Get Off The Couch!
There is a popular website (-1) that has gained the interest of hundreds of millions of followers. The premise of the site is simple. Let people post questions on virtually […]
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Discipleship
Do Something!
Jesus commands each of us: “Love one another as I have loved you.” There is a story of a young clergyman who went to the pulpit and won the congregation’s
Get Into The Circle!
A pre-school teacher found an exciting new thing to do with her class. She wrote a song about popcorn and taught it to the children. Then she had all the
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The Terrible Meek
This proverb is attributed to Jesus in several places in the Gospels. Quite honestly, it evokes an uncomfortable feeling in most of us. It turns us off because it presents
Listen To Him!
The wife of a corporate executive often was called upon to attend cocktail parties with her husband. This was a problem for her because she hated cocktail parties. In her
The Litmus Of Discipleship
A press conference was held in advance of a large convention of barber and beauty shop suppliers. A disgustingly unkempt man was introduced as the most messed-up specimen of human
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Show Me
In a Sunday School class, the teacher asked a little boy to explain the cause of Adam’s fall in the Garden of Eden. Remembering only that it had something to
The Only Life You’ve Got
As Jesus hung on the Cross, dying, the people mocked Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Messiah of God” (Lk. 23:35). The Roman
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Take My Hand
According to an old legend, a man became lost in his travels and wandered into a bed of quicksand. Confucius saw the man’s predicament and said, “It is evident that
Where Is Your Molokai
Damien DeVeuster was a Belgian Priest who gave his life to the care of lepers in the colony at Molokai, Hawaii. He died in eighteen hundred and eighty-nine at age
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Listen To Him
In her book entitled, “God But I’m Bored!” the author, Eileen Guder, recalls a brief episode at a party she had attended: “‘Oh my goodness,’ the woman standing next to
Volunteers For Christ
If we claim to be following Jesus Christ and walking in the light of God’s Love, but our lifestyle does not reflect this, we are “liars,” the Apostle John has
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You’re On Your Own
A United States Army Brigadier General went with his wife to do the family food shopping in the commissary — something he hadn’t done in years. As the couple walked
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Time To Recycle
Today’s Gospel Lesson is taken from Jesus’ lengthy instruction to the Apostles after the Last Supper. Jesus had stunned the Apostles by getting up from the table to wash their
We Need To Practice!
In a light-hearted play called “The Curious Savage,” one of the characters, named “Fairy May,” is feeling mighty low because, as she says, “No one has said they love me
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A Tremendous Secret
A storm was rising as a cruise ship made its way into port. Because of the heavy seas, the regular gangway could not be used to disembark the passengers. Instead,
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At Arms Length
Not everyone who exposes himself to the teachings of Christ responds positively. Some choose to keep Christ at arm’s length. They are unwilling to pay the price of total dedication.
Never Satisfied
Once there was a lonely man who wanted a pet — one that would not require a great deal of care. He merely wanted something to come home to in
Do We Care?
One of the ancient Greek words for “love is eros, meaning erotic love. “Eros’ is important, one of God’s good gifts. But the Biblical word in Greek is a-ga-pe (agape
I Cry For You
When a young man falls in love with a young woman, he often resorts to very extravagant language to express his emotion. He may say, “I would climb the highest
