We Can See
A woman hovers between life and death in a hospital Intensive Care Unit … From time-to-time she awakens to the “blips” and “beeps” of the monitoring machine, and the steady […]
Grace
The Wrecking Crew
We recall the classic Charlie Brown Christmas Season cartoon. Lucy and her little brother, who usually are at each other’s throat, in this case are standing hand-in-hand, smiling sweetly. That
Accentuate The Positive
Jesus called the Grace of a God who loves us infinitely, “The Pearl of Great Price.” In our own time, it has been said that “the consolations of religion” are
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Be Bigger Than You Are
Early in this century, a man named Mallory led an expedition of climbers attempting to conquer Mount Everest. The expedition failed. Mallory tried again with a second group. Again the
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The Goodness Of God
Pilgrims and tourists visiting the Holy Land for the first time experience the reality of Scripture references to people going “up to Jerusalem.” It is, literally, a city on a
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A Question Of Intent
Jesus told His disciples that the “Kingdom of God is like a buried treasure” (Mt. 13:44). In the “Sermon on the Mount” Jesus said, “Do not lay up for yourselves
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Where Is The Kingdom Of Heaven?
God’s Presence in the mainstream of human existence is discovered in the ordinary people of our daily encounters. And often it is the case that there are no people who
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All Of You
It has been said that one of the best tests of your religion is to find yourself in church with nothing less than a twenty dollar bill in your wallet.
May God Bless Y’all
A woman went into an airport shop, bought a book to read and a package of cookies to eat while waiting to board her plane. She took a seat in
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Coming Up Dry
Once, at a senior-class picnic, one of the girls accidentally dropped her graduation ring into the lake. Immediately, several of her male classmates volunteered to go diving for it. She
What’s In It For Me?
It has been said that “millions of Christians live in a sentimental haze of vague piety, demanding little except lip service to a few harmless platitudes. It is much safer,
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