Devotion
Becoming Yourself
“The more we let God take us over, the more truly ourselves we become – because he made us. He invented all the different people that you and I were intended to be…It is when I turn to Christ, when I give up myself to His personality, that I first begin to have a real […]
God of the sparrows loves us all
14may06 When I see God, he has a lot of explaining to do — Mother Teresa THE true tale of the sparrow that paid with its life after almost ruining a world-record attempt got me thinking. The little bird knocked over 23,000 of more than four million dominoes laid out for an attempt to break […]
Blessed are the pure in heart
(~) Blessed are the pure in heart Rev. Dr. Sandra Bochonok. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Matthew 5:8 One of the most genuinely pure in heart people I have known died far too young. Keith was a sailor in the United States Navy, a gentle and hard working man […]
Look inside for beauty and failings
09apr06 Some people get angry because God put thorns on roses. Others rejoice because God put roses on thorns — Anonymous HE first failed in business at 22, then again at 24. His sweetheart died when he was 26 and he had a nervous breakdown at 27. He stood, unsuccessfully, for his nation’s parliament at […]
Antidote is to let our souls catch up to us
By BRYAN PATTERSON 23apr06 ‘They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself’. – Andy Warhol THERE’S something sad about robotic electronic pillows that let you send hugs remotely to loved ones far away. Basically, the hugger squeezes a pillow and speaks the name of the person they wish to […]
Our quest for perfection misses point
07may06 Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one — Chinese Proverb A FRIEND told me she needed glasses but was avoiding the inevitable because she did not wish to see people “as they really are”. “Without glasses everyone looks good, if slightly fuzzy. I think if I saw people as they […]
Modern life can freeze God from us
26mar06 Your mind knows only some things. Your inner voice knows everything — Henry Winkler ACCORDING to engineering legend, a device to test the strength of windscreens on aeroplanes was invented by a US aviation company. The device was basically a gun that launched a dead chicken at a plane’s windshield at approximately the speed […]
Devil’s Beatitudes
Blessed are those who are too tired, too busy, too distracted to spend an hour once a week with their fellow Christians — they are my best work. Blessed are those Christians who wait to be asked and expect to be thanked — I can use them. Blessed are the touchy who stop going to […]
Are you a Christian?
(~) Are you a Christian? Are you a Christian? meaning “Christ-like.” There is a story of a little acorn that was blown to the ground from a grand, old oak tree. The winds blew and covered it with dirt. The rains came and so did the sun, and one day it sprouted through the soil […]
Called to Shepherd or Mother One Another
(~) Called to Shepherd or Mother One Another Fourth Sunday of Easter May 7, 2006 Acts 4:5-12 Psalm 23 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18 Some years ago when I was in Israel with an interfaith tour group, I learned a few things about shepherding by observing and listening to some shepherds (male and female) who […]
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