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Have you considered how much... -- Ephesians 1:11-23 -- All Saints Day - C -- 2007
Have you considered how much power you have available to you? In Christ, the potential
What inheritance are you going... -- Ephesians 1:11-23 -- All Saints Day - C -- 2007
What inheritance are you going to pass or have you passed on to your family? What
After the eccentric billionaire, Howard... -- Ephesians 1:11-23 -- All Saints Day - C -- 2007
After the eccentric billionaire, Howard Hughes, died, secluded in a Las Vegas penthouse,
The late novelist, Kurt Vonnegut... -- Luke 6:20-31 -- All Saints Day - C -- 2007
The late novelist, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., was commenting on recent cases of constitutional
I've heard the Beatitudes so... -- Luke 6:20-31 -- All Saints Day - C -- 2007
I've heard the Beatitudes so many times that I am usually tempted to tune out when I hear
The family gathered for a... -- Luke 6:20-31 -- All Saints Day - C -- 2007
The family gathered for a reunion. As children and grandchildren gathered around her,
Julia Neuberger, an ordained rabbi... -- Luke 6:20-31 -- All Saints Day - C -- 2007
Julia Neuberger, an ordained rabbi and member of the British House of Lords, posted the
Reportedly, about three-fourths of... -- Ephesians 1:11-23 -- All Saints Day - C -- 2001
Reportedly, about three-fourths of all teenagers have contemplated suicide, and a large number have
We all know now about... -- Ephesians 1:11-23 -- All Saints Day - C -- 2001
We all know now about Cassie Bernall, one of the students killed at Columbine High School in Littlet
It seems that most people... -- Ephesians 1:11-23 -- All Saints Day - C -- 2001
It seems that most people in the ministry have a weakness when it comes to books.
Rocky loves to prowl the... -- Luke 6:20-31 -- All Saints Day - C -- 2001
Rocky loves to prowl the garage sales and flea markets on the weekend.
The kids in Amy's seventh... -- Luke 6:20-31 -- All Saints Day - C -- 2001
The kids in Amy's seventh-grade class made fun of her. They called her names because she was fat.
Jesus turns the world upside... -- Luke 6:20-31 -- All Saints Day - C -- 2001
Jesus turns the world upside down in the proclamation of the Beatitudes.
In what is often characterized... -- Luke 6:20-31 -- All Saints Day - C -- 2001
In what is often characterized as a "dog eat dog" world, Hagar the Horrible (of comic-page fame) ins
We are frequently reminded that... -- Ephesians 1:11-23 -- All Saints Day - C -- 2001
We are frequently reminded that a properly made will is a must.
Tony Campolo once said that... -- Luke 6:20-31 -- All Saints Day - C -- 1998
Tony Campolo once said that on one of his mission trips to Haiti, he was walking the streets, prayin
An early explorer in the... -- Ephesians 1:11-23 -- All Saints Day - C -- 1998
An early explorer in the Amazon valley felt swallowed up in endless forest, far from the ocean that
Several years ago the late... -- Ephesians 1:11-23 -- All Saints Day - C -- 1998
Several years ago the late astronomer Carl Sagan opened the eyes of television viewers to the wonder
Did you ever wonder what... -- Ephesians 1:11-23 -- All Saints Day - C -- 1998
Did you ever wonder what Halloween means to a child? It really has to do with power and control.
Consider the wealth of blessings... -- Ephesians 1:11-23 -- All Saints Day - C -- 1998
Consider the wealth of blessings that Paul is pointing out in this passage.
This passage combines blessings upon... -- Luke 6:20-31 -- All Saints Day - C -- 1998
This passage combines blessings upon the poor and upon those followers of Christ who are persecuted
A front page story in... -- Luke 6:20-31 -- All Saints Day - C -- 1998
A front page story in Louisville's The Courier Journal contrasts life in the suburbs with lif
From 1851 to 1854, James... -- Luke 6:20-31 -- All Saints Day - C -- 1998
From 1851 to 1854, James Abbott McNeill Whistler attended West Point.
As we approach the end... -- Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 -- All Saints Day - C -- 1995
As we approach the end of this millennium, many people have become anxious as they seek to interpret
You must understand, my daughter... -- Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 -- All Saints Day - C -- 1995
"You must understand, my daughter is not to participate in any Halloween activities in the classroom

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The hymn, “The Church’s One Foundation” was written by Samuel J. Stone around 1866. It was part of a collection of twelve hymns that emphasized a part of the Apostles’ Creed. “The Church’s One Foundation” speaks specifically to article nine of the Apostles’ Creed, and it emphasizes that Jesus is the one upon whom the church is built. According to C. Michael Hawn, the song became known as the “battle song of the church.”

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John E. Sumwalt
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff — they comfort me. (v. 4)

Are there angels among us who save people in danger?

One of the stories I tell in response to this question, was sent to me by Robyn Bradley of Oxford, Wisconsin. She’s a therapist and licensed clinical social worker who is the Director of Psychological Health for the Wisconsin Army National Guard.

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John Jamison
Object: A hearing aid.

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Hello, everyone! (Let them respond.) Are you ready for our story today? (Let them respond.) Great! Let’s go!

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
There was a farmer living in a remote part of the Norfolk countryside who had been burgled a number of times. On the last occasion he was disturbed in middle of the night, he went downstairs with his gun and when a torch was shone into his face, he pulled the trigger several times.

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Stan Purdum
(See Lent 4, Cycle A, and Easter 4, Cycle C, for alternative approaches.)

If asked how many images of God this most familiar of all psalms includes, most people would probably say one, that of shepherd. (And, while saying it, there's a good chance they'd actually be picturing Jesus with a lamb in his arms, thanks to the famous painting of that scene hanging in Sunday school rooms all over America.) But, in fact, there are two images of God in this psalm -- the shepherd (vv. 1-4) and the host at a banquet in the temple (vv. 5-6).

Richard E. Zajac
... the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep...

Doctor Bernie Siegel claims that coincidences are God's way of remaining anonymous.

__________

I have spent nine years here at the hospital. In the course of those nine years I've witnessed and experienced many strange things. I've watched events occur that made me stop and think and wonder. I've found myself doing something or I've found others doing something that made me scratch my head. I've come across many coincidences that made me wonder if indeed they were coincidences.
David H. Webb
It is hard to find a more bold expression of the Easter faith than what we hear from Peter today in our first lesson.

Peter and John had just healed a lame beggar at the gate of the temple. Without hesitation Peter proclaimed to the astonished crowd that the healing was the work of God who had raised Jesus from the dead. Almost immediately, the Sanhedrin arrests Peter and John and puts them on trial. They ask. "By what power or by what name did you do this?" (v. 7).

Mark J. Molldrem
Easter is in springtime for a reason. Springtime is that time of year when new life emerges from the old. Easter is that time of history when New Life emerged from the old.

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