... you are going to have a feeling you have never felt before." "Oh, we have such a piddling, infantile, such a shabby view of love to lead us into the 1990s," observes Dr. J. Barrie Shepherd in one of his sermons as pastor of Swarthmore Presbyterian Church. The author of numerous books of poetry and theological essays, Shepherd astutely reflects on how "at least back in the 30s, 40s, 50s, love was a romantic thing which, for all its illusions, still preserved some ties to majesty and grandeur. But nowadays it ...
... difficult languages? How about Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. (1) Of course, some of us who speak only English have a difficult time getting it right. It reminds me of an amusing story told by Rev. J. Barrie Shepherd who has pastored at various Presbyterian churches in the United States. Like many Presbyterian pastors, Rev. Shepherd is originally from Scotland. He came to the U.S. to study at Yale Divinity School. After he had been in this country a couple of weeks, he needed to catch a cab to the ...
... instinct today, but it is hard to ignore its existence. As humorist Dave Barry observes, "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and ... being would lay down his or her life for a sheep is absurd. But that is what the good shepherd does--protect the sheep at all cost. Why? Because that is his duty. When we bring a child into ... relate what his younger brother had done. "While I was out playing and Dad was on a call, T.J. took his crayons and wrote on the wall! It's on the new paper you just hung in ...
... taken Peter's word literally and hurt themselves attempting to fly. Without hesitation, Barrie altered the script to include a cautionary statement that the children could ... Hollywood needs to be reminded of Sir James Barrie's example. Maybe Charles Barkley, the NBA basketball great might do well to remember Barrie's example as well. Barkley says he's ... , 1993). 4. Roy L. Smith, TALES I HAVE TOLD TWICE, 4953. Cited in J. Ellsworth Kalas, IF EXPERIENCE IS SUCH A GOOD TEACHER, (Nashville: Dimensions for Living, ...
