In the Name... A recent headline in the Cincinnati Enquirer, reported on MSN, read, "Smell of baked bread poses environmental risk."  The...

PENTECOST 11, August 4th, 2024  In the Name... Once upon a time, there was a poor man named Tasuku who made his living cutting blocks of...

In the Name... There’s a story told from Poland, set many years ago.  It seems there was a small country village and into this village...

In the Name… A story is told of an astrologer who correctly predicted the death of a royal favourite.  The astrologer was brought to the...

In the Name… At a class reunion, three friends were comparing personal experiences.  Said the first, “I’m a doctor but my colleagues call...

I was watching an ad on TV and the announcer said that 4 out of 5 people suffer from a particular ailment.  It got me thinking: 4 out of...

In the Name... A little boy opened the big family Bible with fascination.  As he turned the old pages something fell out and he picked it...

In the Name… At a civic function, the main course was baked ham.  When it was served, the Rabbi politely waved it away.  Sitting next to...

In the Name... And Jesus asked, "Who do men say that I am?"  And his disciples answered and said, "Some say you are John the Baptist...

The great statesman and lawyer, William Jennings Bryan, had a reputation for his passionate oratory.  Once, as he closed a particularly...

In the Name... A journalist visiting Jerusalem heard about a very old rabbi who had been going, for as long as anybody could remember, to...

In the Name... One Sunday, after the service, a man said to the minister,” Pastor, today your sermon reminded me of the peace and love of...

In the Name… A church had a picnic and the pastor placed a basket full of apples on one end of a table with a sign saying, "Take only one...

In the Name... A few years ago, a friend of mine in the funeral business told me that when an atheist - someone who doesn't believe God...

EASTER DAY, March 31st, 2024 In the Name... A Sunday School teacher asked her class of little ones, "What's Easter all about?”  Well, one...

In the fifth chapter of Revelation, there is described a scene of great poignancy in the midst of Heaven.  The scroll of Revelation...

In the Name... I think it was Mark Twain who said that he had been born humble, but managed to grow out of it. "Do you know what I have...

In the Name... One night, a burglar broke into an old woman's house.  She woke up and, as he fled, she shouted out "Acts 2.38" - a Bible...

In the Name... A priest was walking down a quiet city street late one night when a robber jumped out and pulled a gun on him.  "I've only...

In the Name... One day, the pastor's wife came home with an expensive dress in hand.  When her husband asked her about it, she...