Devotion
They Praised God Because Of Me
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-176 (Devotional) THEY PRAISED GOD BECAUSE OF ME by Peter Kennedy “They only heard the report: ‘The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.’ And they praised God because of me.” – Galatians 1:23-24 Giovanni Papini was born in Florence, Italy in 1881 of […]
A Reason For Gratitude
by Kim Thoday Gratitude is the soil out of which other great Christian virtues grow. Cicero said: “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” Gratitude is a journey of accepting and appropriating the giftedness of life. Gratitiude is the journey of discovery of meaning and purpose within all […]
Finding Treasures In The Snow
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-058 (Devotional) FINDING TREASURES IN THE SNOW by Edward Chinn ‘Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing,’ said comedienne Phyllis Diller. For Phyllis, the snow is an image about doing housework. The recent blizzard of 2003 here in Philadelphia was a […]
Learning To Face Unknown Tomorrows
Religion in Daily Life By the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. http://www.allsaintstorresdale.org “Now on the cusp of war overseas, the United States also stands at the second-highest level of alert at home,” said a Philadelphia Inquirer article on Wednesday, March 19. On the public side of things, we all have to learn to face unknown tomorrows. […]
Your Commission
by David Smith What we have come to know as “The Great Commission” (Matt.28:18-20) has rightfully received a great deal of attention through the years, but the prototype for the “Great Commission” was the apostles’ original commission, “The Limited Comission” (Matt.10:1-42). Yet it is in the record of “The Limited Commission” that we’re given much […]
When Duct Tape Won’t Bond, Try Faith In God
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-055 (Family Issues) WHEN DUCT TAPE WON’T BOND, TRY FAITH IN OUR LORD by Celia Straus But it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. – 1 Corinthians 2:9 An article […]
3 Little Birds
There once was a man named George Thomas, a pastor in a small New England town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Several eyebrows were raised and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak. “I was walking […]
10 Commandments Of The Tongue
1) Thou shalt not gossip. Prov. 18:8 Before any evil story whispered in the ear is passed on, it should be treated as the housewife treats apples for a pie … first peeled, then quartered, and cored, then what remains liberally sugared. (2) Thou shalt not use a multitude of empty words. Prov. 10:19. Your […]
Table For Two
by Kirsten Burgess He sits by himself at a table for two. The uniformed waiter returns to his side and asks, “Would you like to go ahead and order, sir?” The man has, after all, been waiting since seven o’clock–almost half an hour. “No, thank you,” the man smiles. “I’ll wait for her a while […]
Nelson Mandela’s Speech
The Healing Light Institute of Spirituality “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to […]
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