Devotion
Ascension, The
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-106 THE ASCENSION From ‘Sunrise Sunset’ (HarperCollins/Harper San Francisco), Rowland Croucher’s book of daily meditations. Feel free to use or adapt it. As they were watching, he was lifted up… Acts 1:9-11. Luke’s ‘Acts of the Apostles’ is about what Jesus continued to do and teach through his church after his ascension… […]
Tragedy To Triumph (Part 2/2)
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-100 (Sermon/notes) FROM TRAGEDY TO TRIUMPH (Part 2 of 2): Contemporary stories Last week we saw how Job, Elijah and Jonah all experienced serious tragedy, and all three thought themselves insignificant failures. Job’s was especially physical; we might say that Elijah’s suffering was emotional; and the heart of Jonah’s problems seems to […]
Helen Steiner Rice’s 10 Commandments
The personal commandments of Helen Steiner Rice emphasized optimism: 1. Thou shalt be happy 2. Thou shalt use thy talents to make others glad. 3. Thou shalt rise above defeat and trouble. 4. Thou shalt look upon each day as a new day. 5. Thou shalt always do thy best and leave the rest to […]
Keeping A Record Of Wrongs
Religion in Daily Life By the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. Rector, All Saints’ Church (215) 637-5225 Sunday, 9 March 2003 http://www.allsaintstorresdale.org God and human beings differ on recording sins. Conscientious human beings keep a record of sins in the interest of self-improvement. In the Episcopal Ash Wednesday Litany of Penitence, pastor and people says together, […]
Purpose-Driven Life
NOTES ON PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE CONFERENCE HELD ON SATURDAY 3 MAY 2003 AT MORNINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH CONFERENCE SPEAKERS: DANNY DANIELS AND CARL MOELLER INTRODUCTION Each of our lives should be purpose driven. Most asked question: Why am I here? What is my purpose, meaning of life? It’s not about you. You got to look to […]
New Birth Into A Living Hope
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-094 (Devotional) NEW BIRTH INTO A LIVING HOPE by Peter Kennedy “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” – 1 Peter 1:3 D. Martyn […]
God Is…
In a world where there is so much need, and my thoughts often run to how much needs to be done, there are times when I feel impotent to do anything. This reminded me of just how great God is, and much God has done for me, and, if for me, then for every other […]
New Birth Into A Living Hope
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-094 (Devotional) NEW BIRTH INTO A LIVING HOPE by Peter Kennedy “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” – 1 Peter 1:3 D. Martyn […]
We Can Choose What We Think
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-099 (Devotional) WE CAN CHOOSE WHAT WE THINK? by Lachlan Dunjey Heard recently from a seven year-old girl when given the charge of looking after three younger children on the edge of a campsite creek: “It’s all right – I won’t even let anything come into my mind.” Wow! To be so […]
Thirty-Three Million Dollar Man
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 3-090 (Devotional) THE THIRTY-THREE MILLION DOLLAR MAN by Lachlan Dunjey (Lachlan is writing in the context of the disclosed payout to the ‘departing’ Chief Executive Officer of a major Australian financial company. Its value had plummeted at the time, and is still spiralling down, affecting not only market investors but probably every […]
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