In 1952, 3 years before his death, Israel offered Albert Einstein the Presidency. In Einstein’s note declining the invitation, he wrote: “All my life I have dealt with objective matters, hence I lack both the natural aptitude and the experience to deal properly with...
“English-speaking tourists abroad are inclined to believe that if only they speak English loudly and distinctly and slowly enough, the natives will know what’s being said even though they don’t understand a single word of the language. Preachers often make the same...
Do you need a Pharisectomy? Story Lectionary 30 August 2015 Exodus 7-11: The Egyptians Do Not Heed Moses’ and Aaron’s Miracles 1 Samuel 16-19: The Story of David, Goliath, and Saul’s Vendetta 2 Kings 1: The Story of Ahaziah’s Bid to Baalzebub in Samaria Psalm 1: Do...
“Lord Teach Us to Pray: Responsive Reading,” by Chuck Fromm and Jeremy Armstrong, as found in Chuck Fromm, editorial, “Lord Teach Us To Pray,” Worship Leader Magazine (September-October 2015). Leader: So we might awaken to the wonder of your presence So we might feel...
Let Your Life Speak Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker J. Palmer Perhaps one of the most universal questions asked of people from early childhood on is, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The question changes somewhat as the child ages,...
