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The Cry of a Father’s Heart from Genesis to Revelation
(Sent by someone who had a ‘problematical’ relationship with her father). My Child.. You may not know me, but I know everything about you.Psalm 139:1 I know when you sit down and when you rise up.Psalm 139:2 I am familiar with all your ways .Psalm 139:3 Even the very hairs on your head are numbered.Matthew […]
Forgive And Remember!
Rev. Dr. Douglas K. Showalter, United Church of Christ, Copyright 1996 Scripture: Luke 15:11-32 —————————————————————————- —- It was May 13th, 1981. St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican was filled with 20,000 pilgrims and visitors from all over the world. The golden rays of the late afternoon sun, streamed over a vast multi-colored quilt of the […]
Another Sermon on Forgiving
—————————————————————————- —- OUT OF THE PIT! Rev. Dr. Douglas K. Showalter, United Church of Christ, Copyright 2004 Scripture: Genesis 37:18-28;45:1-15 —————————————————————————- —- Our two scripture readings this morning were taken from the life of the Old Testament figure Joseph. As likely you know, Joseph was a son of the ancient Hebrew Patriarch Jacob and his […]
Christians and Divorce
Philip Yancey, in his book What’s So Amazing About Grace?, has the following to say about Christian marriages: “Surely a peculiar people should demonstrate a higher standard of personal ethics than the surrounding world. Yet, to take just one example, pollster George Barna discovered that born-again Christians in modern America actually have a higher rate […]
What Women Want
“Women want what men want.., just in prettier packages” —Chris in the morning (Northern Exposures)
Forgiving bad fathers
I’m reproducing this anonymous email (with my responses preceded by ===>>>) for the encouragement of others in this situation. Shalom! Rowland Croucher ~~~ Dear Rowland, I truly appreciate your insights. How do you forgive your dad? I have gone through all the emotions, the scriptures, the performances of forgiveness in the past. The thing that […]
Slow Dance
MUSIC “FOREST GUMP” This poem was written by a terminally ill young girl in a New York Hospital. It was sent by a medical doctor – SLOW DANCE Have you ever watched kids On a merry-go-round? Or listened to the rain Slapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight? Or gazed at the […]
When We Are Misunderstood
SCRIPTURE: Luke 1 : 26-55. When we think of living a life for God despite pressures from every side we find a perfect example in the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus. I have been reading a book by Catherine De Hueck Doherty called “I Live On An Island” and she talks about this. […]
Thinking of Cherie
Yesterday I arrived home from a holiday. Ten minutes home and the phone rang. News about my dear friend Cherie. Cherie had suffered a severe heart attack whilst out at Bingo with her girlfriend. She was rushed to hospital, but had a second heart attack a few hours later and died. Cold. Clear cut. Sudden. […]
Why have children?
Lie back and think of Australia June 5, 2004 It’s called the baby drought or the birth strike – and, writes Adele Horin, the nation’s economic future depends on finding the policies to turn it around. Around the world governments are desperate for babies. But young people won’t partner and they won’t procreate – or […]
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