Devotion
Living On Through Life’s Hurts
by the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. Pastor, All Saints’ Church I begin by complimenting you. Every one of you is a victorious survivor. I know that every person sitting in this church building has been through life’s hurts. There are physical hurts, hurts on the body from disease and accident. There are hurts on the […]
Let Kindness Redefine Your Religion
Religion in Daily Life © By the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. Rector, All Saints’ Church http://www.allsaintstorresdale.org “Actually, I always liked Nixon,” said John F. Kennedy, Jr. At an editorial meeting of his magazine, George, someone made a disparaging remark about Nixon. John, Jr. explained that Nixon was kind to John’s family. JFK, Jr. remembered being […]
Being Shaken By Stormy Weather
Religion in Daily Life © By the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. Rector, All Saints’ Church http://www.allsaintstorresdale.org Stormy weather has shaken our religious institutions. In a New York Times article, Laurie Goodstein wrote about the storms that have shaken Roman Catholicism, Islam, and Judaism. The Catholic Church has had to face charges that priests have molested […]
The Dragonfly
A group of water bugs was talking one day about how they saw other water bugs climb up a lily pad and disappear from sight. They wondered where the other bugs could have gone. They promised one another that if one of them ever went up the lily pad and disappeared, it would come back […]
God Winks
by Joe McKeever, guest columnist Late one night, Slim Cornett was being shown around a county airport in rural Mississippi by a member of his church who managed the facility. “This switch lights up the runway,” the man said as he flipped it. “Then, let’s say there is a plane in distress up there. I […]
Snowflakes
Napoleon was the greatest general of his day and one of the greatest of all time. He was also an astute politician with an unconquerable will to win. His goal was to rule the world and he seemed well on his way to achieving that goal. History records how he boasted, “Russia next, then Britain, […]
Christmas Quotes
There is no ideal Christmas; only the one Christmas you decide to make as a reflection of your values, desires, affections, traditions. –Bill McKibben Author, Hundred Dollar Holiday: The Case For a More Joyful Christmas What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus? Claustrophobic. –Unknown Christmas waves a magic wand over this […]
Christmas: It’s Your Turn
THIS WAS AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO ME SO I PASS IT ON. IT’S YOUR TURN “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us. And they came with haste.” Luke 2:15, 16 The time has come-the moment we’ve been anticipating for weeks […]
Christmas Devotional; How Is Your Manger?
How is Your Manger? Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox comes an abundant harvest. Proverbs 14:4. During the time of Caesar Augustus, an issue was decreed that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. So Joseph and Mary, subjects of the Roman […]
The Juxtaposed Christ (Some Christmas Thoughts)
(From a friend in the U.S.) DT: Monday evening…23 December ‘2 journey Christmas greetings… Juxtaposed with this season are many thoughts as I continue to ponder my 60th year of life. Having been raised with cattle in Oregon, I’ve been thinking about the days of my youth…at Christmas time. For instance, though many will disagree, […]
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