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Thomas Peterson
... ticket and rushed into the studio. Theo was devastated. Upon returning home, he took out his frustration on his family. His mother, Clare, finally found out why he was so out of joint. She told him, “Next time you give somebody something make sure you ... they keep playing both ends against the middle a fine way of saying “with closed hands.” In such a way Jesus is kept on short rein; real discipleship is held in abeyance until enough evidence of return is in to make it a sure bet. 3. With open hands? ...
2. Advent 1
Luke 21:5-38, Jeremiah 33:1-26, Zechariah 14:1-21, 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13
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George Bass
... Triumphant which has located its operations in Montana, has announced that a nuclear holocaust will occur in the near future. The leader, Evelyn Clare Prophet, has convinced the members of that cult that the end of the world is at hand, that it will occur by ... might be terrible, they might not be on a world-wide scale. It was Ray Bradbury, in The Martian Chronicles which he wrote shortly after World War II, who was one of the first persons to write about nuclear warfare as the total destruction of the earth ...
3. The Called Ones
Matthew 4:18-22
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Joe Pennel
... responsibilities to this congregation and to this community. I am involved in many things which are important to me. In a few short months, my younger daughter will be graduating from high school. I want to be there for the baccalaureate, the graduation exercises, ... . Francis attracted others to his way of life and began the Order of Mendicant Friars. A sister order was established by Clare, to whom Franics was both friend and mentor. In the hymn of praise attributed to Francis, God is exalted for creating ...
4. The Call of God
Jeremiah 1:4-10
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Derl G. Keefer
... 1:10) God commissions Jeremiah to share the good news of God with the people in verse 9. God's hand touches Jeremiah and de­clares that he has put his words into his mouth. He has given him a direction to speak. Jeremiah gives a clearer picture than any ... experience without ob­stacles, forget about gardening... some gardeners start out with big problems. Steep slopes, high alti­tude, short growing seasons, heavy wind, diseased soil ... If something isn't happening to challenge you, you're not gardening.[ ...
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King Duncan
... Jesus encouraged among his followers. What kind of legacy do you hope to leave to those you love and to the world? In 1962, Clare Boothe Luce, one of the first women to serve in the U.S. Congress, offered some advice to President John F. Kennedy. “A great ... -sentence legacy: They did what needed to be done. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright once told a most moving story shortly after the horror of 9/11. It involved a passenger on United Flight 93, which went down in Pennsylvania. That passenger, ...
6. Starting Over
John 12:20-36
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Wayne Brouwer
... . That day would see God’s mighty hand preserving and protecting a remnant of God’s people as well. God had de­clared that God’s initiatives were everlasting, so God would always have at least a faithful few who would not bow their knees ... sewn badly or the fabric slashed inap­propriately, all can be scrapped and a new pattern with different material brought in. If a career is cut short, we can move to a new city, a new state, or a new country. But the problem for God is that God doesn’t wish to ...
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