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Where To Go When You Grieve -- Matthew 14:12 -- Barbara Brokhoff, Charles Cammarata -- 2006
For a forty-year-oldWhere To Go When You Grieve
Easter - Fact And Fiction! -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Easter Day - C -- 1991
A Family Circus comic strip shows the children of the family on Easter morning.
"Because Of You," Or "In Spite Of You?" -- Acts 9:1-20 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Third Sunday of Easter - C -- 1991
Saul's conversion is important to us because we are always wanting detailed accounts of the journey
A Word Of Encouragement! -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33, [38-39] -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1991
There are a lot of folks around these days who seem to be ready to unload a bit of their discouragem
Beware! Caution! Danger! -- Acts 14:8-18 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1991
We may not always heed warning signs, but we still like to feel we have been told of approaching dan
Grace Is An 'Inside Job!' -- Acts 15:1-2, 11, 22-29 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Sixth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1991
We live in a high-gloss, fix-the-outside, cover-up-the-spots world.
The "Ups And Downs" Of The Ascension -- Acts 1:1-11 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Ascension of the Lord - C -- 1991
Roller coasters are becoming more and more popular in America; they are being built taller, and long
Death Of A Dream - Birth Of A Church -- Genesis 11:1-9 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Day of Pentecost - C -- 1991
This Old Testament lesson is a story of failure, but there is a great truth for all of us in it.
Are You A Basket Case? -- Deuteronomy 26:1-11 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- First Sunday in Lent - C -- 1991
We have a large, cylindrical basket by our fireplace which holds firewood.
A Fireside Chat -- Exodus 3:1-15 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1991
Radio and television have introduced the nation to the fireside chat: dignitaries who sit down befor
A "New And Improved" Jesus? -- Isaiah 43:16-21, 25 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Fifth Sunday in Lent - C -- 1991
Next to "love," the word "new" is one of the most overworked words in our world.
Fresh Bread And New Wine -- Jeremiah 31:31-34 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1991
Stories of holy communion events abound.
The S & L That Didn't Fail! -- Isaiah 52:13-53:1-12 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Good Friday - C -- 1991
A Peanuts cartoon strip shows Charlie Brown and Linus as they summarize their team's baseball season
Fasting In A Fast-food World -- Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Ash Wednesday - C -- 1991
If I told you that I have a sure-fire, effortless plan whereby you can lose 25 pounds, with no exerc
Healing For The Past -- Joshua 5:9-12 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - C -- 1991
Occasionally I hear a senior citizen complain, "I just can't remember names like I used to," or, "I
Obedience Is An Ugly Word! -- Acts 5:27-32 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Second Sunday of Easter - C -- 1991
A man, bragging on his dog, said, "He's a fine dog. He's so smart, and obedient, too.
The Problem With A Promise -- Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Second Sunday in Lent - C -- 1991
You have all made promises; and kept them, but some you have broken.
Not "If" - But "How"? -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Passion Sunday - C -- 1991
There is no use in worrying needlessly. Some things you absolutely cannot change.
And You Thought God Didn't Care! -- Exodus 3:13-20 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - A
Proper 12 (July 24-30)Ordinary Time 17Exodus 3:13-20
God of the Ordinary -- Exodus 14:19-31 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - A
Some folks can look at something extraordinary, and write it off as commonplace.
So Soon We Forget! -- Exodus 16:2-15 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Proper 15 | Ordinary Time 20 - A
So soon we forget!
Is God With You, Or Not? -- Exodus 17:1-7 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - A
A mortician tells of an incident on the way to a funeral one day.
Familiarity Breeds Contempt -- Exodus 19:16-24 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A
Our "take-it-or-leave-it" attitude concerning God is evidence that we do not always fully appreciate
One Commandment is Enough! -- Exodus 20:1-20 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
Rules, commandments, and laws are nothing new.
Trouble on the Mountain -- Exodus 32:1-14 -- Barbara Brokhoff -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - A
A man was riding on a train.
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The way to become human is to recognize the lineaments of God in all the wonderful modulations of the face [of humankind].
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