregnably than any Gibraltar up out of the sea. George Buttrick
IRS TIME When filling out your income tax return this year, remember: "It is more blessed to give than to deceive.
DISCOVERY Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else and thinking something different. Albert Szent-Guorgyi, "Alive Now"
SHORT STORY Nothing makes a long story short like the arrival of the person you happen to be talking about.
DO SOMETHING When in the dark is it better to move or stand still? If still, you won't bump into anything . . . but you won't find the light either. Norm Howe
CONFIDENCE I wish I could be half as sure of anything as some people are of everything. Gerald Barzan
OPEN MIND An open mind is not the same as a vacant mind. Norm Howe
CATERING TO CULTURE Joan Chittister writes, "An authentic spirituality does not cater to culture; it calls culture to accountability."
SALAD BAR RELIGION "This generation of teens is more spiritual than their parents, but often less conventionally so. Many put together their own religious canon as they would a salad from a salad bar. Yet…
SIBLINGS & KILLING A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to "honor thy father and thy mother," she asked "Is there a…
SUBTLE INSULTS For those who like to be polite while being mean, here is a new list of vicious subtleties: A few clowns short of a circus. A few fries short of a Happy Meal.…
SUCCESS, FAILURE & PRIORITIES I thank God I live in a country where our dreams can come true, where failure sometimes is the first step to success and where success is only another form of…
WAGES OF SIN An FBI agent is interviewing a bank teller after the bank had been robbed three times successively by the same bandit. "Did you notice anything special about the man?" asks the agent.…
DANGEROUS TEMPTATIONS Temptations are never so dangerous as when they come to us in a religious garb. By Dwight L. Moody
FAST CRIME A sloth is out for a walk when he's mugged by four snails. After recovering his wits, he goes to make a police report. "Can you describe the snails?" asks the officer. "Oh,…
WALKING WITH OR WITHOUT Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me, either. Would you please just…
JESUS, SIN, & SINNERS I view with amazement Jesus' uncompromising blend of graciousness toward sinners and hospitality toward sin, because in much of church history I see virtually the opposite. We give lip service to…
