... School. Surrounded there by colleagues who had come to their work in response to a genuine sense of calling, Muehl soon began to doubt that he had experienced a real call, so he approached another faculty member, the ethicist H. Richard Neibuhr, with his concern. Neibuhr puffed on his pipe, laughed gently, and responded, "What does it take to make up a 'call' for you, Muehl? What you had planned to do with your life was quite literally eating you up inside, driving you . . . to consider alternatives ...
... second announcement. II Jesus said, when a grain of wheat falls it bears much fruit. Many of you saw “Mr. Holland’s Opus,” starring Richard Dreyfus. Mr. Holand dreamed of being a composer but a new baby in the family caused him to reevaluate. So he found a job ... . It is a shame then when churches and Christian movements de-emphasize the cross. Theologian H. Richard Neibuhr condemns cross-less Christianity whether liberal Protestantism or the evangelical "feel good" seeker-sensitive churches promotes ...
... ? "It is you who have saved us. We must serve or we die." Those are the words of those who are truly grateful. Their lives would be empty if they could not pass on the mercy they had received to another. Friends, that is real gratitude. 1. Attributed to Reinhold Neibuhr. 2. USA Today (1/27/00, 1A). 3. Wayne Rice, Still More Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks. wayne@uyt.com (http://www.YouthSpecialties.com/mall/browse/#illus) Copyright 1999 by Youth Specialties, Inc. 4. Compiled by ...
