Don’t Miss The Scenery!
The late Eddie Cantor emerged during the 1930’s as one of America’s most popular radio entertainers. Because of a song he sang called “Ida”, and because he made frequent references …
Resolutions
Time Alone
A mother heard her son saying his night prayers. He was telling God what he planned to do the next day and how God could help him do it. The …
Here Is Your Family
Members of a Church youth club decided to raise money by having an outdoor car wash. Unfortunately, when the day of the event arrived, disaster struck: it was pouring rain. …
Practice Makes Perfect
Bertrand Russell authored more than forty books on a variety of subjects including philosophy, politics, education, sex and mathematics. He was a member of one of England’s most distinguished families. …
The Clownish Society
On this New Year’s Day, as on all festive occasions, there is always the danger of missing the celebration’s real significance. Like a man named John Cunningham did, for example, …
Count Us In
Technically, the first day of January is just another day on which the sun rises and sets, the natural cycles run their natural courses, and we people wake up, eat, …
Our Time Is Secure
Fine oriental rugs can be distinguished from machine-made rugs by their curious variations in patterns. In Middle Eastern villages, where each oriental rug is hand-woven by men and boys under …
Where Do We Go From Here?
Technically, the first day of January is just another day on which the sun rises and sets, the natural cycles run their natural courses, and we people wake up, eat, …
It’s Throw Away Time
Today’s Gospel Lesson once again tells us the story of how the shepherds reacted to the news of Jesus’ birth. An angel appears to them in the field and tells …
Be It Resolved
Technically, the first day of January is just another day on which the sun rises and sets, the natural cycles run their courses, and we people wake up, eat, breathe, …
Bridge Of Life
A little boy was trying to explain to a little girl the difference between a mother and a father. He thought about it for a while, then he said, “Daddies …
Our Greatest Treasures
It was three days before Christmas. A member of the clergy was walking through a supermarket parking lot … As he passed a woman who was hoisting about a dozen …
Be It Resolved
A woman who was experiencing a variety of emotional problems went to see a psychiatrist about her troubles: her inability to “find herself”; her inability to resolve the question of …