(…continued) Margaret was crushed. She could not believe what she was reading. She did not know what she would do or how she could tell the children. For days she could not talk to the children about it. Finally one of the children said, “Mommy, is something wrong? Did something happen to Daddy? […]
1007) Love Never Fails? (part two) Read More »
I CORINTHIANS 13 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do
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The idea for this meditation came from a sermon by Methodist pastor, bishop, and author William Willimon (source lost). A while back a friend of mine overheard someone say, “I don’t think Christmas is as much fun as it was when I was a kid.” There is nothing unusual about a remark like
979) Bodies and Spirits (1/2) Read More »
From a funeral sermon: As you all know, Cheryl suffered a great deal in these past several months. All that time in the hospital, all the tests, all the reports (usually bad), all the pain and anxiety, all the uncertainty, the surgeries, and everything else she went through. And for you the family;
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I was browsing around in a Barnes and Noble bookstore one day and saw a table featuring “Thought-Provoking Books.” Items on the table included entertaining books of mathematical brain-teasers, mind-boggling books on astronomy and physics, and off-the-wall books on politics. There were also several books on the topic of religion and philosophy. I
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(…continued) Two messages from this amazing story. First of all, this is an extraordinary story of forgiveness. Every day the news is dominated by accounts of death and destruction in the Middle East, where centuries old disputes go on and on and on with revenge upon revenge. Without forgiveness, the cycle of violence
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Above: Nathan Saint on the sand bar where he was killed later that same day. *************************** Anthropologists have called the Waorani tribe of Ecuador one of the most violent groups of people ever discovered. A magazine article one time called them ‘the worst people on earth.’ This tribe, which only recently began to emerge from the
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By Martin Luther (1483-1546), adapted from Luther’s Prayers, translated by Charles Kistler (1917) ———- Lord Jesus, misery and misfortune annoy and oppress me. I long to be relieved of them. You have said, “Ask, and you shall receive.” Lord, I am asking. But Lord, my longing is so great that I cannot express it in
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The problem of evil has troubled people throughout the ages. The quote above is how the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus (341-270 B. C.) put the question. Why is there so much suffering in a world supposedly created and ruled by an all-powerful and all-loving God? How can “this state of affairs be in
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By Park York, June 1989, Christian Herald; quoted in Night Light: A Devotional for Couples, pages 42-44, by James and Shirley Dobson, Multnomah Press, 2000. I rise early on this Friday, as I do ever day, to prepare coffee and mix a protein shake. The television news plays quietly in the corner. Flossie, my
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