Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - A
C. David Mckirachan
Keith Wagner
Contents
"My Sisters Were Saints" by C. David McKirachan
"Why Do You Preach?" by C. David McKirachan
"Against the Wind" by Keith Wagner
"Grateful and Gracious" by Keith Wagner
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My Sisters Were Saints
by C. David McKirachan
Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28
"My Sisters Were Saints" by C. David McKirachan
"Why Do You Preach?" by C. David McKirachan
"Against the Wind" by Keith Wagner
"Grateful and Gracious" by Keith Wagner
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My Sisters Were Saints
by C. David McKirachan
Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28
Sandra Herrmann
Alex A. Gondola, Jr.
Contents
What's Up This Week
"Where's Your Jesus Now?" by Sandra Herrmann
"God Is Still Speaking, But Are We Listening?" by Alex Gondola
What's Up This Week
Because we can't perceive God with our natural senses, it can be easy to dismiss his constant presence in our lives. Yet, as we see in "Where's Your Jesus Now?" God is constantly there, especially in our times of greatest need. In "God Is Still Speaking, But Are We Listening?" Alex Gondola points out that, just as God is always with us, he also can speak to us in various ways, guiding and directing us, but it is important to be attentive enough to listen to what he has to say.
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Where's Your Jesus Now?
By Sandra Herrmann
Matthew 14:22-33
What's Up This Week
"Where's Your Jesus Now?" by Sandra Herrmann
"God Is Still Speaking, But Are We Listening?" by Alex Gondola
What's Up This Week
Because we can't perceive God with our natural senses, it can be easy to dismiss his constant presence in our lives. Yet, as we see in "Where's Your Jesus Now?" God is constantly there, especially in our times of greatest need. In "God Is Still Speaking, But Are We Listening?" Alex Gondola points out that, just as God is always with us, he also can speak to us in various ways, guiding and directing us, but it is important to be attentive enough to listen to what he has to say.
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Where's Your Jesus Now?
By Sandra Herrmann
Matthew 14:22-33
Peter Andrew Smith
Joe took a deep breath of the sea air as he walked down the ramp onto the dock. He nodded to a few of the people on the other boats as he made his way toward the empty spot where his father’s boat should have been. He looked around the small harbor but didn’t see any signs of the boat, his father, or the crew.
“Looking for someone?” A man called off from the a nearby boat.
The man seemed familiar, but Joe couldn’t place him. “I’m looking for James MacDonald’s boat.”
“The ‘Sly Winker’? They were turning around when we started to head back.”
“Is everything okay with them?”
“Yeah, just a trap had gotten twisted up and they were going to haul it in and reset it.” The man squinted a bit. “You a family member?”
“His son.”
“Joe?” The man stepped off his boat into the dock. “Lands sakes I haven’t seen you in years. You may not remember me but I’m Angus Chisholm from down the road. How are you doing?”
“Looking for someone?” A man called off from the a nearby boat.
The man seemed familiar, but Joe couldn’t place him. “I’m looking for James MacDonald’s boat.”
“The ‘Sly Winker’? They were turning around when we started to head back.”
“Is everything okay with them?”
“Yeah, just a trap had gotten twisted up and they were going to haul it in and reset it.” The man squinted a bit. “You a family member?”
“His son.”
“Joe?” The man stepped off his boat into the dock. “Lands sakes I haven’t seen you in years. You may not remember me but I’m Angus Chisholm from down the road. How are you doing?”
Peter Andrew Smith
Luke stared at the stack of papers sitting in front of him. The last thing he wanted to do was close the Good Shepherd Ministry. He dreaded having to put out the press release saying that they were out of money and were no longer able to minister to the street people in the city. He knew that as soon as word got out all the people they had helped and the people in need would come looking for answers. He didn’t know what he was going to say to them. Truthfully, he didn’t know what to say.
“Hey neighbour,” Fran put a cup of coffee in front of him.
“Hey,” Luke looked up. “What’s this?”
“A dark blend from the place down the street.” Fran sat down across from him. “You looked like you could use it.”
“You heard then?”
“I guessed. I was over in my office dealing with a client when the Board of Directors filed out of here. From the looks on their faces I gather it didn’t go well. What happened?”
“Hey neighbour,” Fran put a cup of coffee in front of him.
“Hey,” Luke looked up. “What’s this?”
“A dark blend from the place down the street.” Fran sat down across from him. “You looked like you could use it.”
“You heard then?”
“I guessed. I was over in my office dealing with a client when the Board of Directors filed out of here. From the looks on their faces I gather it didn’t go well. What happened?”
Peter Andrew Smith
John Fitzgerald
Contents
"Faithful Works" by Peter Andrew Smith
"A Dog Speaks" by John Fitzgerald
Faithful Works
by Peter Andrew Smith
Romans 10:5-15
Paul ran in from the water, waved at the lifeguard on duty, and flopped down on the towel next to his mother. “Did you see me?”
“Sorry I was reading.” His mother looked up from her book. “Did you have fun swimming?”
Paul grinned widely. “I was even putting my head underwater some of the time.”
“Wow, that is something. Good for you!” She smiled at him and then turned her attention back to her book.
“What’s the matter?”
“Pardon?” She looked up from her book again. “Why do you think that anything is the matter?”
“You stopped smiling when you started reading again. Actually you started frowning.”
"Faithful Works" by Peter Andrew Smith
"A Dog Speaks" by John Fitzgerald
Faithful Works
by Peter Andrew Smith
Romans 10:5-15
Paul ran in from the water, waved at the lifeguard on duty, and flopped down on the towel next to his mother. “Did you see me?”
“Sorry I was reading.” His mother looked up from her book. “Did you have fun swimming?”
Paul grinned widely. “I was even putting my head underwater some of the time.”
“Wow, that is something. Good for you!” She smiled at him and then turned her attention back to her book.
“What’s the matter?”
“Pardon?” She looked up from her book again. “Why do you think that anything is the matter?”
“You stopped smiling when you started reading again. Actually you started frowning.”
C. David Mckirachan
David O. Bales
Contents
"Nice feet!" by C. David McKirachan
"Pack Animals" by C. David McKirachan
"Out of the Same Boat with Peter" by David O. Bales
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Nice feet!
by C. David McKirchan
Romans 10:5-15
My father was a pastor for 50 years. He was a preacher until the day he died. He had a PhD from Princeton in Philosophy. He was a classical scholar, reading the Greek classics in their original language. He teased me when I was struggling with Greek that Sophocles and Euripides and Homer were so much better in Greek. I really ought to give them a chance to speak as they were meant to be heard. He decided to study Quantum Mechanics when he was 75. He wanted to see how it would help his cosmology evolve. The guy had a brain the size of a western state.
"Nice feet!" by C. David McKirachan
"Pack Animals" by C. David McKirachan
"Out of the Same Boat with Peter" by David O. Bales
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Nice feet!
by C. David McKirchan
Romans 10:5-15
My father was a pastor for 50 years. He was a preacher until the day he died. He had a PhD from Princeton in Philosophy. He was a classical scholar, reading the Greek classics in their original language. He teased me when I was struggling with Greek that Sophocles and Euripides and Homer were so much better in Greek. I really ought to give them a chance to speak as they were meant to be heard. He decided to study Quantum Mechanics when he was 75. He wanted to see how it would help his cosmology evolve. The guy had a brain the size of a western state.
John E. Sumwalt And Jo Perry-sumwalt
Contents
What's Up This Week
A Story to Live By: "Walking on Water"
Shining Moments: "Angels in Haunted Places" by Richard Gentzler
Good Stories: "Beautiful Feet" by John Sumwalt
Scrap Pile: "Get Out of the Boat" by Pamela J. Tinnin
What's Up This Week
What's Up This Week
A Story to Live By: "Walking on Water"
Shining Moments: "Angels in Haunted Places" by Richard Gentzler
Good Stories: "Beautiful Feet" by John Sumwalt
Scrap Pile: "Get Out of the Boat" by Pamela J. Tinnin
What's Up This Week
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