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Barbara Brokhoff
... of cars slowly past a large flock 20of sheep. Making conversation, Hull's friend said, "Those sheep have been recently sheared." Hull thoughtfully stared at the animals, then said, "It appears so. At least on the side facing us." Such cautious wisdom ... himself, "It's okay, George, you are going to be fine. Be patient, George. Cool it, George." A lady overheard his remarks and said, "You sure are patient with little George." The harried father responded, "Lady, that's Matthew, I'm George!" We might also ...
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David E. Leininger
... company was caught in the economic depression that gripped the entire nation. Orders for railroad sleeping cars declined, and George Pullman was forced to lay off hundreds of employees. Those who remained had to take pay cuts, even ... had grown up around it. Thirty-nine basic actions were forbidden on the sabbath - sowing, plowing, reaping, threshing, grinding, baking, shearing, washing, weaving, tying and untying, trapping, slaughtering, bearing a burden, building or tearing a building down, starting a fire, ...
3. Free Indeed!
John 8:31-36
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April Yamasaki
"War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength." In George Orwell's novel, 1984, these slogans are used to control the thoughts of the people. While their ... the one who is with us now and transforming us day by day. I once saw a cartoon of an impatient gardener with a watering can in one hand and a pair of pruning shears in the other, glaring at a sorry looking plant and yelling, "Now grow! Grow!" But growth doesn't happen that way. Transformation doesn't happen that way. We can be as impatient as ...
4. What Kind of Sheep Are You?
Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20, Ezekiel 34:1-31
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Lori Wagner
... sheep that can’t take direction and stubbornly refuses to come when called? Or to fight the shepherd’s gentle hands during shearing? OR are you the kind of sheep who gently and kindly lives joyfully among the flock, loving the master’s voice, making ... as a prop, and to “pass on the staff” to another, as we move from sheep to shepherd.] ^ See p. 31 of Archbishop George Stack, Unless the Tongue Catch Fire: Homilies on Ministry (2015). *Job had 14,000 sheep (42:12); King Solomon at the dedication of his ...
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... love. Love happens to be the most talked about and discussed topic of all time. Not counting songs like, "Beans In Your Ears" or George Thorogood's "Get A Haircut and Get A Real Job" or Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue" most of the popular music of ... on the brakes or turn sharply for danger of skidding off the road. There was a solid rock wall on the right, and a shear cliff on the left to the quarry below; the driver carefully guided his precious cargo down the narrow road. Suddenly, as they approached the ...
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