By Paul Harvey, Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 1992 ***************************** We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I’d know better. I’d really like for them to know about hand-me-down clothes and homemade ice cream and leftover meat loaf. I really would. My cherished grandson, […]
2881) These Things I Wish for You Read More »
By Rev. William Willimon, Pulpit Resource, First Quarter, 2009, page. 12 Â Â Â I have met a number of parents who have gotten the notion that, while parents should train their children in academic and vocational skills, they should not “impose” ethical or religious values upon their children. Â “We simply tell our children what we
2814) “Imposing” Church on Children? Read More »
By Joshua Rogers, posted September 21, 2019 at: http://www.joshuarogers.com    I’ve spent a lot of time on the floor with my kids playing with all kinds of toys, including blocks, baby dolls and board games. The kids love being there with me and I love being with them too. One person they can thank
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Photo above: An old farmer (not my great-great-great-grandfather; there are no photos of him) ———————— This meditation is from a sermon I gave July 10, 2005 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Henderson, Minnesota.  It is the congregation my ancestors attended when they immigrated to Minnesota from Germany in 1875.  The congregation was already 20 years
2685) My Great-Great-Great-Grandfather (a) Read More »
Kay Coles James (1949- ) grew up in the segregated South of the 1950’s. Â She and her five brothers lived in a government housing project in one of the poorest black neighborhoods in Richmond, Virginia, raised by their single mother. Â This story is from her 1992 book Never Forget (pages 45-47). —————————————— Â Â Â We
2661) Mama Says, “No Stealing!” Read More »
   Karl Barth (1886-1968) is considered by many to have been the most influential theologian of the 20th century.  As a young pastor, working from the office of his little parish at the foot of the Swiss Alps, he wrote a commentary on the book of Romans that changed the direction of theological thinking around
2593) How Do You Know? Read More »
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 out of his
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How Gentleness Can Calm Conflict, by Rick Warren, In his Daily Hope meditation, June 28, 2020 at: http://www.pastorrick.com    Here’s a common scenario: someone raises their voice against you, so you raise your voice in response. Then they raise their voice higher, then you raise your voice higher. And the situation keeps escalating. Â
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The Story of Two Dads, Two Boys, and One Father, by Joshua Rogers, blogging at:Â http://www.joshuarogers.com , posted July 4, 2020. ———————————— Â Â Â The other night I had a dream about my dad, who died over two years ago. Â Â Â I was in the fellowship hall of the church we attended when I
   Johnny Cash (1932-2003) recorded almost one-hundred albums in his long career.  Of all those many albums, he said his favorite was the last one he did, released just a few months before he died.  None of his best-known songs are on this album, none of the songs in that album were written by
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