The story of Mother’s Day begins in the 1850’s with what was called “Mother’s Work Day.” This wasn’t an annual holiday, but was a regular, frequent day of Christian service to neighbors in need. Ann Reeves Jarvis organized the day as a time for the Christian women of Grafton, West Virginia to get […]
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(…continued) Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe (1719) has been a popular novel for almost 300 years. It is the story of a shipwrecked sailor who spent 25 years alone on a small, otherwise uninhabited island in the Atlantic Ocean. Not only is it a great adventure story, but it is written from a Christian point
Based on a story I heard or read somewhere (I think by William Willimon) (…continued) A family is out for a drive on a Sunday afternoon. It is a pleasant afternoon, and they go at a leisurely pace down the country road. Suddenly, the two children begin to shout to their father, “Daddy,
(…continued) Someone might ask, “Is it fair of God to choose some and not others?” But who said anything about that? Who says God does not choose ‘others?’ The clear message of the Bible is that Jesus died for everyone, and Jesus authorized the disciples to go into all the world to tell
Birth of the Self-made Man, statue by Bobbie Carlyle —————————— Sunday will be Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day is more of a family observance than a religious event. Neither Mother’s Day or Father’s Day are listed in the church year calendar. But maybe they ought to be, because thinking about mothers and fathers can
(…continued) Our greatest fear is the fear of death, because death means the end of all our earthly connections. Only when all those other connections are already severed by ill health or loneliness does death begin to look like a friend. But as long as we are still in relationships that give life
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John 15:1-8 — (Jesus said), “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine-grower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me as I
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When I was in high school I enjoyed reading science fiction. There is one story I read way back then that I still remember, so strong was the image left in my mind. I have forgotten the details, but it was about a scientist who found a way to transfer everything in his
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———————- By C. S. Lewis in Mere Christianity: This is the whole of Christianity. There is nothing else. It is so easy to get muddled about that. It is easy to think that the Church has a lot of different objects– education, building, missions, holding services. Just as it is easy to think
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———— Enough is as good as a feast. –English Proverb ————- Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. –Hindu Proverb ————- Only when we know what to say yes to can we say no everything else. ————- For character and success, two things, contradictory as they may seem, must go together… humble dependence on
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