Today I Will Be Glad
Many years ago, before television, a well-meaning person proposed what she felt would put an end to war and violence in the world. She said a gigantic stadium had to […]
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Good Samaritan
Let’s Get Specific!
The Bible does not say “God is Love” and leave it as an abstract principle floating above and beyond human time and place. The Bible says God loves Israel, God
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The Gift Of Ears
A great deal has been said in recent years about Christians who have received the gift of tongues. Many good things can come from this gift that is given to
Coming Home
An elderly pastor stepped off the curb to begin crossing the street. A motorist honked at him and he leaped in alarm. The frightened clergyman’s companion tried to ease the
Jesus Wants In
Jesus came to make God real for us. Jesus came to make God immediate to us, present to us. Through Jesus we experience God’s love directly. From Jesus we learn
Stranger Than Fiction
“Truth is stranger than fiction,” we often say. And that is how Jesus’ offer of new life must have sounded to the Pharisees and others: stranger than fiction. To understand
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Five Simple Words
A wise old woman, who had little formal education, taught her granddaughter to memorize this formula for a good life: Wash what is dirty. Water what is dry. Heal what
Better Believe It!
Two men were jogging one morning on the beach. They stopped abruptly when they spotted an exotic, ancient lamp half-buried in the sand. One of the men picked up the
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