... something to get her or his mind off the problems of life and vocation. He could have said bowling, tennis, bridge, or something else because it is the intention not the vehicle that matters. Reverend Mante was counseling me to incorporate ... can always get back to them with a little more energy and a lot more perspective after recreation. I think of a story from Martha Albertson: Jerry is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ...
... most of them won't listen. But let Me worry about that. You just tell them how I feel--I'll take care of you." And before Jerry could object, God reached down and touched his mouth and gave him the words to say. If you know a little bit of your Old Testament ... from a priestly family. As the son of a priest, Jeremiah was expected to enter the priesthood also. The priests were the bridge between the people and God. Priests taught the Law and guarded the covenant between Israel and God. They offered incense and ...
... I'm happy that I can be unhappy. I read recently of a man who was going to jump off the bridge into the river. Another man, seeing him there, got out on the bridge with him and said, "Now, let's talk about this." After talking for a long time, they both jumped into ... laughter. The laughter caused me to listen more intently to what they were saying, and I discovered that Kevin, my son, and Jerry, my wife, were telling Kerry about something that had happened to me a week ago, Saturday. It was one of the most ...
... apprehensive, nonetheless. Some of us can sympathize with that Dad. We get a little nervous about even the thought of driving on a rickety bridge suspended a 1,000 feet in the air. Fifty feet in the air would make us nervous. If you have ever been afraid, you ... and conviction who will give your best to serving him? I hope so. The whole world depends on it. 1. Dr. Jerry Tankersley, http://www.lagunapreschurch.org/cgi‑bin/sermons/write_htm.cgi?102231246. 2. Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Plunges into Great ...
... the Shepherd, than in any other time during your day. That’s why God sometimes “makes us lie down.” My dear friend, Dr. Jerry Vines, was out jogging on Labor Day and was attacked by a dog and fell backwards and broke his left wrist. Because of that ... engine until the tank is dry. That’s why I want to give you three simple words to remember on how to get on that bridge that will always cross over any troubled waters you might be in. First of all—Stop . Stop every earthly activity you are doing and go ...
... is slowly changing the world. Not as quickly as God would like. Sometimes Christian people are a barrier rather than a bridge to a better world. Still, that seed is growing until the day comes when every knee shall bow and every tongue confess ... George Burns and John Denver. Burns played God. Denver played a grocery store manager named Jerry. One day God decides to communicate his love to the world through Jerry. Jerry, with much reluctance, holds a news conference to deliver God’s message. This lands him ...
... down on our knees and call him Lord until he has done something to personally affect our lives. If any of you have seen the movie JERRY MAGUIRE, you can appreciate this. In the movie, Tom Cruise is starting a business as an agent for sports stars. He is trying to snag one ... railing, into the river below, with the rider still on him. It swims downstream in a hail of bullets from the bridge, and once again, Zorro makes a cunning escape. Max Anders questioned how in the world did that stunt rider get that horse ...
... forth chocolate. And Woman gained 5 pounds. And God said, "Try my crispy fresh salad." And Satan brought forth Ben and Jerry's [ice cream]. And Woman gained 10 pounds. And God said, "I have sent thee heart-healthy vegetables and olive oil ... equally true that saving faith bears fruit. If I say that I believe that a certain bridge will support my weight, but I refuse to cross that bridge, it is questionable whether my faith in that bridge is authentic. In the same way, if I say that God so loved the world that ...
... and me that never-ending bridge of bread . . .” (3) What a magnificent image: a “never-ending bridge of bread . . .” That’s what the Lord’s Supper has been for Christians over the twenty-one centuries since Christ’s death and resurrection: a never-ending bridge of bread. As long as ... With Christ,, pp. 155-157. http://www.challengeonline.org/modules/articles/article.php?id=56. 4. Jerry Fritz, Machias, Maine via PresbyNet. Cited by Dr. David E. Leininger, http://leiningers.com/waiting.html. 5 ...
... you’re afraid of taking a risk of any kind it won’t help to give into those fears. It’s like being afraid of crossing a bridge that fear won’t go away by forever taking another path home. We deal with fear when we acknowledge and confront that fear. That is where our ... . Mark Bowden, Mind of a Monster,” The Atlantic Monthly, reprinted in Reader’s Digest, Aug. 2002, pp. 112-119. 4. Jerry Adler et al., “The Fight to Conquer Fear,” Newsweek, 23 April 1984, vol. 103, no. 17, 69. Cited in David ...
... else has defined vision as "seeing the invisible and making it visible." Still another great leader said, "Vision is an informed bridge from the present to the future." All of those definitions are good as far as they go, but they leave out ... of a cashmere sweater Barbeque pancakes Lift a baldheaded man by his hair Slam a revolving door Swirl a baton in a mobile home Get off Jerry Falwell's mailing list2 I want to reemphasize and reiterate that if you have what you think is a vision, you had better make sure ...
Jerry White, in his book Honesty Morality & Conscience tells two memorable stories. The first is from author Mark Twain. Twain says that when he was ... of shoddy and inferior parts. We want to be able to trust when we get into an elevator, it will take us to the top floor without plunging us into the basement. We want to trust the bridge to take us safely across. We want integrity in the things we own and the things we use. We also want it in the people we live with and work with. And we need to look for it ...
... years old. One year, when I was about twelve, I got a boxed set on “How to Play Contract Bridge.” It was very puzzling — I had never expressed an interest in bridge or any other card game. I never opened the box. A Harrah’s Casino coffee mug full of ... giving as a gift something that you received as a gift — seems to be a relatively new phenomenon, or at least, thanks to Jerry Seinfeld, it has only recently come out of the closet, and, in coming out, it has developed some rules of its own. Jodi ...
... wonder people find it hard to motivate themselves in many workplaces. I mean, if nobody cares, what's the use! Jerry D. Twentier in THE POSITIVE POWER OF PRAISING PEOPLE, suggests that we pick our favorite professional football team. Assume we ... shared with Phyllis a story she had never heard, of a God who loved her so much that He would suffer and die in order to bridge the gap between Himself and her. And that day, Phyllis Cross gave her life to Jesus. On Easter Sunday of that year, Phyllis Cross came into ...
... linked the two women--for you see, the brunette, heavier-set lady had killed the blonde lady’s daughter. This sounds more like Jerry Springer than Oprah, doesn’t it? Do you know what they called guests on the Springer show? Nuts and sluts. These two ladies ... s probably too late. If they’re still searching for unconditional love, they will probably resist any effort you may make to bridge that gap. Unless, of course, they are among the unfortunate young people who crash and burn. Then it will be time ...
... in the course of a week -- the time you give to playing tennis, having lunch with friends, watching soap-operas, bridge games, morning coffees, social clubs. Put that sort of time involvement up against devotional time, Bible study, preparation for teaching ... know she is one of my heroes. I did get to meet her, though briefly, at the mass here a couple of Sundays ago. Jerry and I had the opportunity of shaking hands with her, looking into those deep, compassionate eyes, and having her speak a simple word of ...
... the ultimate dream, a kingdom where God reigns in every heart. In their influential book, Built to Last, James Collins and Jerry Porras coined the term BHAG (pronounced “bee-hag”). BHAG describes a bold, well-nigh impossible vision. BHAG stands for Big Hairy ... to spread the message that--because of his death and resurrection--the chasm between God and humanity had been forever bridged. He needed them to lay down their lives, their hopes, their dreams, their aspirations for that one ultimate goal, the ...
... your mind and heart. If you get too close to the cross, you will end up carrying it. Back in early December, Jerry and I were in Jerusalem for a meeting of the presidents of the World Methodist Council. We deliberately chose to meet in ... sin that God always carries because of love for humankind. It is volunteering our life to help heal the wounds of the world and to bridge the gap between God and humanity. It is the additional suffering we take upon ourselves, so that the suffering woes of the world may be ...
... between us? If it is withheld, we have another problem, and if it is granted, then we have to work at building back the bridges we have burned. Nothing brings freedom like the forgiveness God gives that we are commanded to pass on. More Christians are spiritually stuck at ... of the kingdom of God. 1. I Corinthians 3:10-15. 2. For a possible Protestant reading of purgation at death, see Jerry Walls, “Purgatory for Everyone,” First Things 122, April 2002, 26-30. 3. Two books that have pushed me over the edge ...
Jerry Seinfeld once said, “Men don’t want to know what’s on TV, they want to know what else is on TV!” That explains why one ... tragic? Because the truth is that revenge is never sweet; it ultimately becomes a sour stomach and a bitter memory and a poisoned soul. Jesus knew this… and so, He called for us… to be bridge builders, to be peace-makers to receive forgiveness from Him and offer it to others. This was a key theme of many of His parables. It was a dominant theme in the Sermon on the Mount ...
... health, work status, family status, interests, preoccupations and needs." (Lifetrends: The Future of Baby Boomers and Other Aging Americans by Jerry Gerber and others [New York: Macmillan, 1989], 4). It is time for the church to lead the way in abandoning ... is entitled "May It Happen to You:" Old age is cherished in ancient castle, antique furniture, heirloom silver, weathered covered bridges, aged Swiss cheese, vintage wine, a golden wedding ring, a redwood tree. Old age is cherished in almost everything but ...
... and said, “Do you think we should try a different sign?” The priest responded thoughtfully, “Perhaps our signs ought to say simply ‘Bridge Out.’” Keep that little piece of humor in mind about that sign, “The End is Near!” as I deal with a ... probably guessed the rapture is the premise of a series of novels appropriately titled “Left Behind” by authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. These novels have sold more than sixty million copies since they began to be published in the mid-1990s. ...
Father Jerry Fuller once told a story about a young couple in North Carolina who were set to open their own restaurant. All that was needed was the ... that you hear nowadays particularly in business circles. The phrase is, “What’s in your wheelhouse?” According to Wikipedia, “Wheelhouses are the small enclosed parts of a bridge which historically held the ship’s steering wheel.” So “in someone’s wheelhouse” refers to something being within a person’s areas of competency, like command of a ...
A German was the guest of a Frenchman who asked him how they distinguished between an optimist and a pessimist in Germany. “It is very simple,” replied the German. “The optimists are learning English and the pessimists are learning Russian!” Thomas would be learning Russian! One person has described a pessimist as someone who burns his bridges behind him and then crosses them before he gets to them. Another claims a pessimist is one who, of two evils, chooses them both! That may well describe Thomas. To ...
Comment: Somewhere in my reading, I came across the notion that "executive diseases" like ulcers and headaches were common in Jesus' time among the bureaucrats. With a lead like that, a dimension was added to a story sermon. Again, the pastor and a lay person speaking from the other side of the sanctuary (at a lectern, perhaps) could conduct the following verbal "correspondence." Or, maybe the pastor could stay out of this completely and turn it over to the laity. Matthew 9:9-13 Jerusalem, March 18, 13th ...