Our Eternal Present
This is Where We Find Life The concept known as the “specious present” was first introduced by the philosopher William James in his influential Principles of Psychology (1890). It is […]
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God: Presence of
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
As Near As Here
The story is told of the Old Testament period in which the Israelites were suffering in Egyptian bondage… God traveled around the earth in search of people who would be
Look For Your Lord
Harold Kushner, who wrote the best-selling book, “When Bad Things Happen To Good People,” was being interviewed about his newest book, “When Children Ask About God.” “What if my 6
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What’s It All About?
Christmas is almost here. It is time for us to get off our treadmill of “hurry, hurry, hurry” and ask “Why? What’s it all about?” A man asked God, “What
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Out Of The Darkness
Eat, sleep, work, leisure — “Is that all there is?” we ask. Or is there lasting meaning and purpose? And, if so, by whose arrangement? If so, under whose direction?
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We Don’t See Anything Else
In today’s Gospel Lesson, on the eve of His execution, Jesus is engaged in formal prayer to the Fahter. Again and again, the new Testament writers make the point that
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The Expression Of Life
A famous preacher tells of receiving a letter from a parishioner which began as follows: “I listened to your sermon on suffering last Sunday. I just wanted you to know
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All The Way Down
As believers we try to get in touch with the presence of God as something more than a concept or an idea. We try to become aware of the presence
Stop, Look And Listen
In many English translations of the Bible, the word “behold” appears hundreds of times. In the Christmas Story for example: Behold, you will conceive in your womb a Son and
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God Is Everything
God designed us and made us for a certain purpose, and He guaranteed that the product would work. In fact, He gave us a lifetime guarantee. God guarantees that our
The Source Of Our Hope
A man was plagued with worry over a recurring dream. He explained his problem to a psychiatrist: “Every night I dream that I am standing before a huge door, trying
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From Monologue To Dialogue
One of the things that was uppermost in the Apostle Paul’s mind during his early ministry was the idea of praying without ceasing. In First Thessalonians, the New Testament book
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To Live Creatively
Imagine, for a moment, looking up to an old attic ceiling. You see a little movement going on in one of the corners. As your eyes focus in on the
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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
Caring Is Everything
When Victoria, Queen of England, stayed at her summer residence, she enjoyed dressing in simple clothes (so that she would not be recognized) and taking long walks through the woods.
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It’s Your Move
An older couple was driving down the road on a Sunday afternoon. He was driving; she was leaning against the door on the passenger’s side. They caught up to a
Welcome!
Student car-parking space had become extremely scarce at a large University. As a result, anyone who parked illegally was quickly ticketed. The student who topped the list of violators one
What God Feels Like
A woman hovers between life and death in the hospital’s intensive care unit. A tangle of tubes are connected to various parts of her body. From time to time she
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Do You Get The Connection?
Would you believe that an official government agency, as such, has expressed faith in the doctrine of the “Resurrection of the dead”? … A woman’s husband died in 1988. In
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