Devotion
Wells Or Fences
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-232 (Devotional) WELLS OR FENCES? (John 4:14) by Kim Thoday Some years ago a person who had never been to Australia before was taken on a trip through the Australian outback. He travelled across some of the huge pastoral leases. At one point he came into contact with a farmer. “Excuse me,” […]
Aloneness And Community
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-246 (Practical Christian Living) ON BEING ALONE (From Christian Quotation of the Day) Let him who cannot be alone beware of community. He will only do harm to himself and to the community. Alone you stood before God when He called you; alone you had to answer that call; alone you had […]
I Am Thankful…
I am ThankfulFOR A WIFE WHO SAYS IT’S HOT DOGS TONIGHT, BECAUSE SHE IS HOME WITH ME, NOT OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE. FOR A HUSBAND WITH DIRTY HANDS AND STAINED CLOTHES, BECAUSE IT MEANS HE LOVES WORKING FOR US. FOR THE TEENAGER COMPLAINING ABOUT DOING DISHES, BECAUSE IT MEANS SHE’S/HE’S HOME AND NOT ON THE […]
Thanksgiving In A Wounded World
Religion in Daily Life © By the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. Rector, All Saints’ Church Thanksgiving Day, 28 November 2002 http://www.allsaintstorresdale.org We will be celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday in a wounded world. Think how appropriate it is for us to ponder a story Jesus told about a wounded man. This man was the victim of […]
Jude’s Last Words
Jude’s last words…from The Message: And now to him who can keep you on your feet, standing tall in his bright presence, fresh and celebrating– To our one God, our only Savior, through Jesus Christ, our Master, Be glory, majesty, strength, and rule before all time, and now, and to the end of time. Yes.
The Awakening
“A time comes in your life when you finally get it. When in the midst of all your fears and insanity you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out – ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying or struggling to hold on. And, like a child quieting down after a […]
Words Of Wisdom
“You experience calmness and confidence when you know you are doing the right thing–whatever it costs.” — Brian Tracy “He is ill clothed that is bare of virtue.”– Benjamin Franklin “The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.” […]
Wisdom
Thought for the week: “”The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn’t exist” — Keyser Soze “Pray for a good harvest, but keep on hoeing.” — From a sign posted off a rural road “Life is more meaningful when you are always looking to grow and working toward a […]
Wisdom
“What isn’t tried won’t work.” — Cited in Bits & Pieces “Manage by objectives. Tell people exactly what you want them to do and then get out of their way.” — Brian Tracy “Saying nothing sometimes says the most.” — Emily Dickinson “Your priorities determine your progress.” — Mike Tully “The three “C’s” of leadership […]
When The Earth Quakes
Sample of Daily Encounter by Dick Innes “Then Jesus said to them, ‘Nation shall rise against nation … And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences … And then shall they see the Son of man [Jesus Christ] coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things […]
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