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Not Goodbye, but Au revoir
To say “goodbye” is to die a little – so goes a French axiom. Jesus doesn’t say that exactly in this gospel, but we can understand its truth from what …
Raising the Curtain on Act Two
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Have you ever arrived for a school play or a play on Broadway after Act One has begun so that you had to …
Our Unfulfilled Yearning Is For God!
If Paul were speaking to us he would have to speak differently. In place of altars to unknown gods we have spas, gyms, spiritual centers, arenas, nature preserves… where, through …
Turning the Tables
A famous Presbyterian minister of the 19th century, Henry Ward Beecher, once received a letter in the mail and when he opened it, there was but one word on the …
Easter People
The mission to Philippi begins on a high note. Lydia’s openness to the message and her generous hospitality must have warmed the hearts of Paul and his companions. Yet, just …
The New Jerusalem, Where Tears Will Never Blind Us to Its Beauty
When I moved recently I received a GPS as a gift. It has proved useful, although it has tried to send me the wrong way occasionally. It interesting that you …
“The World” Friend or Foe?
Is the world our friend or our foe? How should the Christian disciple view the world? As something to avoid or something to embrace? Jesus seems to inject an ominous …
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