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Psalm 138:1-8

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John E. Harnish

... of gratitude for the goodness of God. I give thanks to thy name for thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness; I give thee thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart. 2. THE SONG OF AN AWE-FILLED LIFE IS A SONG OF CONFIDENCE IN THE STEADFAST LOVE OF GOD ... anymore, but I am thankful for Mrs. Loll in fourth grade who made us memorize great poetry, like this. Edna St. Vincent Millay sings the song of awe and wonder: O World, I cannot hold thee close enough! Thy winds, thy wide grey skies! Thy mists that roll and rise! ...

2. Where Are Your Chickens?

Matthew 14:13-21

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King Duncan

... sitting in front of the television all day. She could sit around reminiscing about how grand things were when she was young. But Edna has a purpose for living now. She is contributing her loaves and fishes--her barbecued chickens, if you will, and it is ... the world, they discover meaning and purpose and, yes, even joy. Are you in that number? Where are your chickens? 1. Karen O'Connor in More God Allows U-Turns by Allison Gappa Bottke, with Cheryll Hutchings and Ellen Regan (Uhrichsville, OH: Promise Press, ...

3. Lose the Cape

Romans 13:11-14

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Charley Reeb

... level. Five boys dragged Roger into the shower room, shoved him into the corner, and urinated all over him. Around two o’clock the next morning, Roger went down into the basement of his house and hung himself. When Campolo heard about it, ... big problems for superheroes. They get caught on things like gates or jet engines. Edna says in the movie, “No capes!” You get a lot more stuff done if you lose the cape. Bob Goff thinks Jesus agrees with Edna, and so do I! You know what I think will draw the world ...

4. Eating in the Echoing Hall

2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33

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Stan Purdum

... might have done something to make a difference but didn't do it. All but the youngest of us probably remember the actor Carroll O'Connor, who died just three years ago.2 He was most famous for his portrayal of Archie Bunker in the television series All in ... If only" could have been the title of the sermon today, but I chose to use a phrase from the twentieth-century poet Edna St. Vincent Millay who, in one of her poems, captured that sense of opportunity forever gone that underlies regret, referring to things ...

5. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 7:1-23

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... not daring, willing, going on beyond the ragged edge of fortitude to something more, something no one has seen" (Edna St. Vincent Millay). Response Alleluia! Yippee! Amen! followed by lively and energetic "Threefold Amen!" Meditation "Many go through ... WHK). MUSIC POSSIBILITIES Music for Preparation "Rejoice, O Pure in Heart" Hymn of Preparation "I To the Hills Will Lift My Eyes" Response to the Gospel (Adult choir) "O Bread of Life"; or, "Let Down the Bars, O Death" Response to the Stewardship Challenge "Put ...

6. A New You in a New Year (Part X)

Philippians 3:1-11

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Eric Ritz

... and will work for us in 1993. FIRST, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT, YOU MUST CHOOSE A PRIORITY. I believe it was Edna St. Vincent Millay, who once shared, "I know that life must go on, but I forget just why." We sometimes miss the great opportunities ... have done well, help me to be glad but not complacent. There are other hills to climb and new hopes to be realized. I know, O God, you understand my need to look back for a while, wistfully peering at the past. But start me looking forward. I do not know ...

7. A New You or a New Year

Philippians 3:1-11

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Eric Ritz

... worked in 63 A.D. or today. First, if you want to make every day count, you must choose a priority. I believe it was Edna St. Vincent Millay, who once said, "I know that life must go on, but I forget just why." We sometimes miss the great opportunities of ... have done well, help me to be glad but not complacent. There are other hills to climb and new hopes to be realized. I know, O God, you understand my need to look back for a while, wistfully peering at the past. But start me looking forward. I do not know ...

8. The Aim Of Preaching: To Bestow The Kiss Of Life

John 20:19-23

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James Angell

... more powerful: the heart and soul of all Mankind. What build you with your beams? A bridge to the stars. What offer you to God, O Lights? Amenca's devotion. There's a saving optimism wrapped up within those words and phrases we may have lost. But it's not too ... keep it interesting, alive to children, alive to love, and to the divine within the ordinary - the kinds of awareness that prompted Edna St. Vincent Millay to write:"God, I can push the grass apart, and lay my finger on Thy heart." The church, too ...

I have some women friends but I prefer men. Don't trust women. There is a built-in competition between women.

Edna O'Brien

In a way, winter is the real spring, the time when the inner things happen, the resurge of nature.

Edna O'Brien

When something has been perfect, there is a tendency to try hard to repeat it.

Edna O'Brien

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