... the world. They are able both financially and emotionally to be the very best of parents, but nature does not cooperate. Some will choose adoption. Others will choose to focus on each other and accept their childless state. Elizabeth and Zechariah ... it sounded and looked so right. "And a little child shall lead them" were the words racing through Marie's mind as she went looking for Chris, to hug him. Christmas had arrived. Some of you know Marie's pain and Mary's and Elizabeth's. It may not be the loss of ...
... that end." This is no less shocking than when heavy-metal rocker Alice Cooper reported that he had given his life to Jesus a few years ago. In an interview with a London newspaper, Cooper commented, "Drinking beer is easy. Trashing your hotel room is easy. But being a ... October 14, 2005, p.23. 2. (Nashville: Nelson Books, 2004). 3. "From the Editor" by Chris Johns, September 2005. 4. "Jesus' Effect on History," http: //www.why-jesus.com/history.htm. 5. "When Rockers Knock on Heaven's Door" by Steve ...
(Note: At the time of reading this passage to the congregation, explain that a single talent was worth more than fifteen years' wages of a laborer [per NRSV footnote to Matthew 25:14] — in other words, easily a cool quarter of a million dollars in today's terms!) "I was afraid," quavered the third servant, "because I knew that you were a ruthless businessman, expecting profit even when it is impossible. I was so afraid of losing your money that I put it in a box and buried it. Here is your money, exactly ...
