Devotion
Prophets And Profits
In The Middle East: Old fat-cats, wallowing in comfort, wealth and prestige, called “mullahs”, giving advice to the young: “You must die for our prophets!” In the Enlightened West: Old fat-cats, wallowing in comfort, wealth and prestige, called “corporate executives”, giving advice to the young: “You must die for our profits!”
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1. You shall not worry, for worry is the most unproductive of all human activities. 2. You shall not be fearful, for most of the things you fear will never come to pass. 3. You shall not carry grudges, for they are the heaviest of all life’s burdens. 4. You shall face each problem as […]
Prayers Of Jesus
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-179 (Bible Study) THE PRAYERS OF JESUS Rod Benson wrote the following in response to an enquiry from a CLM list member about the prayers of Jesus that are recorded in the Gospels. We thought the CLM list as a whole would value receiving it. In my CLM article (CLM-1-016 s Praying […]
Introduction To Hospitality
David L. Wolfe I love to read, not everything, but a wide range of thoughts from a wide range of people. I enjoy learning and I am always challenged, whether I am reading ancient Hindu writings, Holy Scriptures three thousand years old, or a contemporary Protestant thinker. In the following case, I was reading a […]
Welcoming Strangers
In his excellent and thought-provoking book, Welcoming the Stranger, A Public Theology of Worship and Evangelism, Patrick Keifert uses the term “stranger” in three senses: . The most obvious group of strangers, the outside strangers, may dress and speak differently, and may well be of a different class, race, age, or life situation than the […]
Words Of Wisdom
“It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death.” — Thomas Mann In the words of that old Australian saying, “Rooster today, feather duster tomorrow.” — Unknown “If the going is easy, beware! You may be going downhill.” — Greg Taunt “Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.” — […]
Practicing Hospitality
During the month of September, the United Methodist Church will be involved in a national media campaign/presentation called Igniting Ministries. The purpose is to invite folks not involved in church to visit a United Methodist Church. Elsewhere in the newsletter you will find out information about this program. Here are some thoughts on hospitality. Henri […]
More Words Of Wisdom
“To handle a hard situation, try a soft answer. ” — Unknown “Manage by objectives. Tell people exactly what you want them to do and then get out of their way.” — Brian Tracy “There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it […]
Love And An Azalea Bush
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-181 (Devotional) LOVE AND AN AZALEA BUSH (Originally ‘The greatest of these is . . . ) by Nanette Thorsen-Snipes My day began on a decidedly sour note when I saw my six-year-old wrestling with a limb of my azalea bush. By the time I got outside, he’d broken it. “Can I […]
Not Answers, But The Answerer
When I was younger, I thought that there was probably an answer to every problem. For a time, I knew many of the answers. I knew about parenting until I had children. I knew about divorce until I got one. I knew about suicide until three of my closest friends took their lives in the […]
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