To Will One Thing
If you ever have traveled through the Middle East, you may have noticed that there are ostrich egg symbols hanging from the ceilings of most of the Christian Churches. The …
Happiness
A Crying Shame
The late Dr. Will Durant had a highly respected, distinguished career as an author, journalist and educator. Among his written works was the monumental “The Story of Civilization,” which he …
Empty Yourself!
Many years ago a large industrial corporation erected a new headquarters building. They laid a cornerstone which contained various predictions of what the world would be like one hundred years …
Everybody’s Doing It!
Once upon a time there was a king who had everything the world had to offer — all that money could buy, plus absolute power over his people. But despite …
If I Have Not Love
“I don’t want the city to come into my Church and I don’t want my Church to come into the city,” wrote a woman to her pastor… I want to …
What’s In It For God?
Have you ever wondered what kind of man Judas was? Have you ever wondered what he looked like, who his friends were, what his personality was like? He has been …
The Best Is Yet To Come
One Sunday morning a little boy was “acting up” in Church. The parents did their best to maintain some sense of order in the pew, but they were losing the …
How To Live And How To Die
A Parable: It came to pass that after Adam and Eve had been expelled by the Lord God from the Garden of Eden (Gn. 3:23), they wandered all over the …
We’d Better Run Some Tests
What good will a few extra dollars do you — or a few extra of anything — if you are not experiencing the good life. What good will they do …
Straight To Your Heart
There is a “Peanuts” cartoon in which Charlie Brown says to Linus: “For as long as I’ve lived, whenever I put on my shoes, I’ve always put the left one …
Christmas Every Day
Once a year, on this day, many of us decide that the time has come to make some changes in the way we live. Most of us probably know at …
The Most Comforting Word
Dr. Wilfred Funk who became famous as a composer of dictionaries, once was asked to list the ten most expressive words in the English language. He gave the following answer: …
What’s In It For God?
The United States Constitution affirms the people’s right to freely engage themselves in the “pursuit of happiness.” The New Testament — a collection of the greatest “self-help” books ever written …
Never Satisfied
Once there was a lonely man who wanted a pet — one that would not require a great deal of care. He merely wanted something to come home to in …
No Fairy Tale
A little bug who hung out in a big city museum had heard tales of the incredible beauty of Persian rugs. One day, he found his way into the exotic …
It Ain’t Easy, Honey!
A few years ago, one of America’s biggest department stores tried marketing a doll in the form of the Baby Jesus. The advertisements described it as being “washable, cuddly and …
Formula For Happiness
In the Board Room of a highly profitable business, the question of employee bonuses for lengthy and meritorious service was debated. When the matter came to a vote, the majority …
Somebody’s Not Doing His Job
Columnist Erma Bombeck asked women for suggestions on how to terminate wars. Among the ideas that she received… Put the Post Office in charge of the war. It might not …
Christmas Is Coming
In keeping with the Advent theme of high hope and great expectation, the Prophet Isaiah joyfully announces: “The Lord has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly, to …
There Must Be A God!
Do you remember the Old Testament story in which the prophet Jonah becomes angry with God and ends up in the belly of a huge fish? The story begins when …