How To Look Redeemed
We read in the Books of Acts that when the Apostle Philip went into the city of Samaria, all sorts of marvelous things began to happen. Evil spirits were cast […]
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Love
Love Is Wisdom
With the birth of Christ, a great joy is proclaimed which lays aside all the questions and all the imponderables. A great joy is proclaimed which clears the way for
Our True Nobility
In a book called “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” the author gives a fictional account of what happened when a strange disease invaded the Village of Macondo, Columbia. So powerful
The Choice Is Ours
There are people all over this land who, earlier today, were faced with what they considered to be a hard choice: “Should I go or should I not go to
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With Eyes Of Faith
In today’s Gospel Lesson, the Pharisees are badgering a man who claimed that Jesus had cured his blindness on the Sabbath day. Because the religious law forbade healing on the
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Wouldn’t It Be Fantastic?
Some of you here today are old enough to remember the number one, best-selling record of the Mills Brothers … You always hurt the one you love The one you
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The Holy Catalyst
In Old Testament times, one was recognized as a holy person through his or her response to the “Law of Holiness.” Holiness was measured by the level of one’s obedience
Yes, Yes, Yes — We Do Know
There is a wonderful story about the Philadelphia Orchestra when it was under the leadership of the great Leopold Stokowski. On one occasion, the orchestra was to perform a Beethoven
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All That’s Worth Remembering
In John’s account of the “Last Supper,” Jesus says to the Apostles, “What I just did was to give you an example; as I have done, so you must do”
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Come Out Of The Basement
The story is told of an old woman living in Ireland who delighted in the sermons of a certain Irish preacher. She had resided in an inexpensive basement apartment until
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True Greatness
From time-to-time God reveals himself in the lives of certain people in a very dramatic way — a way that often changes the course of history. The conversion of Paul
Christ Is The Key
According to legend, there once were two very perplexing mysteries over which the wisest men in the land had scratched their heads and stroked their beards in vain for many
Wow!
“We’ll leave the light on for you” says comedian Tom Bodett at the end of his radio commercials for “Motel 6.” Mr. Bodett has written a book in which he
Go Out Singing
The promise has rung, especially in these last days of Advent, throughout concert hall and shopping mall and country Church and city Cathedral: FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN.
I Want To Be Happy!
Gilbert West was a noted British educator and author. Sir Edward Littleton was a famous English judge. West and Littleton had one thing in common: both were complete skeptics concerning
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Absolutely Right!
Several years ago, a “Special Assistant” to the United States Secretary of the Treasury was addressing a highly sophisticated audience of economists on an extremely dry subject. Halfway through the
Man, That’s Living!
In a first-grade religion class, the teacher had spent the entire session teaching the youngsters The Lord’s Prayer. After class, little Billy went skipping down the hall to where his
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What’s Best For The Children?
The Apostle Paul has summarized our final destiny in the one word: “heirs.” “The fact that you are a son makes you an heir” he said (Gal. 4:7). Because we
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Once-and-for-all
During the terrible winter at Valley Forge, a government official arrived on the scene to obtain a firsthand report on the actual field situation from General George Washington himself. After
Being Well Or Doing Well?
Rumor had it that a great prophet had risen up among a people who lived in a place far-removed from the civilized world. An American TV News team was sent
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