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Arley K. Fadness
... song echoes God's question in the Gar­den of Eden, "[Adam] where art thou?" (Genesis 3:9 KJV). Dr. Curtis A. Miller, past president of the North American Con­ference of church men's staff, of the Presbyterian church (USA) writes, The authors [Coming ... , who once was dead; he lives, my ever living head!3 1. David W. Anderson, Paul G. Hill, Roland D. Martinson, Coming of Age (Min­neapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2006), p. 1. 2. David Murrow, Why Men Hate Going to Church (Nashville: Nelson Books, 2005), p. 6 ...
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King Duncan
... of the men whose stock has risen in the popular mind over the past few decades is former president Dwight David Eisenhower. W. Howard Chase handled the public relations part of Eisenhower's first campaign for the presidency. He tells about an incident that ... longer saw any one with them but Jesus only." (RSV) The focus of the story ends where it must end -- on Jesus. Herb Miller in his book, ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN VERBS tells about the famous Chapel of Loretto in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This chapel contains ...
3. Can People Change?
Galatians 1:11-24
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King Duncan
... officers easily jumped him from behind. Rodney Jones and Gerald Uelmen, in their book, SUPREME FOLLY, tell about Nancy Miller of Oroville, California who eagerly accepted an invitation to attend a "Neighborhood Watch" meeting at a neighbor's home. ... the business of transforming junk into a castle. 1. (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1990), p. 171. 2. James Townsend, PELOUBET'S SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES 1993-1994, (Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Publishing Co., 1990). 3. (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1968, ...
4. The Ten Commandments
Deuteronomy 5:1-33
Understanding Series
Christopher J. H. Wright
... of violence and murder were also recognized in the stories of Cain’s jealousy (Gen. 4), David’s lust (2 Sam. 11), or his vengeful rage (1 Sam. 25), in Wisdom’s portrait of ... commands. In Hebrew, the word is actually singular here (“the whole command,” kol-hammiṣwâ, as also in 6:1; 11:22; and 19:9, where the NIV inexplicably prefers ... discussions of the significance and contemporary relevance of the sabbath, see Miller, Deuteronomy, pp. 79–84; Brueggemann, The Land, pp. 63–65; Harrelson, ...
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King Duncan
Author Calvin Miller tells a ... a spell‑check function, which they decided to try. Jewell typed in her name, J-e-w-e-l-l and the computer suggested the correction J-e-w-e-l, without the final “l.” “You don’t know how to spell your own ... to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth ...
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King Duncan
William Miller, in THE ... what she was really feeling. Only he knew what had brought her to this place. In his book, HEALING FOR DAMAGED EMOTIONS, David Seamonds deals with people who have scars that nobody else can see. He uses the analogy of those beautiful giant sequoia and ... we will open ourselves to him today. 1. Edward Paul Cohn, "Go Ahead and Grow," cited in BEST SERMONS, ed. James W. Cox (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1988), p. 381. 2. Victor Books, pages 11-12. 3. (Paraphrased. Paton, pp. 249-251). THE ...
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King Duncan
... just the right conditions for his birth. The prophets had testified to the Jewish people that out of David’s line a Savior would be born and of his kingdom there would be no end. When the Savior ... two days after her first birthday, Sarah grew up the youngest daughter in a close-knit family in Morgantown, W.Va. Sarah was surrounded by love in her home, but always wondered about her roots. Like many adopted children, ... Miller, Wisdom Meets Passion: When Generations Collide and Collaborate (Kindle Edition).
8. History of Christ the King Sunday
John 18:28-40, 1 John 2:15-17
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Brett Blair
This is actually a pretty new festival in the church year. Its roots go back only to the early 1900's, when the world's great empires British, American, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Japanese were all at war or about to go to war somewhere. The man who was the pope of the Roman Catholic Church at the time wrote a letter in which he dedicated the world to Christ the King. In the letter, he reminded the empires that God is present with the whole human race, even with those who do not know God. After ...
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James Angell
One of the dividends of the ministry is coming to know and enjoy different people - all ages and all human conditions. Often there are surprises. One came for me on a fall afternoon in the 1960s when some members of my Lexington congregation and I visited a Trappist monastery to see what life is like as a monk. Coming out of the Reformed tradition which has no such orders, I never thought of life behind the walls as anything involving me personally. The silences. Rising at 2 a.m. to pray (after having gone ...
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James W. Moore
Have you heard the story about the young police officer who was on the witness stand testifying in the trial of a man he had arrested for robbery? The defendant was being represented by a hard-nosed attorney who was known far and wide for being tough on police officers. In cross-examination, the tough lawyer was trying to undermine the policeman’s credibility and the exchange between the fiery lawyer and the young policemen went like this. The lawyer speaks first. “Officer… did you see (with your own eyes ...
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