... says, "I am afraid. I am afraid of this parable; I am afraid of its rhetorical power; I am afraid that its power is not merely rhetorical; I am afraid of the word made flesh; I am afraid of Jesus." (Cited by April Bernard, "Forthwith," in Rick Moody and Darcey Steinke, eds., Joyful Noise: The New Testament Revisited [Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1997], 235). As we all shake together this morning at a world that is unstable and uncertain, let us take comfort in the promise that the "Fear of the Lord ...
... I’m donating a kidney . . . I think it’s so odd that they think it’s so odd.” (5) Whether he knows it or not, Rick Ruzzamenti planted a seed for the Kingdom of God when he donated a kidney to a stranger. Anytime one human being does a loving act for ... FODDER, http://family-safe-mail.com/. 2. Stories from God’s Heart (Chicago: Moody Press, 2000), p. 31. 3. John Beukema, Stories from God’s Heart (Chicago: Moody Press, 2000), p. 31. 4. Nick Scarpa, http://www.sermoncentral.com/newsletter/040913. ...
... into the street. It was more like a TV cop show than a Bible story . . . but the kids got the point. "As planned, twice every night for four nights Rick donned his Jesus suit and cleansed the temple of insincere people. And the children loved it! They voted this story to be one of the best of the whole week ... 2000, p. 49. 5. Peter Lewis. The Lord's Prayer: On Our Knees and in His Arms (Chicago: Moody Press, 1998), p. 79. 6. Mary Hollingsworth, Fireside Stories (Nashville: Word Publishing 2000), pp. 162-164.
