No Bull — A Call to Repentance
What is the true meaning of repentance? In late August of this year, a story was reported by most major news services, which was literally — a load of bull! […]
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Good News
Don’t Take It Out On Your Mailbox!
In today’s Gospel Lesson we read of Jesus’ encounter with ten lepers who come to meet Him as He travels along the border between Samaria and Galilee. They call out:
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He Did A Good Thing!
From Canada comes the story of a man who, in the middle of the night, awakened in a cold sweat after experiencing a devilish nightmare. In his words … In
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Travelling Light
While visiting her sister and family, Karen Johnson presented a $20 bill to one of her teenage nieces. The young woman expressed a certain amount of reluctance to accept the
Something’s Afoot
The following “Notice,” directed to the women of the parish, appeared in a Church Sunday Bulletin: Plans are afoot for a ladies night “White Elephant” Party. Those who come are
Get Off Your High Horse!
A man who was extremely unhappy about the way his life was going, heard about an amazing herb that could heal his broken spirit. He was informed that the herb
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High Adventure
A management consultant in Los Angeles often begins his management-trainee seminars with the story of a tour guide in an Australian art museum… The guide is describing a beautiful work
Joy Of Life
In times like ours it is so easy to get bogged down in a mood of despair. Problems all around us are so great, man’s inhumanity to man so shocking,
Thanks For The Memories
The pastor of a Church in the South of France looked down at the small sprinkling of coins in the collection basket. He turned to the congregation and said, “My
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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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We Can! We Can!
A young boy found a dime laying in the road. “This is it!” he thought to himself. Thereafter he always walked with his head down, eyes on the road. Reportedly,
On The Edge Of Darkness
We follow our Lord to the foot of the Cross and find ourselves standing on the edges of darkness-the darkness of the Crucifixion. It is a darkness so deep that
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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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Go To Your Room!
The story is told of an overworked mother of eight who lived in the 1700s. In her house jammed with children it was extremely difficult for her to find a
Only God Knows Best
The greatest Good News ever to break into our existence is the Good News of God’s Love. The God who created you loves you so much that He continuously acts
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Rule For Happiness
In a letter to a friend, Marx Twain once wrote: “I have been reading the morning paper — well knowing that I shall find in it the usual depravities and
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Isn’t It Amazing!
Today’s Gospel lesson describes a brief episode in which Jesus was asked to lay His hands on “a deaf man who had a speech impediment.” Jesus put his fingers in
Thank God For The Cross
The river of history moves on, but the Cross remains. And when the strong torture the weak, the head of the Man on the Cross inks deeper on His tired
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A Happy Person
President Calvin Coolidge avoided meeting with the press as much as possible. At one of his rare press conferences, Coolidge was asked by a reporter, “Mr President, do you have
Ready Or Not?
A fire and brimstone preacher was delivering his usual doomsday sermon about the end of the world. “Reform!” he boomed. “Reform your lives because sooner or later the signs of
