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The following inscription is found... -- Revelation 21:1-6 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
The following inscription is found on the grave of Dean Alford: "The inn of a traveler on the way to
Write it down! We write... -- Revelation 21:1-6 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
Write it down! We write it down to remember, to pass it on to others.
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) is... -- Revelation 21:1-6 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) is internationally recognized as one of the great forces of the Ar
Martin Luther read Revelation twice... -- Revelation 19:1, 4-9 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
Martin Luther read Revelation twice and then pronounced his verdict: "My spirit can not accommodate
Often I have heard Christians... -- Revelation 19:1, 4-9 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
Often I have heard Christians say, "I hope I will be good enough to go to heaven when I die." If the
A Modern Fable I... -- Revelation 19:1, 4-9 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
A Modern Fable
A Sunday school teacher was... -- Revelation 19:1, 4-9 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
A Sunday school teacher was asked by one of her students, a small boy of ten, "What do people do in
How do we love? St... -- John 13:31-35 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
How do we love? St. Francis de Sales was asked how to achieve the love of God.
It is a principle of... -- John 13:31-35 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
It is a principle of acting that you do not go out on stage and try to conjure up within yourself th
The dying man's last wish... -- John 13:31-35 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
The dying man's last wish was to see his six children.
Aaron was never going to... -- John 13:31-35 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
Aaron was never going to become a nuclear physicist, or even a storekeeper for that matter, so he di
In 1920, Bill Wamby, a... -- Acts 11:1-18 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
In 1920, Bill Wamby, a second baseman for the Cleveland Indians, made the first and only unassisted
The Presiding Bishop of the... -- Acts 11:1-18 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Edmond Browning, has gone on record with the controver
The problem of the early... -- Acts 11:11-18 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
The problem of the early church receiving Gentiles and the resulting controversy it caused for Peter
Earlier in the evening, Ginny... -- Acts 11:1-18 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
Earlier in the evening, Ginny had been almost overwhelmed by the sky's splendor as the sun slowly dr
Joseph Cardinal Bernadin, former Archbishop... -- John 13:31-35 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C
Joseph Cardinal Bernadin, former Archbishop of Chicago, tells of an experience that taught him how t
During operation Overlord, June 6... -- John 13:31-35 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C
During operation Overlord, June 6, 1944, plans included the dropping of large elements of three airb
Over the years gruff, loud... -- Acts 14:21-27 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C
Over the years gruff, loud, abrasive Mrs.
In the movie, I Am... -- John 13:31-35 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C
In the movie, I Am Sam, Sean Penn is a retarded father, Sam Dawson, who tries to raise his li
A casual reading of the... -- Acts 14:21-27 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C
A casual reading of the book of Acts suggests that there were but a handful of very prominent preach
She was the world's slowest... -- John 13:31-35 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C
She was the world's slowest checkout person ... and I was in a hurry.
The priest-scientist, Teilhard de... -- Acts 14:21-27 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C
The priest-scientist, Teilhard de Chardin, SJ, wrote: "Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves
At the completion of what... -- Acts 14:21-27 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C
At the completion of what must have been a hectic journey, Paul and Barnabas stayed at Antioch "a lo
Paul and Barnabas brought the... -- Acts 13:44-52 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C
Paul and Barnabas brought the message of Jesus Christ to Antioch of Pisidia, and stirred reactions f

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Maternal Love: Human And Divine -- John 13:31-35, Revelation 21:1-6, Acts 11:1-18 -- Carter Shelley -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C
We pause in the midst of ongoing war and war crimes to think this Sunday of maternal love.

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John E. Sumwalt
But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian,  for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith.  As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male and female, for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. (vv. 25-28)

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Frank Ramirez
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1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a
Life can be frightening sometimes. Thus it is both comforting but disconcerting to find a giant of faith like Elijah to fear the future. On that matter Martin Luther once claimed:
David Kalas
We’re not far from the 4th of July. And while for so many Americans, it seems that the holiday has become more about long weekends, cookouts, and fireworks shows, the theme of freedom is still there at least in the background. We might take advantage of that, therefore, and give some thought to the theme of freedom as it is revealed in our assigned texts for this week.

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

The madman cried out to Jesus, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?" In our worship today let us explore what Jesus has to do with us and invite him to heal our brokenness.

Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, we often find ourselves thinking, saying and doing things that we quickly regret.
Lord, have mercy.

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Constance Berg
When Jill was five, she began to have headaches. The headaches were so severe she would throw up. Sometimes she would pass out. They usually came once a month. Jill could be playing, resting, or watching television when the headaches would come. Her only warning was a sudden pain in her head, then a blinding light would appear, and she would be rocked with pain. In her teenage years, they became debilitating, causing Jill to be in bed for three days at a time.
Stan Purdum
I'm not sure when the term "burn out" ceased being only a description of what happened to a campfire when you ran out of firewood to a term describing the experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, usually coming immediately after an extended period of overwork, but the expression seems to fit that later situation, doesn't it? Exhaustion, deep weariness, all used up, nothing more to give, wiped out, burned out -- call it what we will, its symptoms are all too familiar to many of us.
April Yamasaki
In the classic movie, Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews plays a no-nonsense, yet delightful, nanny to two young children. As a nanny to a wealthy family, she is part teacher, part parent, and part disciplinarian. She gets the children up in the morning, puts them to bed at night, supervises their many adventures, and guides them in many ways. While they are in her care, she is responsible for their overall safety and well-being.

Julia Ross Strope
Zoos are no longer in people's good graces.
Religion faces the same problem.
Certain illusions about freedom plague them both.
-- Yann Martel, Life of Pi

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