... way of insulating us from realities. All looked good to Peter, didn’t it, at the beginning? Particularly, perhaps when he sat with James, John and Jesus on the exhilarating Mount of Transfiguration. "Lord, it is well that we are here; if you wish (certainly Peter did!) I will ... , Murphy’s Law (Los Angeles: Price, Stern, Sloan Publishers Inc., 1977). 2. Nancy McPhee, The Book of Insults (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1978), p. 15. 3. Martin Marty, quoted in "The Electronic Church," William F. Fore, Ministry, ...
... you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. It is like that with everyone who is born of the Spirit." (John 3:5-8, GNB) Nicodemus was a man under religious arrest. He suffered from a truncated religious imagination, and because of that, Jesus was trying ... wasn't even Christmas.4 Olive had been arrested. Now Olive was free. And how about you? Are you under arrest? 1. McPhee, op. cit., p. 23. 2. Ibid., p. 23. 3. Alfred Tennyson, "Morte D’ Arthur," The Treasury of Religious Verse, Donald T. ...
... wanted her sons to have eternal places of glory. Said Salome one day to Jesus - "Command that these two sons of mine (James and John) may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom." (Matthew 20:21) Jesus saw Salome for what she ... Gerald R. Cragg, "On Loving God With Our Whole Minds," Andover Newton Quarterly, Volume 16, Number 3, p. 208. 2. McPhee, op. cit., p. 93. 3. Martin, op. cit., p. 74. 4. Alvin Lindgren, Foundations for Purposeful Church Administration (New York: Abingdon, 1965), pp ...
4. The Gospel According to You
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Arthur McPhee
The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Are read by more than a few, But the one that is most read and commented on Is the gospel according to you. You are writing a gospel, a chapter each day By the things that you do and the words that you say, Men read what you write, whether faithless or true, Say, what is the gospel according to you? Do men read His truth and His love in your life, Or has yours been too full of malice and strife? Does your life speak of evil, or does it ring true? Say, what is ...
