Don’t Keep It In The Kitchen!
A man whose wife was sick, decided to do the cooking … He did quite well at it until, one day, he became very ambitious. He thought he would bake […]
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Holy Spirit
To Be Sure, Lord!
One evening, after a lecture, Helen Keller invited questions from the audience. Someone asked: “Miss Keller, if you could have but one wish granted, what would it be?” What a
Keep Your Shirt On!
The Biblical writers had an experience of God that was so rich and full and overwhelming that no one word, no one image, no one idea could describe it. They
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What God Feels Like
A woman hovers between life and death in the hospital’s intensive care unit. A tangle of tubes are connected to various parts of her body. From time to time she
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All Else Is Hot Air
The late Theodor Seuss Geisel, best known as the author of the “Dr. Seuss” children’s books, was invited to give the commencement address at a college in Illinois. He began
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The Power Of Love
It has been said that there are three levels of life, each with its own predictable results. On the lowest level you repay good with evil. This is the demonic
The Beautiful Leopard
Jesus speaks these words to His disciples as the end of His public life draws near. There is much more to be said that Jesus cannot say. The disciples must
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Honest To God
Several years ago, an Anglican Bishop named Robinson made publishing history with a little book called “Honest to God.” The book has sold hundreds of thousands of copies because the
Feelings
In the Old Testament saga, Israel’s greatest King is David. He was called the “Lion of Judah,” the “Warrior King.” David was a great military leader. He had great expertise
A Two-way Trust
In Psalm 56, the ancient Psalmist sings a song of trust: This I know, that God is for me. In God, whose Word I praise, In the Lord, whose Word
Practice Makes Perfect
Bertrand Russell authored more than forty books on a variety of subjects including philosophy, politics, education, sex and mathematics. He was a member of one of England’s most distinguished families.
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Spirit To Spirit
Many of us find it very easy, I am sure, to identify with the disciple who came to Jesus and said, “Lord, teach us how to pray.” Lord, teach us
Shake Up The World
During a college music workshop, the great trumpet player, Louis Armstrong, was being asked questions about his early musical training, his trumpet technique, his repertoire, his singing style, etc. Then,
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Cross That Wonderful Line!
An old bishop in Washington, D.C., had grown tired of the socials and embassy parties he was expected to attend just about every other day. At one such occasion, he
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Resurrection Presence, Resurrection Presents
Early in his career, Mark Twain took a job as a newspaper reporter. He was instructed by his editor never to state anything as a fact that he could not
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Gone Fishing
The game warden in a certain fishing village began to notice that one particular fisherman was bringing back more fish each night than all the others combined. This made the
Please God!
With the coming of each New Year comes the realization that there are some things in life that we have in common: We’re all getting older. And all through the
