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1. My Back Yard

Luke 10:38-42

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Arthur E. Dean Windhorn

True happiness is not achieved it is received as in the case of two brothers Rich and Mike, who are complete opposites. Mike is a successful businessman. Rich, on the other hand, takes seasonal jobs at dude ranches, parks and resorts. Mike is always concerned for Rich's welfare and tries to entice him with the "good life." He sends Rich photos labeled with messages like "My new sound system" or "M...

2. One Thing Is Needful

Luke 10:38-42

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Arthur E. Dean Windhorn

This is the age of the half-read page; The quick hash and the mad dash. This is the age of the bright night with the nerves tight; And the plane hop with a brief stop. This is the age of the lamp tan in a short span. The brain strain and the heart pain; The catnaps till the spring snaps and the fun is done. I know, that sounds kind of cynical. But there's lots of truth in that poem. An article ...

3. The Highest Priority

Luke 10:38-42; Matthew 6:33

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Arthur E. Dean Windhorn

Have you ever been in a hurry and buttoned up a long overcoat with lots of buttons and when you were done, found out that the coat was uneven? What went wrong? I'll tell you what went wrong. When you don't get the first button in the right hole, all the rest are out of sequence too, right?! That's a parable about life. Jesus said it this way in the Sermon on the Mount: "Seek first God's kingdom an...

4. There Is Always a Load Limit

Luke 10:38-42

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Arthur E. Dean Windhorn

Dr. John Anderson tells about a cartoon that appeared in the NEW YORKER magazine. Approaching a small bridge plainly marked, "Load Limit " 8 tons" was a truck, also marked on its side, "8 tons." When the 8 ton truck was about in the middle of the bridge with the 8 ton limit, a bluebird lighted on the top girder. At that point the bridge gave way and crashed with the truck into the river below, to ...

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1. My Back Yard

Luke 10:38-42

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Arthur E. Dean Windhorn

2. One Thing Is Needful

Luke 10:38-42

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Arthur E. Dean Windhorn

3. The Highest Priority

Luke 10:38-42; Matthew 6:33

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Arthur E. Dean Windhorn

4. There Is Always a Load Limit

Luke 10:38-42

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Arthur E. Dean Windhorn

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