God Danced
Once upon a time there lived a village leader who had three sons. Each son was blessed with his own special talent. One was an expert at raising sheep. The […]
God: Will of
No Trivial Pursuit
You are working in a garden on a beautiful sunlit morning pulling out dandelions. Suddenly, you drop to your knees and discover beauty in the unique coloring, beauty in the
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Are We Tootling Our Horns?
Hilda, a woman who had lived all of her life in the hill country, made her first trip to a big city at age seventy. When she arrived and got
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How Do We Spell God?
A New York City pastor tells of the time when his parish was presented with a large supply of kneeling cushions. The donor suggested that a special ceremony be arranged
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Wow! Dynamite!
The five-year-old daughter of an obstetrician answered the doorbell. “Is your daddy at home?” asked the person at the door. “No,” the little girl replied, “he’s gone to the hospital
Did You Find Joy?
Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher, talked a great deal about establishing our life’s priorities. In one of his writings, he asks us to imagine life as a big triangle. Then
Being Well Or Doing Well?
Rumor had it that a great prophet had risen up among a people who lived in a place far-removed from the civilized world. An American TV News team was sent
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Incidentally, What Is Happiness?
Once, when our good friend Charlie Brown was going away for a couple of days, Linus says to him, “I guess I won’t be seeing you until Monday, Charlie Brown,
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A Painful Mystery
It has been said that nostalgia is “recalling the fun without remembering the pain.” The warm feelings we often have for times past partially stem from the misguided conviction that
Mother Mary Comes To Me
These strong words of John the Baptist suggest that he’s trying to tell us something important about our preparation for the coming of Jesus. He lays our task before us
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