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301. Patterns of Possibility

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... places of my childhood. Sim and I piled the kids into the car and traveled to LaCrosse, Wisconsin, where I was born, and then to Erie, Pennsylvania, where I lived from the age of five until the age of twelve. Together the four of us explored what Sim fondly called the Seven Sacred Susie Sightings: the house where I was born, the two elementary schools I attended, the park by the zoo where I flew up from Brownie Scouts to Girl Scouts, and the beach on Lake Erie where I spent hour after lazy hour floating in ...

Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. ("The Old Astronomer to His Pupil")

Sarah Williams

303. The Little Voice Inside - Don't Listen To It

Illustration

Mark Twain

When I was a boy, I was walking along a street and happened to spy a cart full of watermelons. I was fond of watermelon, so I sneaked quietly up to the cart and snitched one. Then I ran into a nearby alley and sank my teeth into the melon. No sooner had I done so, however, than a strange feeling came over me. Without a moment's hesitation, I made my decision. I walked back to the cart, replaced the melon—and took a ripe one.

304. Which Way Does Influence Flow?

Humor Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

A dignified old clergyman owned a parrot of which he was exceedingly fond, but the bird had picked up an appalling vocabulary of cuss words from a previous owner and, after a series of particularly embarrassing episodes, the clergyman decided he would have to have his parrot put to sleep. But a lady in his congregation suggested a last-ditch remedy. She said, " ...

305. One Last Chance

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

A man never opened the car door for his wife or any other woman. He felt it was a sissy Emily Post kind of thing to do and "Besides," he was fond of saying, "she doesn't have two broken arms." His table manners left much to be desired, and manners in general were looked upon by him as quite unnecessary. After many years of marriage, the wife died and her husband was heartbroken because he truly loved her. Somehow, as the ...

306. Use Your Head as Well as Your Heart

Luke 14:25-33

Sermon

King Duncan

Have you ever noticed that some people don’t think things through very well? There’s a story about a professional football player who wasn’t very fond of team curfews when the team was playing on the road. So this player had a routine that he followed whenever his team was in another city. If he wanted to stay out after curfew, he would take whatever he could find loose in his hotel room and cram it ...

307. A Strange, New Math

John 17:20-26

Sermon

Glenn E. Ludwig

... to reach out to others in that love and forgiveness and grace we have come to know and experience in this place. Maybe we need to ask how well we do that? Or perhaps, how often? When was the last time we invited someone to worship with us? I'm fond of saying that it is the best invitation we can ever offer someone and I truly believe it -- for where else in this world do you hear about a love so great that it keeps on accepting us each and every time we come, no matter where we have been ...

308. Harriet's Dream

Illustration

Michael B. Curry

... the little lady who started this great war!” A woman of her era was supposed to write nice stories, not stories that would disturb the conscience of a nation. She was supposed to marry well, raise well-bred children, participate in a few charitable activities and be fondly remembered by all who knew her. That was the life she was supposed to have. But she had been raised in a family that believed that following Jesus means changing the world from the nightmare it often is into the dream that God intends.

309. How My Light Is Spent

Luke 17:5-10 and Mark 10:46-52

Illustration

Robert Pack and Jay Parini, Editors, adapted from Miller Williams

... days in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide Lodg'd with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he returning chide, "Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?" I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies: "God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts: who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state Is kingly; thousands at his bidding speed And post o'er land and ocean without ...

310. Do you need a Pharisectomy?

Matthew 9:27-34, Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 12:15-21, Matthew 12:22-37, Matthew 12:38-45, Matthew 12:46-50

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... “flymaster”, because he would supposedly lure the flies away from someone, so that healing could occur. The flies were a symbol or metaphor of illness. Baalzebub of Ekron was worshiped on mountains and frequently known as the Lord of the Mountain. He was also fond of fermented drink. The Pharisees were insulting Jesus on a number of levels, not just that his “healing” was not of God, but obviously that included a hit on Jesus’ love of wine and food, as well as his love for the mountains and the ...

311. The Tragedy of Caiaphas

John 18:1-27 · John 11:45-47 · Matthew 26:36-75

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... yearly sacrifices for atonement of the people. In Jesus’ day, they still wore the traditional priestly garb, said to represent the “setting apart” of the high priest from others. The Sadducees’ role as “savior” of the Jews, and the Sadducees fondness for Hellenistic culture along with their willingness to serve as puppets for the Roman occupiers, made for a strange combination.^ As the one responsible for the “atonement” of the Jewish people, the high priest is the wealthy, powerful “hero ...

312. The Thorny Price of Perfidy

Esther 3:1-15

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the young woman is chosen to be Queen of Persia. Unknown to the King or Haman or anyone in the kingdom, Esther, whose Hebrew name is Hadassah (the myrtle), is Jewish. But her gentle, humble, beautiful spirit impresses the King, and he grows fond of her. Meanwhile Haman, a Persian nobleman with political aspirations, kisses up to the King, appearing to be loyal, kind, and good-natured. However, underneath, he despises the Jewish people and conspires to have them exterminated. Betraying the king’s trust, he ...

313. A Dirt Story

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... agreed, and the man who would be riding with them gratefully jumped into the back seat. Bruce asked the man where he worked. The man mentioned a Christian publishing house affiliated with a campus organization. Bruce perked up at this. He said, “I have really fond memories of that group, because I attended a weekend retreat one time [sponsored by that organization], and that’s where I became a Christian. It was in 1972 in New Hampshire.” Bruce went on to explain that he had not only become a Christian ...

A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.

Alfred North Whitehead

Fond as we are of our loved ones, there comes at times during their absence an unexplained peace.

Ann Shaw

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.

E. M. Forster

Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

I'm supposed to have a Ph.D. on the subject of women. But the truth is I've flunked more often than not. I'm very fond of women; I admire them. But, like all men, I don't understand them.

Frank Sinatra

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Yesterday I lived, today I suffer, tomorrow I die; but I still think fondly, today and tomorrow, of yesterday.

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.

Honore de Balzac

If one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of his creation it would appear that God has a special fondness for stars and beetles.

John B. S. Haldane

We are so fond of each other because our ailments are the same.

Jonathan Swift

Old men are fond of giving good advice, to console themselves for being no longer in a position to give bad examples.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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301. Patterns of Possibility

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. ("The Old Astronomer to His Pupil")

Sarah Williams

303. The Little Voice Inside - Don't Listen To It

Illustration

Mark Twain

304. Which Way Does Influence Flow?

Humor Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

305. One Last Chance

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

306. Use Your Head as Well as Your Heart

Luke 14:25-33

Sermon

King Duncan

307. A Strange, New Math

John 17:20-26

Sermon

Glenn E. Ludwig

308. Harriet's Dream

Illustration

Michael B. Curry

309. How My Light Is Spent

Luke 17:5-10 and Mark 10:46-52

Illustration

Robert Pack and Jay Parini, Editors, adapted from Miller Williams

310. Do you need a Pharisectomy?

Matthew 9:27-34, Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 12:15-21, Matthew 12:22-37, Matthew 12:38-45, Matthew 12:46-50

Sermon

Lori Wagner

311. The Tragedy of Caiaphas

John 18:1-27 · John 11:45-47 · Matthew 26:36-75

Sermon

Lori Wagner

312. The Thorny Price of Perfidy

Esther 3:1-15

Sermon

Lori Wagner

313. A Dirt Story

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

Abraham Joshua Heschel

If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.

Alfred North Whitehead

Fond as we are of our loved ones, there comes at times during their absence an unexplained peace.

Ann Shaw

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.

E. M. Forster

Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

I'm supposed to have a Ph.D. on the subject of women. But the truth is I've flunked more often than not. I'm very fond of women; I admire them. But, like all men, I don't understand them.

Frank Sinatra

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Yesterday I lived, today I suffer, tomorrow I die; but I still think fondly, today and tomorrow, of yesterday.

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.

Honore de Balzac

If one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of his creation it would appear that God has a special fondness for stars and beetles.

John B. S. Haldane

We are so fond of each other because our ailments are the same.

Jonathan Swift

Old men are fond of giving good advice, to console themselves for being no longer in a position to give bad examples.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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