Do Something!
Jesus commands each of us: “Love one another as I have loved you.” There is a story of a young clergyman who went to the pulpit and won the congregation’s […]
Obedience
What Is The Cost?
It was the last day before the football team of a large University was to play it’s biggest game of the season … Unfortunately, the head football coach had just
A Change Of Heart
Many years ago, an American traveler secured a few grains of wheat from an Egyptian tomb. Those grains of wheat had been slumbering in that tomb for more than thirty
Betrayal, Or Loyalty?
Imagine what might have taken place if the twelve Apostles had submitted formal job applications to Jesus before they were chosen … The application might have been forwarded to a
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They Will Not Fail!
The Gospels tell us that Jesus of Nazareth came among His people, loving them, healing them, bringing them the Good News of how much God loves them, and how they
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With Our Hands
Did you hear the story about the nine men and one woman who were being rescued at sea by a helicopter? While hanging on for dear life from a rope
What’s New?
Once upon a time, two little sunflower seeds nestled snugly together in the soft earth … They talked of God, the Creator of all seeds. They wanted to find Him.
Good Listeners
A popular literary journalist1 began thinking about the telephone and how it affects people’s lives … He thought of the people who might be anxiously hoping to hear a doctor’s
Just Words?
Two thousand years ago, on the Sunday which we now know as “Passion Sunday” or “Palm Sunday,” a great crowd greeted Jesus as he entered the City of Jerusalem. “They
The Goblins Are Coming!
In a newspaper cartoon, two distinguished-looking gentlemen are comfortably seated on soft, upholstered chairs in an upscale office. One says to the other, “Last night I had a most terrible
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A Change Of Heart
A ninety-year-old man was asked why he remained a man of hope, even in the most difficult days. He replied, Because I get up in the morning believing in the
Giving Directions
The mother of a small child attended a PTA meeting at which it was announced that a new sex-education program was about to be introduced in the district’s schools. She
Show Me
One sure thing we members of the clergy learn very quickly is that trying to preach a sermon that is both good and pleasing to everyone is like trying to
Flutter Your Wings!
A young widow had been left with her four small children to raise and her physically handicapped mother to care for. Over the years, she devoted herself wholeheartedly to the
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Heaven Can’t Wait!
Historians tell us that when the Roman Emperor, Severus, neared the end of his life, he gave a kind of farewell speech to his counselors. In summing up his life
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Rise And Shine
Imagine a man clinging desperately to the top of a solid steel flagpole. Then watch a strong man strike the bottom of the pole with a large sledge hammer. BOING!
Priority One
A college student was standing outside his dormitory building smoking a cigarette. Another student came by and said, “Do you have the same problem I have? Your roommate won’t let
Make Time!
A certain obstetrician delivered babies with great professional skill as well as with a flourish all his own. When the babies first appeared, he began talking to them. From the
We’d Better Run Some Tests
What good will a few extra dollars do you — or a few extra of anything — if you are not experiencing the good life. What good will they do
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It’s A Wonderful Life!
Ammon Hennacy was a farmer in Arizona. He was also a practicing non-conformist who was deeply committed to absolute pacifism. He went so far as to refuse to pay his
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