Let It Shine
Someone has suggested that “God created people because God loves stories.”1 I think the following story is likely to meet with God’s approval: Two men called on a pious, old […]
Responsibility
Who Am I?
There is a “Peanuts” comic strip in which Linus very candidly admits to his good pal Charlie Brown, “I don’t like to face problems head on. I think the best
What God Expects You To Do
A Jewish family moved into a new neighborhood. The parents felt that their young son would benefit from some extra discipline. Consequently they went to enroll him in a nearby
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Get Your Own Dirt!
The story is told that at the end of the American Revolutionary War, the newly-formed nation came close to disaster. The government, which was short on funds, owed back pay
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Uh-oh!
A clergyman and popular writer tells the story of the first funderal service he conducted: It left a bad taste in my mouth. First year in the ministry, twenty-four-years-old. No
A Light To The Nations
God had called the People of Israel to be a “Chosen People,” not in the sense of privilege but in the sense of responsibility. It all started when God said
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Your Greatest Gift
. . . Do not ride in automobiles; they cause 20% of all accident fatalities; . . . Do not stay at home; 17% of all accidents occur in the
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Hang Loose!
Fashions in language come and go. But it’s likely that one lasting contribution from the fashions of recent years will turn out to be the expression “uptight.” Uptight people are
Let Freedom Ring
The students in a fifth-grade class in American History were given an examination. Among the questions to be answered was the following: The Declaration of Independence was written chiefly by_______(fill
The Doomsday Blahs
Many persons today are forecasting the early demise of the world. Our world is dying, they say. The end of human history, as we know it, is at hand. The
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Revenge Is Sour
Long before Jesus’ coming, ancient peoples had been using the skins of animals as liquid containers. In Palestine these containers usually were made from goat skin. The skin was stripped
Dismount!
The Biblical concept of a “Chosen People of God” is a major theme running through the history of the United States. The Pilgrims were Bible-loving, Bible-centered, Bible-reading people. They took
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,
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Love Is The Sweetest Thing
Long before Jesus’ coming, ancient peoples had been using the skins of animals as liquid containers. In Palestine these containers usually were made from goat skin. The skin was stripped
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When All Else Fails …
A right relationship with God grows and develops not merely by what we say or teach or promise. It’s what we do that matters most. And in today’s Gospel Lesson
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Run For Your Life!
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. We are all born “wide-eyed,” so to speak. We delight in the enthusiastic wonder of an infant who hears
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Somebody’s Not Doing His Job
There is a “Peanuts” cartoon in which little Lucy asks, “Why do you think we’re put here on earth, Charlie Brown?” “To make others happy,” says Charlie. To which Lucy
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Who, Me?
A veteran seminary professor has painted a composite picture of all the “rules” followed by the people he has observed and counseled who seem devoted to the task of making
One Man’s Family
Mother Teresa of Calcutta was a living legend of love for the poor and oppressed and the homeless and people dying in the streets. Not only was she directly involved
