Wait Three Days!
In a cartoon called “The Family Circus,” two children have discovered their Easter baskets and are busily enjoying the contents. One of the children asks, “Who colored the eggs?” The …
Sacrifice
What’s In It For Me?
It has been said that “millions of Christians live in a sentimental haze of vague piety, demanding little except lip service to a few harmless platitudes. It is much safer, …
The Drop Outs
The author of the Book of Hebrews understood that from the moment Jesus Christ came into his life everything was different. He had experienced a Christ who would lay aside …
First The Trembling
A well-known preacher was invited to deliver a sermon in the chapel of a college for the deaf. He described it as a “Preacher’s paradise, because you get two laughs …
He Came To Serve
The Greeks have a legend about a youth named Narcissus who was loved by many nymphs, including Echo, the fairest of them all. But Echo could not tell him of …
Out Of The Darkness
Lee Salk, the well-known psychologist, says that his job is to help people discover the power and the wisdom to resolve the problems that are disturbing their peace of soul. …
Where Are You Going?
When he was eighty-eight years old, the late Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once found himself on a train. When the conductor came by, Justice Holmes couldn’t find his …
To Be A Saint
To celebrate their newly acquired freedom almost ten years ago, thousands of Czech citizens gathered in Wenceslaus Square in the City of Prague. They sang a song made popular in …
A Word For Us Now
Imagine, just imagine, that when you come to Church and pray the prayers and sing the hymns you are really in conversation, really in touch with the Living Lord of …
Take The Plunge!
In a big city Church, a cafeteria-style lunch was made available to members of the congregation at the conclusion of the Sunday worship. The charge for the meal was relatively …
The Really Big Test
A poster of unknown origin contains some advice on how to pray under certain conditions. “CALL FOR HELP!” it says in bold letters. Then these words: A prayer to be …