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The Fifth Word From The Cross "I THIRST" - John 19:28   Crucifixion is so horrible a mode of death that it has been put aside by the common pity of mankind. The weight of the b read more..

When the U.S.  Mint reissued two-dollar bills, I thought they might someday become collectors' items.  I went to the bank and picked up a hundred, serially numbered and still in read more..

March is now gone and April is here.. I hope April is full of 15º below normal weather...  March had a few too many above normal days for me.. On the second we had another severe we read more..

The Fourth Word From The Cross "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?" - Matthew 27:46   It was nine o'clock in the morning when the hammers rang out over Calvary. Dur read more..

A goober was taking the tour of a national park not long ago.  The ranger mentioned to the tour group that dinosaur fossils had been found in the area. The goober exclaimed, &q read more..

I am no fan of fancy recipes or exotic foods. I like my toast plain and buttered, my chocolate without grasshoppers, and my tea clear.  So please excuse me if I don't understand people who read more..

The Third Word From The Cross "Woman, behold thy Son!,... Behold thy Mother!" - John 19:25-27   A pleading prayer for His enemies, a solemn pledge to the penitent thief, a lovi read more..

The Third Word From The Cross   "Woman, behold thy Son!,... Behold thy Mother!" - John 19:25-27   A pleading prayer for His enemies, a solemn pledge to the penitent thief, read more..

Because of a minor infraction, a shipmate of mine aboard the USS Reeves, bound for Japan, was busted one rank, fined and given extra duty for three weeks. Looking forward to celebrating his 21st birt... read more..

The 104-year-old building that had served as the priory and primary student residence of the small Catholic university where I work was about to be demolished. As the wrecker's ball began to strike, I... read more..

Second Word From The Cross   "Verily I say unto Thee,Today shalt thou be with Me in Paradise." - Luke 23:42-43   Three crosses stood on Calvary. The Cross in the middle was read more..

While touring the University with some college-bound friends, I saw an advertisement that summed up the pre-college anxieties we were all feeling.  Posted in a campus restaurant was this read more..

Just when you thought a unicycle was a small as you could - so far as cycles go - along comes the wheel.  I know it's a waste of time to re-invent the wheel, but evidently it's been don read more..

First Word from the Cross--   "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." Luke 23:34   You might like to read Matt. 18:21-35   He prayed this prayer man read more..

This older man was on the operating table awaiting surgery and he insisted that his son, a renown surgeon, perform the operation.  As he was about to receive the anesthesia he asked to sp read more..

A career military man, who had retired as a Master Sergeant, was telling the new recruits how he handled officers during his years of service."It didn't matter a hoot if he was a full bird colonel, Ma... read more..

Words from the Cross - BEFORE THE FIRST WORD   In just 47 words our LORD'S ministry of preaching came to an end. No lawyer ever made a better closing statement. In His seven last words read more..

I took my son to his first Major League baseball game when he was four.  The game was delayed, so we spent our time talking and eating everything the concession had to offer: Hot dogs, pretz... read more..

Sometimes the wonderful greatness of God's plan for the church can be lost amongst the many things we get distracted by when considering or talking about church. Listen Online: {audio}podca read more..

This is the day the LORD hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.   Isa. 43:16-21 Phil. 3:4-14 Luke 20:9-20* Psalm 28   *When we first read this parable of Jesus, we don't l read more..

It's a summer holiday weekend and a man walks into a butcher shop which has a sign in the window saying "Ground Sirloin: 29 cents per pound" The man says, "I'm having a cookout this weekend. I'd like ... read more..

The Blessings of the Cross - AN EVENING PRAYER   Jesus gives the Beatitudes - Matthew 5:1-12   Lord, have mercy...Upon the world...This holy season look down with pity upon all the chi read more..

My company had a successful year, and at the annual meeting, employees eagerly awaited the general manager's report on the performance of our branch.  "You are the role models of o read more..

After buying her kids a pet hamster, after they PROMISED they would take care of it, Mom, as usual, ended up with the responsibility.One evening, exasperated, she asked them, "How many times do you th... read more..

The Blessings of the Cross - PRAYER   "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks read more..

It drives me nuts that so many people have abandoned basic English in their e-mailing and online messaging.  Don't get me wrong.  I am no master of the English language and I am not on read more..

In my English-as-a-second-language class, I explained the difference between a watch and a clock.  I told the students that when it was a large timepiece on a wall and not attached to your read more..

Two men were chatting casually at work over the water cooler. The conversation turned to golf and one asked the other, "Do you play?""Yes, the younger man replied, "I used to, but I quit because I was... read more..

My friend's husband always teases her about her lack of interest in household chores.  One day he came home with a gag gift, a refrigerator magnet that read: "Martha Stewart doesn& read more..

If you can read the word "quickly" slowly, or you can say the word "backwards" forwards, you may just do well with this little exercise (which thankfully is not part of the requi read more..