Keep Your Shirt On!
The Biblical writers had an experience of God that was so rich and full and overwhelming that no one word, no one image, no one idea could describe it. They […]
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God: Presence of
Life Without God?
At breakfast one morning, King Louis XV, savoring the aroma coming from the royal kitchen asked, “What is life without coffee?” Then, after a moment’s reflection, he asked, “What is
Thank God!
When Jesus of Nazareth began His public ministry, immediately the question was raised, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Soon, some of His neighbors were so disturbed by the things
It’s Time To Refocus!
At the beginning of the school year, the following conversation took place between a mother and daughter … Mother (from outside daughter_s bedroom door): “Rise and shine. Don’t be late
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Get On My Back
“All you who are weary and find life burdensome” is a figure of speech drawn from the laboring people of Jesus’ time-hard-working slaves and farmers who were bent low for
Moving Into Pain
Today’s text brings us to the point in Matthew’s Gospel where Jesus’ ministry will change drastically. Jesus has been walking through those sun-drenched fields of Galilee down by the beautiful,
It Sure Beats Christmas Shopping
It was just a few days before Christmas. Two men who were next-door neighbors decided to go sailing while their wives went Christmas shopping. While the men were out in
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The Fool
Theologians sometimes are like the little girl who protested, “Yes I do know how to spell “Mississippi, I just don’t know when to stop.” Many theologians know how to spell
Citizens Of The Kingdom
When you plant a seed, you put it in the dark, quiet ground and nothing happens: no violins sing, no trumpets blow, no drums roll. Nevertheless, the spark of life
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The Hidden God
It was winter of 1934. Admiral Richard E. Byrd had come to a bleak, icy shelf near the South Pole to obtain scientific data. But he also welcomed the opportunity
Your Rightful Place
In the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, an elderly man stood before a painting by one of the great artists of the twentieth century. The man was
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A Wonderful Christmas Secret
A Yale University professor tells the story of his four-year-old son… The boy was in nursery school, and one day in early December he brought home a notice from the
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The Way We Are
In the summer of 1845, Henry David Thoreau built a small cabin on Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. There he stayed for two years and three months. “I went to
A God We Can Love
Today’s Gospel Lesson contains a phrase we should never go beyond until we’re sure we understand its implication: “You shall love the Lord your God.” A Little essay on God,
It’s Beautiful
A prominent medical doctor who has written several books in his field and a well-known “radio” preacher were exchanging ideas about worship. The doctor confessed that he had received no
A Time To Be Born
As we enter into a new year it is comforting to know that the stars are in our favor. This, as you know, is the dawning of the Age of
Who Is The Lord Our God?
From Matthew’s Gospel, we all know Jesus’ answer to that question. There are two great commandments in the Law He said, 1) “You shall love the Lord your God” and
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Resurrection Presence, Resurrection Presents
Early in his career, Mark Twain took a job as a newspaper reporter. He was instructed by his editor never to state anything as a fact that he could not
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Back Of It All
Most of the soldiers who have been sent from the West to the Persian Gulf area are experiencing for the first time what a sky full of stars looks like
Who, Me?
An out-of shape, overweight man decided to take up tennis. He took several lessons from a pro. He also read several self-help books which advised him to “think positively” and
