Devotion
Words Of Wisdom
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr. “It is not the great temptations that ruin us; it is the little ones.” — John W. De Forest “Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once.” — Lillian […]
Wisdom
WORDS OF WISDOM “People are like stained glass windows! They glow and sparkle when it is sunny and bright; but when the sun goes down, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.” — Geinel “If you have integrity then you have nothing to hide.” — Unknown “Expecting the world to […]
Reconciliation
On a visit to Dublin, Ireland, Fay Angus toured St. Patrick’s Cathedral, which is well over 500 years old. To one side in the cathedral is an aging wooden door called the Door of Reconciliation. In 1492, the Earl of Ormonde and the Earl of Kildare were locked in a bloody feud. Kildare chased Ormonde […]
Children’s Coffins And God’s Compassion
“Children’s Coffins and God’s Compassion” Religion in Daily Life © By the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. Rector, All Saints’ Church 9601 Frankford Ave. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19114 Written 2 November 2002 http://www.allsaintstorresdale.org Tiny white coffins – 26 of them – were lined up in the gymnasium in an Italian town called San Giuliano Di Puglia. An […]
Turning Pain Into Gain
Sample of Daily Encounter by Dick Innes “Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:18, NIV). Into the shell of an oyster a tiny grain of sand finds it’s way. “The intruder, though microscopic, is a source of irritation and pain to the soft body […]
Diversity In Unity
How many dogs does it take to change a light bulb? Golden Retriever: The sun is shining. The day is young. We’ve got our whole lives ahead of us. And you’re inside worrying about a stupid, burned-out light bulb? Border Collie: Just one. Not only that, but I’ll replace any wiring that’s not up to […]
Wisdom
WORDS OF WISDOM “Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.” — Ladies Home Journal “The loneliest place in the world is the human heart when love is absent” — E.C. McKenzie “Love is not blind–it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it […]
He Wasn’t Cured But He Was Healed
Tony Compolo tells a story about being in a church in Oregon where he was asked to pray for a man who had cancer. Compolo prayed boldly for the man’s healing. That next week he got a telephone call from the man’s wife. She said, “You prayed for my husband. He had cancer.” Compolo thought […]
Angel In The Marble
Sample of Daily Encounter by Dick Innes “Instead, we will hold to the truth in love, becoming more and more in every way like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church” (Ephesians 4:15, NLT). It is said that when Michelangelo, the great artist-sculptor, was walking one day outside the city of Florence, […]
Wisdom
WORDS OF WISDOM “The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.” — Aesop “A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself.” — Axel Munthe “If you came and you found a strange man. . .teaching your kids to […]
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