You Must Remember This
For many, Judas Iscariot has come down as the arch villain of all history. Shakespeare called him “that base Judean who threw away a pearl more precious than all his […]
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Last Supper
Need Mending
In the Gospel of John, we find over and over again the Good News of the kind of full life that God wants to give us because He loves us
He Meant What He Said
During his 30-year ministry, a certain pastor became known far and wide as an effective preacher: a spellbinder. Each week he would finish writing his Sunday sermon on Wednesday, and
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You Are What You Eat!
A traveler passing through a certain region of the American West stopped at a Tourist Information Center. He told one of the information clerks that he would like to know
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What Is Truth?
Two men were walking through the woods when they encountered a huge grizzly bear. Immediately, they ran for cover in different directions. One climbed up a big tree. The other
No Middle Course
Several years ago, one of the big, daily newspapers ran a thought-provoking column about religious holydays and secular holidays. Both, said the writer, are losing their meaning. We appear to
Two-fork Church
Dr. Howard Thurman, clergyman and scholar, who once appeared on “Life” magazine’s list of “Ten Best Preachers in America,” had an uncommon sympathy for people who slept during the sermon.
The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Imagine for a moment what life would be like if you believed with your whole being that God was against you or, at best, indifferent toward you. Imagine that you
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Inherit The Earth
In a New England seminary, a brilliant student, not known for his humility, became extremely puffed up when informed that he had received perfect grades in all his theology subjects.
Exclamation Point!
If I knew you and you knew me — If both of us could clearly see, And with an inner sight divine the meaning of your heart and mine —
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Borne On The Breath Of Love
Two tourists were busy seeing the sights in Milan, Italy. They were particularly interested in viewing Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting of the “Last Supper.” They tried to follow the
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Religion Of The Cross
Paul Brand, a medical doctor, has co-authored a best-selling book described as “an adventure of mind and spirit.”1 In it, Dr. Brand states that for some time his family had
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