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Drama

Frank Ramirez

... . (Children sing a stanza of “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear.”) Mouse Shepherd Maybe the folks would enjoy a fast leopard. I am content with just being a shepherd. I watch the sheep, and they mostly say, “Bah!” They don’t give me lip or say things like, “Yo Ma!” When I heard the angels sing I came a running! The sheep will take care of themselves, and no funning It’s not very often you’re there when a Savior Is born. You don’t worry about your behavior. You run! Run as fast as your little ...

2. Waltzing With Coyotes

Luke 6:27-36

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... ON BART'S FOOT) This hare town haint big 'nough fer tha both o' us. BART: Ah reckon ah knowed that. Yar a steppin' on ma toes. (SHOVING WILLIE OFF) WILLIE: Yar a fixin' ta git yar face kicked in so fer yar a gonna sneeze outen that back a yar ... agoin' to git it faster then you kin, ah'm abettin'. WILLIE: No you haint. BART: Why, you mangy varmit. I oughta blast yo foot. WILLIE: If yo did yo'd miss. CHIEF: Love, gentlemen, love. Love is the thing that will win the heart of L'il Buttercup-Shines-In-The-Mornin ...

3. Family Feud

Genesis 29:15-30

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... reported it to be. Gorgeous! Of course he told her that he would take it. $100. But his conscience gnawed at him as he wrote the check. "Ma'am, I have to tell you that this car is worth far more than $100. You have every right to get a much higher price." "Oh, I ... the family, says Dad. His destination is the home of his mother Rebekah's brother - his Uncle Laban. He greets the shepherds: "Yo, Bro's. Wha's-sup?" (Or the ancient Hebrew equivalent thereof.) They reply in unison, "Wha's-sup???" The audience in ...

4. Noblesse Oblige

Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... Ranger character, was once coaxed by friends into competing in a contest to see who could best imitate the Lone Ranger's "Hi-Yo, Silver, away!" Although radio continued to use Graser's recorded voice for that one call even after a new Lone Ranger took ... US. Years ago a woman was found in a daze in a Des Moines, Iowa, hotel room. Under hypnosis she said her name was ENO ON MA I. Spelled backwards that reads, "I am no one." There are lots of people in this world who feel they are no one. In his autobiography, ...

5. Job’s Reply to Zophar

Job 12:1--14:22

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... experience the judgment of God on their supposed wisdom are counselors and judges. Humans may recognize the former (Heb. yoʿatsim, “counselors”) for their ability to give good guidance and direction because they “know the times” and thus ... and any hope or fear of their future. Additional Notes 14:15 While the Heb. phrases used in 10:3 (yegiaʿ kappeka) and here (maʿaseh yadeka) are distinctive, the meanings are very close. 14:22 Clines, Job 1–20, p. 336, calls mention of the dead’s suffering in ...

6. Sheep Just Wanna Have Fun

John 10:1-21, Psalm 23:1-6

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Lori Wagner

Earlier this month in some parks, farms, and yards of the UK, British sheep have been experiencing a new sense of freedom. Even as parks and open spaces are shut down due to coronavirus, and people are secluded in their homes, sheep have taken to roaming about the newly open spaces. But rather than wandering aimlessly through the fields, it seems, sheep have been seeking out children’s playgrounds, and have begun [wait for it] to play! It appears, their favorite activity is to take turns riding the “ ...

7. The Hidden City

John 3:1-17

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Lori Wagner

Caspar David Friedrich: Wanderer in a Sea of Fog The artist Caspar David Friedrich is known for his ethereal, spiritual, otherworldly-looking paintings. In order to grasp the meaning of his art, one needs to contemplate the visuals, noting the colors, shades, objects, and the location of the figure, among other noticeable details. For example, the painting above, called “Wanderer in a Sea of Fog,” lacks clarity. The fog, in the title and in the painting, obscures vision with misty white. The man appears to ...

8. Wrapped in a Cloud

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

The approaching wintry days and nights means cuddling up in your warmest, cozy fleece, as unexpected snow wraps the earth in a thick, opaque, and silent blanket of white. Ever go outside after foot upon foot of snow has obliterated everything familiar from sight? All you see is white. Everywhere white and a kind of strange glowing haze in the frosty, still air. When the sun peers through the haze, it casts an eerie kind of glow. The crystalline particles of snow glisten, almost blinding you with their ...

9. Guiding Star

Matthew 2:1-12

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Lori Wagner

“I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not near: A star shall appear from Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel. . .” Numbers 24:17. “I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.” Isaiah 49:6 [1] In the Catacombs of Priscilla you will find one of the oldest paintings of the early church –a depiction of Mother Mary with the Christ child, and beside her, Balaam the gentile prophet, who is pointing to a “star,” the sign of the ...

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