Many of us spend a great deal of time in inane conversation because we are so frightened and feel socially awkward of silent spaces . .. . We fear silence when we are alone as well and so we often live with a constant background of radio chat or muzak.… To...
It was the first day of Sunday school. After the teacher sent out the registration pad and asked the students to write down their birth dates, he noticed that there were two new kinds with the same last name but with birthdays a month apart. He welcomed the kids,...
Toward the end of Henry Ford’s life, Will Rogers said to him, “It’ll take a hundred years to know whether you’ve helped us or hurt us. But you certainly didn’t leave us where you found us.” That should preach. The one thing Jesus never does is leave us where...
The Canticle of the Sun Most High, all-powerful, all-good Lord, all praise is yours, all glory, honour and blessings. To you alone, Most High, do they belong; no mortal lips are worthy to pronounce your name. We praise you, Lord, for all your creatures, especially for...
A tour guide in an Australian art museum always ends her tour with a certain piece of art. She says to the group, “And here, ladies and gentlemen, we conclude our tour with one of the finest pieces of sculpture in the entire museum. Notice the nobility of the...
During the Gulf War, a group of British soldiers became lost in the desert. Looking weary and bedraggled, they eventually stumbled into an 5-Star general. “Do you know where we are?” one of the bleary eyed soldiers blurted out. The general, annoyed because of the...
