... obituary of Group Capt. Peter Townsend, a dashing World War II fighter pilot. Some of you are old enough to recognize that name. It was he who loved and lost Princess Margaret and then went into more than 30 years of self-imposed exile from Great Britain. He was 80 when he died. Capt. Townsend left Britain after Margaret, bowing to a disapproving establishment, told the nation October 31, 1955, she had decided not to marry Townsend because he was divorced. The romance between Capt. Townsend and the young ...
... church is a Jesus diamond. Jesus is our diamond, whatever his color. Second, Carat: For some bigger is better. I am tired of people criticizing mega-churches. Do you remember Princess Margaret’s reaction to the Cartier diamond worn by Elizabeth Taylor. “It’s so big. How very vulgar.” Taylor supposedly then slipped the ring onto Margaret’s finger, smiled and said, “It doesn’t look so vulgar now, does it?” We need megachurches and the power and presence they can offer. But we also need small ...
... of the drum major in a marching band or the baton of a symphony orchestra conductor. Or it could be the scepter for the princess as she ascended her throne with all the grace and majesty available. It could have been the magic wand of a wizard fighting off Orcs ... a treat. For those of you who grew up loved, it doesn't matter if your parents were an amalgam of Jim and Margaret Anderson, Ozzie and Harriet, the Cleavers and Donna Reed or not, that love, comfort and safety is nothing compared to God's. And this ...
... you want to hear. Back in 1940 Elizabeth was the Queen Mother of England. London was being bombed every day by the Germans. It looked as if Great Britain was going under. Queen Elizabeth was asked by the media if she would take the little Princesses (Elizabeth and Margaret Rose) and leave England. The Queen replied: "The children will not leave England unless I do. I shall not leave unless their father does. And the King will not leave the country in any circumstances whatever."1 I want to tell you that our ...
