No Trivial Pursuit
You are working in a garden on a beautiful sunlit morning pulling out dandelions. Suddenly, you drop to your knees and discover beauty in the unique coloring, beauty in the […]
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Love
To Turn Us Upside Down
Once upon a time a government surveyor brought his equipment to a farm, called on the farmer, and asked permission to go into one of the fields and take readings.
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Unlimited Profits
In the early twenties, three European immigrants to the United States arrived at New York City’s Ellis Island to be processed by immigration officials. All three immigrants had hard-to-spell last
Report For Duty
A man of modest means was visiting an old friend who lived lavishly . . . The visitor refused to be impressed by the tennis courts, the stables, the swimming
Your Name In Italics
In her book called “Out of My Mind,” the author, Katharine Brush, confesses to several episodes in which she made A “blithering idiot” of herself, as she put it. For
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By Faith And Not By Sight
Once upon a time, there was a beggar. Early each morning, with his tin cup in hand, he would walk from the outskirts of town and cross over a bridge
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Footprints
Many years ago, on the busiest block of the main street in a small, midwestern town, a smooth cement sidewalk was laid to replace the old, worn and rough brick
Up To Your Neck?
A rich man who had acquired his wealth through a series of shifty, questionable business deals, decided to enter politics and run for public office. At the height of his
One Man Obeyed
Imagine for a moment that you are back in Old Testament times, living in the little country of Judah that has been your home for centuries. Everything you’ve worked for
I Cry For You
When a young man falls in love with a young woman, he often resorts to very extravagant language to express his emotion. He may say, “I would climb the highest
The Last Enemy
An eight-year-old boy wrote an essay in school entitled, “What a Mom means to a kid”: A mother is a person who takes care of her kids and gets their
There Must Be Some Mistake
There is a daily syndicated newspaper cartoon strip called “The Small Society” in which the author seems to be telling us that our Society is coming apart at the seams.
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High Expectations
“Whistle Down the Wind” is a motion picture of a few years ago. In the story a group of children find a tramp in a barn. Through a combination of
Leap Of Faith
Albert Einstein once engaged a leading Churchman in earnest conversation about Faith. Said Einstein, “I respect religion, but I believe in mathematics. Probably it is the other way with you.”
His Motive Is Love
The story is told of a woman who possessed everything she ever could need or want except one thing: peace of mind. For years she had been troubled by the
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It’s The Law
Legal experts will tell you that one of the problems with laws is that there are too many of them. Legislative dockets are constantly bulging with bills, and amendments, and
From The Beginning
A prominent theologian was about to deliver a lecture on a very difficult subject. He started off by saying, “I feel like a mosquito in a nudist colony. I look
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Who Do We Say We Are?
In today’s Gospel Lesson, Jesus begins His public ministry by calling His first disciples. And their decision to follow Him does not come “out of the blue,” so to speak.
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Before Winter Comes
The Christ who loved His family, His friends, His disciples and those close to Him, especially loved those persons who had been rejected by society: the lepers, the prostitutes, the
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The Gift Of Ears
A great deal has been said in recent years about Christians who have received the gift of tongues. Many good things can come from this gift that is given to
