Perspective
A young woman in college wrote the following letter to her parents, her first in three months: Dear Mom and Dad, I’m sorry it has been so long since my […]
Resurrection
Our Redeemer Lives
There was a crotchety old man who lived with his wife in the backwoods. One day the old mountaineer fell and struck his head against a rock. When his wife
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Lord, Bless You!
Jesus, the “Resurrection and the Life,” is the Messiah. Jesus is the Christ. Actually, the two words, “Messiah” and “Christ” have exactly the same meaning. Both are titles, “Messiah” from
Shalom! Shalom!
A wife had provided a tombstone for her husband’s grave. On it she had inscribed two sentences: “Rest in Peace” … “Until We Meet Again.” Individually those are two good
Today Is God’s Day
A famous psychiatrist once said, “With peace in his soul a man can face the most terrifying experiences. But without peace in his soul, he cannot manage even as simple
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Calling You By Name
There’s something about Easter Sunday — something exuberant, something triumphant, something inexpressibly happy. But the first Easter began on a very different note. When Mary Magdalene got up before dawn,
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Time To Let Our Hair Down
After serving on a jury in a case involving fraud, one of the jurors wrote down an account of the trial as he saw it. It read, in part, The
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So Many Christs
Renowned French novelist and Nobel Prize winner, Francois Mauriac, once interviewed the celebrated Swedish-born actress, Greta Garbo. Of Miss Garbo it has been written, “Her profile, honey-colored hair, large blue
Put It To Music
In the city that was once Constantinople, a visitor to the Mosque of Saint Sophia stands quietly for a time marveling at the breathtaking architecture. The mosque was once a
Our Claim In Heaven
Several years ago, a Lexington Avenue building in New York City was being remodelled. As the work neared completion, a big sign was placed out front. It read: “Keeping pace
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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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What Are We Looking For?
What are we looking for? That is the question! Today’s Gospel episode begins on the morning of the first Easter Sunday. Mary Magdalene comes to Jesus’ tomb. What is she
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Bound For Glory
“He had loved so much, He had given so much, He had done so much, and nobody understood. As far as we can tell, He died utterly forlorn and utterly
Thine Is The Power
In the last conversation recorded in Luke’s Gospel, Jesus talks to the disciples about His Crucifixion and His Resurrection. He opens up for them a deep understanding of these events.
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Who Needs God?
Today is the day when the banners are flying, at least figuratively, over every Easter Sunday congregation throughout the world. Today is the celebration day for the Christian Community. What
What Immense Joy For Us!
A middle-aged man was sitting in the doctor’s reception room, waiting to discover whether or not he had cancer. The minutes hung heavily on him. He kept looking at his
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The Who Of Easter
He is Risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! In today’s newspapers and on TV we no doubt will be reading and hearing something about Easter. We will be told that
I’m Going With You
A prominent surgeon was a member of operating teams in two Chicago-area hospitals: St. Francis Hospital and Christ Hospital. The doctor’s usual routine was to operate in the morning and,
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Look To The Pea Patch!
In a certain school district, it was customary to participate in the annual sale of Easter Seals. The practice was to put a “piggy bank” in each classroom and, from
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Awesome!
A man in his middle years was traveling alone on a Caribbean cruise. On the first day out a woman about his age, sitting in a deck chair, gave him
