Singin’ In The Rain
On a rainy day in New York City, one New Yorker complained to a friend, “I hate rainy days!” To which her friend made this strange reply: “Why don’t you […]
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Joy
Do Nothing, Gain Nothing
A highly-placed corporate manager announced, tongue-in-cheek, the establishment of an annual “Better Management Award.” The first award would be made, posthumously, to Christopher Columbus, he said. “We are honoring old
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No Impostors!
In a “Peanuts” comic strip, little Linus listens attentively as his little sister, Lucy, boasts about her religious zeal and her potential as an evangelist. She says to Linus, I
Did You Find Joy?
Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher, talked a great deal about establishing our life’s priorities. In one of his writings, he asks us to imagine life as a big triangle. Then
A Good Word For Jesus
In this, our act of community worship, God has gathered us together to experience the immediacy of His presence. This means drawing closer to God, as a Church-as a People.
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Eureka!!!
It is noteworthy that Jesus hardly is ever by Himself in the Gospel records. He is with the crowds. He is with His disciples. He is with people. He is
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
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The Secret Of Life
In the Nineteenth Chapter of his Gospel, Luke tells us of Jesus’ encounter with the chief tax collector in Jericho — a man named Zacchaeus, a wealthy man, but “small
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What It’s All About
Imagine that there is a grasshopper sitting on a milkweed plant near the railroad tracks. A long freight train pulled by three powerful engines rumbles by, creating a huge ruckus.
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Holding Hands
The ancient Egyptians believed that when they died they would be asked by the god they called “Osiris” two questions. Their answers would determine whether or not they could continue
If You Want To Be Happy …
Some time ago, at a sectarian University, the story went around about a student who had enrolled in a Course entitled “Theology 101,” known all over the campus as a
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Chirp Away!
A story has come down through the years about a king who visited the monasteries of a great Zen leader named Lin Chi. (Zen is a Japanese Buddhist sect that
