In the Name... I've always enjoyed the New Yorker cartoon which portrays the traditional manger scene bathed in light from the star,...

In the Name... Well, Merry Christmas. Yes, it is the Third Day of the Christmas Season – so, watch out for French Hens. Today, though,...

In the Name... And may we all join in the prayer of Tiny Tim, "God bless us, every one." Now, Tiny Tim is not to be found in the Bible,...

In the Name... A little boy returned from Sunday School to tell his parents what he had learned about the first Christmas. “Santa Claus...

In the Name… Two brothers owned a dry cleaners and, on Christmas Eve, one of them found a $100 bill in a customer’s trouser pocket. At...

In the Name... There are times when truth is stranger than fiction. I was recently reading about some Federal policies from the 1950’s...

In the Name... A man was arrested and brought before the Judge. "Now then" the Judge asked, "what is the charge against this man?" The...

In the Name… After a trial had been going on for three days, the man accused of committing the crimes approached the bench and said "Your...

In the Name... The story is told of a priest who found a dead donkey in a field near his church.  He phoned the local authorities to...

In the Name... A priest was performing the baptism of a tiny infant.  A five-year-old girl in the congregation was watching everything...

In the Name… A fellow opened a new restaurant and ordered a floral wreath for the occasion.  When he got it, though, he saw the ribbon...

In the Name... Henry Augustus Rowland, a professor at Johns Hopkins, was noted both for his ground-breaking discoveries in physics and...

In the Name… A farmer bought an abandoned run down farm and set to work on it.  After a few months, the local preacher came by and said...

In the Name... I was recently reminded of the story of a pastor who went to get gas the Friday before a holiday weekend and found a long...

In the Name… In a Peanuts cartoon, Lucy is walking home from school with Charlie Brown, carrying her report card in her hand. She turns...

In the Name... After a particularly stirring sermon, a preacher asked his congregation to raise their hands if they felt in their hearts...

In the Name… I forget who it was who said that everybody is perfect – on their resumes. It was toward the end of summer in the year 386...

In the Name... A manager arrives at his new office and the departing manager tells him, "I have left three numbered envelopes in the desk...

In the Name... A mother was cooking pancakes for her two young sons, Ryan and Kevin.  They began to argue about who would get the first...

In the Name… Someone once said that confidence is the feeling you have before you understand the situation. A bad experience can cause us...