From Let Me Tell You a Story, by Tony Campolo, page 21, ©2000 by T. Campolo A new recruit went into training at Paris Island, hoping to become a marine. He was one of those young men who seemed to be a bit out of step with the norm, and he easily became the subject of […]
Last summer Nora Ephron died at the age of 71. Ephron wrote (among other things) movie screenplays, including one of my all-time favorites, the 1989 romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally. Many people remember that movie for one particular scene that took place in a restaurant. In case you weren’t going to ‘R’
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By The Brothers Grimm (early 1800’s), from a story told as early as 1535 There was once a very old man, whose eyes had become dim, his ears dull of hearing, his knees trembled, and when he sat at table he could hardly hold the spoon, and spilt the broth upon the tablecloth or let it run
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Two middle-aged men were having their Saturday morning coffee. After the usual small talk about the weather and the Minnesota Twins, the tone of the conversation turned a bit more serious. “How have you been feeling lately, Mike,” asked one of the men. “Oh,” replied the other man, “I’m
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By Charles Colson for Breakpoint; aired 5-28-10 (www.breakpoint.org) Memorial Day is when we honor the men and women of our Armed Services who have made ‘the supreme sacrifice,’ giving their lives for their country. Especially these days, when Memorial Day seems nothing more than a time for cookouts and swim parties, we cannot be reminded often enough about how
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From A Touch of His Love, by Al Rogness, pages 44-5 “My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” says the Lord. Isn’t that fortunate? And isn’t it fortunate that God sometimes annuls our ways, blocks us from doing something our way, and directs us into his way?
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At Eternity’s Gate is an oil painting that Vincent van Gogh made in 1890. The painting was completed in early May at a time when he was convalescing from a severe relapse in his mental health troubles, and just two months before his death, generally accepted as a suicide. The painting was
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You have probably heard of the painter Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), but you may not have heard of ‘the Rev.’ Vincent van Gogh. Actually, before Vincent was a painter he was a pastor. He followed in the steps of his father, going to seminary and then serving a parish when he was in
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Here is one more page from the book Sometimes Miracles Hide by Bruce Carroll (see meditations #39-41), another letter that Carroll received, this one with a different perspective on the song. Dear Bruce, I am writing this letter to express my grateful appreciation and to affirm how God has used your music in
Today’s meditation is again from the book “Sometimes Miracles Hide” by Bruce Carroll (see meditations #39 and #40). It is another of the letters that Carroll received from someone with a handicapped child. Dear Bruce, My life is in your song. When I first became pregnant, I had no idea what the Lord
