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2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

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Leonard Sweet

... report of break-ins, break-outs, break-downs, blackouts, brings us back to 9/11. So what are we doing with this fear three years later? Okay, I'm old. I actually know who Cat Stevens is. I actually listened to his music before it was classic rock. Still, it was startling to read that the 60's/70's pop-singer Cat Stevens was recently the reason an entire London-to-Dulles air flight was diverted to Bangor, Maine. Once there the 56-year old former rock star, now known as Yusaf Islam because he converted to ...

2. Morning Has Broken

Genesis 1:1-2:3

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Curtis Lewis

Some years ago, popular singer Cat Stevens (who has become a convert to Islam and now spends his time in meditation) popularized Eleanor Farjeon's hymn, "Morning Has Broken." Pop stations played Steven's rendition all over the United States. People found themselves fascinated by the tune and also by the words. The hymn aptly depicts Genesis 1:1-5. Farjeon wrote: Morning has broken Like the first morning Blackbird has spoken Like the first bird. Praise for the singing! Praise for the ...

3. The Great Divide

Luke 16:19-31

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Some of us are old enough to remember the old Cat Stevens' tune, "Father And Son." That song, as you might recall, is in the form of a dialogue. The father speaks first and tries to share with his son some of the wisdom he's gained from his years of living. He says that it's not yet time to make ...

4. How Could We Possibly Forget?

Ephesians 1:15-23

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King Duncan

... did, she glanced in her handbag and saw two eyes staring up at her. In her rush to get ready, she had somehow put her cat into her handbag. The shocked kitten had sat calmly in her bag all the way to the office. (1) Yes, strange things can happen ... And he is still sharing his joy and thankfulness with us today. A man named Allan Kerr tells of hanging out with his best friend Steven at a pub in Katoomba, Australia. A young woman from the Salvation Army came in and began telling the men that God loved them, and ...

5. Better Angels of Our Nature

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

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Leonard Sweet

... Angels of Our Nature — Why Violence Has Declined (2012) America’s most prominent scientific writer, Harvard neuroscientist Steven Pinker traces an undeniable drop in violence across the world in the past several centuries. Sounds wrong ... escape their influence altogether. Be honest: everybody takes note, whether or not they take seriously, Friday the 13th. Be honest: we notice black cats when they saunter in front of us — not so much the tabbies or calicos. Be honest: after two pieces of bad news, we ...

6. How Connected Are You?

John 15:1-17

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King Duncan

... who had some friends . . . and somehow he was able to get his book to the attention of a director named Steven Spielberg. You’ve probably heard that name before. Spielberg was fresh from making the blockbuster film, Jurassic Park. “Stop playing around ... each of them questions. “Davy, what noise does a cow make?” He said, “It goes moo.” “Alice, what noise does a cat make?” “It goes meow,” she answered. “Jamie, what sound does a lamb make?” “It goes baaa,” he said. “Jennifer, what ...

7. Heaven on Earth

Revelation 21:1-6

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Steven E. Albertin

Many years ago when I was going to prep school in Milwaukee, the students loved to walk past a nearby factory from which often emanated some simply wonderful smells. The factory made a product whose name seemed to perfectly fit the heavenly aromas that would occasionally fill the atmosphere of the neighborhood. The factory made Ambrosia Chocolate! For a chocolate lover like myself, there could be no better name for such a delectable food. You see, in ancient Greek mythology ambrosia was the name of the ...

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