A Matter Of Trust
A young clergyman was asked to preach on “Why I believe in God.” He thought it would be an easy sermon to prepare. After all, he could think of a […]
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Daddy You’re Wonderful!
A little book compiled by Mary W. Lightfoot entitled “The Heart of a Father” contains the following contribution by James G. Gilken: You say I exaggerate the splendors of a
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Lord, You Take The Wheel
There is an old proverb that goes something like this: Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more;
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Committed For Life
“Savior? — Who Needs a Savior?” is the title of a chapter in “The Parables of Peanuts” book. The chapter includes a cartoon strip in which Linus and Lucy are
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Anxious Worry
In George R. Hausman’s “The Parable of the Apple Tree,” the author describes how, one winter, he spent his daily breakfast-time contemplating the wonder of an apple tree in his
Stewards Of The Feast Of Life
A man named John Pettigrew was one of the volunteer workers in the highly organized Stewardship Campaign of a large midwestern Church. Being a highly disciplined person, John Pettigrew meticulously
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Birmingham Or Calvary
A poem by Stoddard Kennedy compares Jesus’ coming to the modern city of Birmingham in England with Jesus going to Calvary: When Jesus came to Calvary they nailed Him on
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What Is A Frog?
It is said that our present Age — our modern secular Age, so called — lacks a proper sense of reverence for the awesome mystery of life. Modern man, it
Whom Do You Trust?
A young lad on vacation went to Church with his parents one sunny Sunday morning. He listened closely to the sermon which was entitled, “Whom Do You Trust?” After Church,
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I Cannot Do Without You
You may remember these lines from a protest song of the fifties: In the summer, you’re the winter; In the finger, you’re the splinter; In the banquet, you’re the stew
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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
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Just A Short Trip
A thirteen-year-old girl said to her mother, “I feel so nervous.” Her mother replied, “What do you mean, ‘nervous’?” “Well,” said the child, “I feel in a hurry all over.
Touch And Believe
The current expression of “not trusting anyone over thirty” extends into many areas of modern life. It is not simply the problem of youth questioning age, children questioning their parents,
Who Is In Charge?
The Good News from Jesus Christ is about how much God loves us and how God never gives up trying to break through our defenses in order to call us
A Fruitful Life
Early in Matthew’s Gospel, it is written, “… any tree which fails to produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown on the fire” (Mt. 3:10). These strong words
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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Streaks And All!
In the early days of television, the old cowboy movie reruns — the “Westerns” — always made it easy for the viewer to distinguish between the “good guys” and the
God Will Find You!
Christine and Alex, an Irish couple, spent a good portion of their fifty years of marriage bickering. Mostly, they squabbled over minor matters, often good-naturedly. But whenever they argued, Christine
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