“If you read my words, you will have some idea of the depths that I see in the Mystery of Christ” (Ephesians 3:4). Oh the wonder of it all Oh the wonder of it all…
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“They were all astonished and praised God, and were filled with awe, saying ‘we have seen strange things today’” (Luke 5:26). Albert Einstein tells us that the work of the true scientist begins, not in…
“…let your love for one another be real and from the heart” (I Peter 1:22). Some years ago the late humorist Erma Bombeck wrote: It gets tougher and tougher to sell my husband on the…
“…from Heaven comes the Savior we are waiting for…and He will transfigure these wretched bodies of ours into copies of His glorious body” (Philippians 3:21). Hilda, a woman who had lived all of her life…
“…there was a woman disciple called Tabitha…who never tired of doing good works” (Acts 9:36). The Dean of the Duke University Chapel has written a book on “burnout,” particularly among the clergy. He interviewed scores…
It was five pm on a Friday in a big downtown office. Some of the employees already were beginning to head for the exits. Others were preparing to do so. Said one woman who had…
“Set your hearts on the Kingdom first…and all these things will be given to you as well” (Matthew 6:33). “The Small Society” cartoon strip depicted a father and son confrontation. The teenage son is slouched…
Back in the 1920s, a man named Franco left his native country and came to the United States. He quickly took a job digging ditches. For Franco, who loved being outdoors and craved lots of…
Morale was very low at the ABC Novelty Co. In order to boost morale, the president of the company hired a recreation director. The new director assembled all the employees and announced a wonderful new…
“Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day” (Mt. 6:34). Worry never climbed a hill. Worry never paid a bill.…
“Yes, my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (Mt. 11:30). The story is told of a man who felt as though he had the weight of the world on his shoulders. One bright…
“Can any of you, for all his worrying, add one single cubit to his life?” (Matthew 6:27). Norman Vincent Peale tells the story of a woman who came to him for counseling. She was filled…
“…what does this rite mean to you?” (Exodus 12:26). The story is told of an ancient holy man who sat down to worship in his hermitage every evening. Because the cat living in the hermitage…
