Saturday, June 24, 2006

The Loose Cannon in Ninety-Three by Victor Hugo

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from illustrations@clergy.net for Mark 4:35-41 – Calming of the Tempest Victor Hugo, who is famous for his novel the Hunchback of Notre Dame...
Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Patiently Doing Good

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"For [God] will repay according to each one’s deeds: to those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, he...
Saturday, June 17, 2006

Refreshed by current reference to the actual content of scripture

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"In Israel one must also take into account that the land is tenanted by a number of 'ancient' Christian churches ... that are h...

Refuse to Lose

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Refuse to Lose

The Laws of the Public Policy Process

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The Laws of the Public Policy Process by Morton C. Blackwell 1. Never give a bureaucrat a chance to say no. 2. Don't fire all your ammun...
Saturday, June 10, 2006

The Joy of Their Hearts

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This is what I have seen to be good: it is fitting to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun th...

Can I Lead a Good Life Without Christ?

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quote from C.S. Lewis: The question before each of us is not 'Can someone lead a good life without Christianity?' The question is, ...
Saturday, June 03, 2006

A Holy Priesthood of All Believers

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Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be bu...
Thursday, June 01, 2006

You Still Stand With Me

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A wife stayed attentive to her husband's every need as he slipped in and out of consciousness. During one of those last "aware...

Be Kind to One Another

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Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, tender...
Wednesday, May 31, 2006

The Four Ages of Man - Yeats

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The Four Ages of Man He with body waged a fight, But body won; it walks upright. Then he struggled with the heart; Innocence and peace depar...

The Secret of a Good Sermon

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The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible. ~ George Burns
Monday, May 29, 2006

Christianity outside the Church

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Christianity outside the Church D.L. Moody once called on a leading citizen in Chicago to persuade him to accept Christ. They were seated in...

The Irresistible Influence of the Holy Spirit

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The Irresistible Influence of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit warms us and melts our cold, cold hearts. Recently I ran across a parable tha...

Shaken from Our Sanctuaries

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Shaken from Our Sanctuaries A few years ago, AT&T had a major snafu in New York City. They had an agreement with the city that, when el...

What Is Your Other Plan?

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What Is Your Other Plan? Erasmus, the famous Renaissance scholar, once told a classic story which was designed to emphasize how important it...
Sunday, May 28, 2006

The Train of Life

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TRAIN OF LIFE Some folks ride the train of life Looking out the rear, Watching miles of life roll by, And marking every year. They sit in sa...

The First Step to Peace

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Remember: A Smile is the first step to Peace.
Tuesday, May 23, 2006

The Importance of the Father's Faith

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If your kids see you putting other things ahead of God, they will become discouraged and disillusioned, like a young Jewish boy who once liv...

Futility - Mark Twain

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A myriad of men are born; they labor and sweat and struggle;...they squabble and scold and fight; they scramble for little mean advantages ...