A Pain In The Neck!
Two brothers were nearing death. Envious of his brother, the older of the two asked God: Why has my brother been blessed with wealth and happiness and I with nothing? […]
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Pharisees
Pledge Of Allegiance
The basic teaching of all of Scripture is intended to help each one of us experience wholeness of life as individual persons — to become the unique masterpiece of creation
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To Make Us Real
Once upon a time there was a little boy who received a velveteen rabbit for Christmas. The rabbit was fat and bunchy. His coat was spotted brown and white. He
Not A Moment To Spare
A Sunday-school teacher had been telling her class of youngsters about “heavenly rewards” and “crowns of glory” for people who believed and lived good lives. “Now tell me,” she said
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Breakthrough To God
Sunday school teacher: “Johnny, can you tell me who will wear the biggest crown in heaven?” Johnny: “Sure. The one who has the biggest head.” “Not so,” Jesus tells us
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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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The Temporal And The Eternal
Today’s Gospel Lesson describes an attempt by the Pharisees to trap Jesus. The Pharisees begin to carry out their scheme with great cunning. They praise Jesus for His dedication to
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Drop To Your Knees
A wedding ceremony was about to begin. Members of the bridal procession anxiously awaited for the organ music to accompany them down the aisle. But there was only silence. One
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Outward Face/hidden Man
Because we are by nature social beings, we live in societies. It is in the nature of man to prefer the security and stability of organized society over the risks
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He Didn’t Come Down
The time has come for us to confront one of the great mysteries in the Gospel. This Man, Jesus of Nazareth, came doing so much good: loving people, befriending people,
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When You Pray
A young man who comes from a conservative Christian tradition, tells the story of the time when he was training to be a paratrooper. He was being prepared for his
Your Goal In Life
A woman had just returned home from a lecture given by a prominent member of the Feminist Movement. Her five-year-old daughter greeted her with the announcement that she wanted to
For God’s Sake, Bread!
Today’s text causes us to consider one of the real mysteries in the Gospel. Here was this man, Jesus of Nazareth, who loved people; healed people; told people how much
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From Death To Life
There is a scene in Ingmar Bergman’s “White Light” in which the Church sexton, a horribly crippled man, tells his pastor that he doesn’t think the physical pain of Jesus’
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Make A List
While on a business trip, a man came to a small Southern town. He decided to look up an old college chum who held the office of Mayor. It being
Success Story
“Then I saw a new Heaven and a new earth, and the main street of the city was pure gold,” wrote the author of the Book of Revelation. No doubt
