Devotion
No Condemnation
Sample of Daily Encounter by Dick Innes “When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the [adulterous] woman, He said to her, ‘Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?’ She said, ‘No one, Lord.’ And Jesus said to her, ‘Neither do I condemn you; go and sin […]
Doubts
“Doubts are the ants in the pants of faith. They keep it awake and moving.” — Frederick Buechner
Anxiety
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom. Soren Kierkegaard in Robert I. Fitzhenry (ed.), Chambers Book of Quotations, Edinburgh:W&R Chambers Ltd., 1986, p.32 ~~~ Anxiety is the interest paid on trouble before it is due. William R. Inge in Robert I. Fitzhenry (ed.), Chambers Book of Quotations, Edinburgh:W&R Chambers Ltd., 1986, p.32 ~~~ Anxiety is a […]
Rosie Lives
Once there was a man named George who was accustomed to driving his wife, Rosie, to church. They had a long and happy marriage; their love for each other was monumental. They did everything together; everything, that is, except one thing. When George drove Rosie to church each Sunday, she went in but he did […]
Made Complete
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-226 (Devotional) MADE COMPLETE by Peter Kennedy “In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him.” – 1 John 4:17 Jonathan Edwards was born in 1703 in East Windsor, Connecticut, where his father […]
Defending The Alamo
In 1836 a band of fewer than 200 men defended the Alamo against General Santa Anna’s 6,000 Mexican troops…. For two weeks they held the little mission against impossible odds. Then, on March 5, the night before what would surely be the final assault, William Barret Travis, the commander of the Texans, called a meeting […]
Carrying Bones Into The Future
Religion in Daily Life By the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. Rector, All Saints’ Church http://www.allsaintstorresdale.org “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus” is the Aramaic inscription on a first century bone box recently discovered in Israel. The Jews practiced bone box (ossuary) burials only between 20 B.C. and A.D. 70. According to the earliest Christian […]
Ten Commandments
NO TO THE TEN SUGGESTIONS American newscaster, Ted Koppel, some time ago said on ABC’s Nightline: “We have actually convinced ourselves that slogans will save us: “Shoot up if your must, but use a clean needle.” Or “Enjoy sex whenever and with whomever you wish, but protect yourself.” “No! The answer is no! Not because […]
Holy Ground
From a Net friend: The next time a believer does something to irritate you, stop and thing twice before getting angry and pointing accusing fingers. Before you gossip about a fellow Christian or attack them stop and think. The object of your attack and anger is on holy ground. There is a time and place […]
Honesty
THE THIEF WHO WAS ROBBED Sample of Daily Encounter by Dick Innes “Be sure your sin will find you out.” — Moses (Numbers 32:23) Zig Zigler, well-known motivational speaker tells the story about a thief who was robbed. The incident took place back in 1887 in a small neighborhood grocery store when a middle-aged gentleman, […]
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