Devotion
The Platinum Rule (John Claypool)
Biography Dr. John Claypool is rector emeritus of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and theologian-in-residence at Trinity Episcopal Church in New Orleans. John is the author of many books and is one of America’s great preachers. “The Platinum Rule” Several years ago I read a newspaper account that had two stories side by […]
Shot From Both Sides
A soldier during the American Civil War decided to escape the dangers of the battle. He took two uniforms, one a federal uniform and one a rebel, and carefully sewed them together down the middle seam. He thought he could walk through the firing line with each side thinking he was their ally. The only […]
Weathering The Storms Of Life
Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks? The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm. While the […]
Waiting
Lord, You know I have always been an impatient person. I dislike waiting, regardless of what it is, I want it now. I realize this is un-healthy both spiritually and emotionally. But why do you so often requires to wait when you know how difficult it is? I suppose impatiens is a form of not […]
The Present Moment
I may never see tomorrow; There’s no written guarantee And things that happened yesterday Belong to history. I cannot predict the future, I cannot change the past, I have just the present moments, I must treat them as my last. I must use this moment wisely For it soon will pass away, And be lost […]
The Four Candles
Author Unknown The Four Candles burned slowly. Their Ambience was so soft you could hear them speak… The first candle said, “I Am Peace, but these days, nobody wants to keep me lit.” Then Peace’s flame slowly diminishes and goes out completely. The second candle says, “I Am Faith, but these days, I am no […]
Things Aren’t Always What They Seem!
Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion’s guest room. Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel […]
The Tea Cup
There was a couple who used to go England to shop in the beautiful store. This was their 25th wedding anniversary. They both liked antiques and pottery and especially tea-cups. They said, “May we see that? We’ve never seen one quite so beautiful.” As the lady handed it to them, suddenly the tea-cup spoke, “You […]
God’s Wings
A little something to put things in perspective… An article in National Geographic several years ago provided an interesting picture of God’s wings. After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno’s damage. One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely […]
Learning The Secret Of Sympathy
Religion in Daily Life By the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. http://www.allsaintstorresdale.org Nearly fifty years ago, when I was in the seminary, I went each week to the Philadelphia General Hospital. I visited an old man named Levi Coleman. He was a black man who could not walk. I sat with him each week as part […]
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