Spiritual Spinach
There is a wonderful story about a family with one house rule that always was strictly enforced: everyone’s plate had to be cleaned at every meal, without question or discussion […]
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Life Isn’t A Watermelon
In the early days of our nation, the town crier was the source of news for the community. He would stand in the village square and preface his announcements with
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A ‘Yes’! Face
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once said that it is not so important where a person stands as the direction in which he is moving. That sounds like something John the
Come Monday
It is the great Lord God, who gives us life and sustains us in life, who ultimately will win the victory over evil. It is the great Lord God who
From Mere Existence To New Life
Each New Year’s Day, it is the custom at an east coast University to hang the official senior class picture in the student union building. Underneath the photograph there is
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What New Thing, Lord?
Do you remember how Jesus used the imagery of “old wine in new wineskins” to emphasize that God’s creation is in the process of development; that we can learn from
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Calling You By Name
There’s something about Easter Sunday — something exuberant, something triumphant, something inexpressibly happy. But the first Easter began on a very different note. When Mary Magdalene got up before dawn,
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What Matters Most
A shopper who had just returned from one of those department store January “White Sales,” had this story to tell: I was standing in a crowded department store elevator, when
Is Your Radio On?
A man was fishing on a river bank at an isolated spot where he was certain no one would see him. Suddenly, out of the bushes, a stranger appeared. “Have
Another Voice
Veteran comics know that they can always get a laugh by dipping into their storehouse of husband-and-wife jokes — lover’s quarrels. For example … “My wife and I had a
You Know Best, Amen
We can learn from the past, but we cannot live in the past. God’s creation is in the process of development. The movement is continuous. The change is constant. Inevitably,
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Not For A Million Dollars
The chief personnel officer of a major commercial airline company was describing the difficulty of recruiting and training new employees-especially for jobs requiring the employee to give direct service to
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Friend Or Foe
Humorist Sam Levenson begins one of his books with the following notice: Debate this Sunday: “There Ain’t No Hell” versus “The Hell There Ain’t.” In today’s Gospel Lesson our attention
Our Heart’s Desire
On a moonlit night in the Garden of Eden, Adam asked Eve: “Do you love me?” Eve replied: “Who else?” Morning, noon and night, we may ask, “Jesus, do you
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Stuck In The Mud?
A seminary student rose to preach his first sermon. He began, saying, “The title of my sermon is, ‘Man, God, The Universe and Related Subjects.’” Given time and additional life
Born Anew
A wealthy and influential Pharisee named Nicodemus came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one
Hand In Hand
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John — all four Gospels end with the Resurrection Story. All of the Letters of Paul are based upon the fact of the Resurrection. All of
Look! They’re Moving!
A confirmed bachelor and a married man were talking to each other about the pros and cons of family life. At one point in the conversation, the married man asked:
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Doing The Nitty-Gritty
Today’s Gospel account of the miraculous changing of water into wine comes early in Luke’s Gospel as a dramatic depiction of things to come. As the life of Christ is
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A Slate-Cleaning Journey
Law enforcement officials in a Florida town received an informer’s tip that a large quantity of illegal drugs was going to be transported by car on the highway running through
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