Today’s Institutions seem to be constantly conspiring to cut us down to size, diminish our individual significance. Whatever your particular role may be-teacher, business person, manual laborer, public servant-you can […]
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It was December 22nd and the mother of several children suddenly realized that she hadn’t sent out any Christmas cards. In dismay, she sent her 10-year-old son to the drugstore
There is an episode in Luke’s Gospel in which someone asks Jesus, “Lord, will those who are saved be few?” (Lk. 13:23). Judging by our own experience, we can almost
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The central figure in a little fable called “The Magic Eyes,”1 is the local baker–a self-righteous, uptight little man named “Fouke.” His wife, Hilda, a warm, outgoing person, loved Fouke
Luke begins the fifteenth chapter of his Gospel by telling us that the pharisees and others were murmuring against Jesus, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them” (Lk.
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One way to prepare properly for the coming of Christ in this Advent Season is to serve time in the penitentiary. I use the word “penitentiary” in its original sense,
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Nothing stops pain like a touch of ‘Compassion.’ Sunburn misery? In ten seconds instant ‘Compassion’ stops the agony of sunburn. Lasts up to six hours. Scrapes and Bruises? Whenever the
British author, Robert W. Burns, once was standing on a balcony at Warwick Castle in England. In his words, “That balcony overlooks one of the most beautiful scenes it ever
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That great philosopher, Charlie Brown of the “Peanuts” cartoons, once made a profound observation that touches on the way we feel about this thing we call “salvation.” Charlie is leaning
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When personalized license plates were introduced in Illinois, the Department of Motor Vehicles received over one thousand requests for the number “one.” The state official whose job it was to
When, in the fullness of time, God acted decisively for the world’s salvation, He did not establish a new nation worthy of receiving Him. No, He came into the world
We have heard it said, “There is no rest for the wicked.” But, with the hustle-bustle and the “getting ahead” and the spirit of fierce competition that have come to
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What is your reaction when someone asks you, “Have you been converted to Christ?” Unfortunately, for many of us there is a negative reaction because often those modern evangelists who
We have heard it said, “There is no rest for the wicked.” But, with the hustle-bustle and the “getting ahead” and the spirit of fierce competition that have come to
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It was the start of a holiday weekend, and the service station was crowded. Finally, an attendant hustled up to the local pastor who had been waiting in line for
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
In a delightful book called “To See a World in a Grain of Sand,” C.L. James tells the fable of a wise old cat who noticed a kitten chasing its
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