Devotion
New Year Resolution
Droplets from Life Last night as David and I sat sipping our lemon tea, we chuckled over the newspaper columnist’s article. ‘Angry from Berwick’ was recounting his own New Year Resolutions – to be more tolerant of the music of young people, to smile at queue-jumping people, etc. This started me thinking about my own […]
Two Wolves
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two “wolves” inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is Good. […]
Christmas Meditation
Christmas Meditation Throughout the churches of North Alabama United Methodism, we are preparing to celebrate the mystery of the Incarnation. The proclamation that God became flesh and moved in with us (John 1) is one of the most distinctive affirmations of the Christian faith, perhaps the most distinctive. Comparison with other accounts of who God […]
The Gas Station, a Christmas Story
The Gas Station, a Christmas Story: The old man sat in his gas station on a cold Christmas Eve. He hadn’t been anywhere in years since his wife had passed away. It was just another day to him. He didn’t hate Christmas, just couldn’t find a reason to celebrate. He was sitting there looking at […]
Utterly Humbled by Mystery (Richard Rohr)
Utterly Humbled by Mystery by Richard Rohr Richard Rohr is founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, N.M. He took his Franciscan vows in 1961, and was ordained as a priest in 1970. Rohr is a frequent speaker and writer on issues of community building, peace and justice. Center for Action and […]
Our Christmas Gift to God
OUR CHRISTMAS GIFT TO GOD. Christmas is a perfect time to remember the fact that God always initiates to us first. God initiated His love to us by allowing Jesus to be born as a baby at Bethlehem. God initiates: we respond. With prayer, God has initiated a 24/7 communication link between Himself and us. […]
Market-able Christians
Soundings No. 44 – 14 December 2006 by Martien Kelderman Jesus told us we were to be the salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13-16). We all know the blessings and the curses of salt. Too little and you notice it, too much and again you notice it. Both too little and too much bring out […]
Out of the ShoeBox
OUT OF THE SHOEBOX (excerpts) Day Eighteen Feel His Breath Suppose one of you had a hundred sheep and lost one. Wouldn’t you leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the lost one until you found it? When found, you can be sure you would put it across your shoulders, rejoicing, and when […]
A Christmas Story
Christmas Story for people having a bad day…. When four of Santa’s elves got sick, the trainee elves did not produce toys as fast as the regular ones, and Santa began to feel the pre-Christmas pressure. Then Mrs. Claus told Santa her Mother was coming to visit, which stressed Santa even more. When he went […]
I Can Only Imagine
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