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1. Just a Person across the Way

Mt 22:34-46; Mk 12:28-34; Lk 10:25-37; Jn 13:31-38

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Brett Blair

... the great sympathy that I have for you at this time. All I can say is that I am terribly sorry, and if you need for me to do anything, you can count on me." Many years later Edgar Guest wrote of that encounter in one of his books. This is how he worded it: "Just a person across the way a passing acquaintance. Jim Potter may have long since forgotten that moment when he extended his hand to me in sympathy, but I shall never forget it never in all my life. To me it stands out like the silhouette of ...

2. The Friends of Jesus

John 15:1-17

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Brett Blair

... to step in the back. “Eddie, he said, I really cannot express to you the sympathy I have for you in my heart. If you need anything, you can count on me.” Many years later Edgar Guest recalled that incident. He wrote: “Just a neighbor across the way, a passing acquaintance. Jim Potter may have long since forgotten that day when he extended his hand to me, but I shall never forget it. Never in all my life. To me it stands out like the silhouette of a lonely tree against a crimson sunset. We should never ...

3. Mighty Faith

Matthew 17:14-23

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Herchel H. Sheets

... done. The Joy Of Expectancy This is true, for one reason, because it gives one the joy of expectancy. In a poem entitled, "Loser and Victor," Edgar A. Guest tells of a man who is beaten from the start because he has a "doubting heart." He is all too ready to listen to ... saw any crossroads. He thought he might be able to direct him down one of them and ease his pain some. But Jim answered solemnly, "No crossroads."3 Life appears that way at times, but the person of faith keeps looking and hoping, believing he ...

4. Good-Bye Mardi Gras, Hello Lent

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

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R. Robert Cueni

... of conversation. You might be quizzed about your church attendance. Please just smile, nod, and politely answer their questions. Please don’t start a religious debate with them. And whatever you do, don’t sit down at the table until Uncle Edgar says the prayer. It is just their way of doing things.” Jim said, “I thought I was ready, but the experience was much worse than I anticipated. The hostess led us to a big table in the middle of the restaurant. There must have been a dozen of us. We all stood ...

5. Checked the Ditch Lately?

Luke 10:25-37

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Arley K. Fadness

... really express what I want to say, the sympathy I have in my heart for you. All I can say is, that I'm sorry, and I want you to know that if you need anything at all, come to me. What is mine is yours." Years later, Edgar Guest thought about this experience. Jim Potter, a neighbor across the way, the druggist, may long since have forgotten that moment when he gave his hand and his sympathy, but I shall never forget it — never in my life. To me it stands out like the silhouette of a lonely tree against ...

6. United We Stand

John 17:11b-19

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King Duncan

... Bergan. Remember Edgar Bergan and Charlie McCarthy? Like I said, you have to be of a certain age. Anyway, in this episode Murphy Brown is, for some reason, asking the staff about their thoughts or feelings about God. Each of the characters had a different response--one was an agnostic, one was a Baptist, and so on. But the response of the character Jim stands out. Remember, this was on a secular television show. Jim said he was a Presbyterian and went to church every Sunday with his wife. He said something ...

7. The Parable Of The Kindly Innkeeper

Luke 10:25-37

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King Duncan

... say, the sympathy I have in my heart for you. All I can say is that I'm sorry, and I want you to know that if you need anything at all, come to me. What is mine is yours.'" Years later Edgar Guest reminisced upon that incident. He said, "Just a neighbor across the way a passing acquaintance. Jim Potter [the druggist] may long since have forgotten that moment when he gave me his hand and his sympathy, but I shall never forget it never in all my life. To me it stands out like the silhouette of a lonely tree ...

8. Zombie Zone or Beulah Land?

Ephesians 2:11-22

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Leonard Sweet

... zombie lands” Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection offers us an existence in “Beulah land.” The gospel hymn “Beulah Land,” by Edgar Page Stites is based on the text from Isaiah 62:4: “You shall no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall your ... Temple, others suggest this “wall” refers to the Law itself. We need only look at the terrible fruits of “Jim Crow” laws and the legacy of apartheid to understand how “dividing walls” breed “hostility” between the groups that are separated ...

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