... will come "down?" Does it have any practical application for those of us who live realistically in a world that constantly teeters on the brink of disaster? Since we all long for certitude and stability, why does the church feel this doctrine of the ... first disciples feared he was leaving, but he told them he was not going "away," but "up." And there is a big difference! Dr. Robert Stackel quotes someone as saying that with the passing away from the rule of so many kings in our world, the prophecy has been ...
... . 121.) People began to talk about the honor of England and the great traditions of Elizabeth and Cromwell, and before long Sir Robert Walpole had declared war on Spain. This event in English history is known as “The War of Jenkins’ Ear.” In the Garden ... path which he set out for us in His life, teaching, death, and resurrection, we shall be in a continual mess, always teetering on the verge of destruction. I remember the story of the company which purchased a new piece of the latest modern technology. ...
... hugging the protected side of the track, the donkeys nimbly traipse down the canyon right along the very edge of the precipice, their passengers teetering and terrified on their backs. It seems that donkeys feel safest and most secure when they can clearly see where the edge is, where ... a better theology a little piece" (as quoted by John Robert McFarland's Preacher's Workshop called "The Illustration is the Point," The Christian Ministry, January-February, 1988, 21). Will you be a donkey this Palm Sunday?
