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Hope in Hard Places Isaiah 40:1-5 Dr. Jim Denison The Presbyterian lay minister Fred Rogers (“Mr. Rogers” to us) once quoted an anonymous scrawling on the bulletin board of the great Notre Dame cathedral in Paris: “The world tomorrow will belong to those who brought it the greatest hope.” Counselors and psychologists have long known […]
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If Jesus Were a Mother Isaiah 49:8-16 James C. Denison This week I saw a “mother’s dictionary,” and thought several of the terms worth passing along this morning: •Family planning: the art of spacing your children the proper distance apart to keep you on the edge of financial disaster. •Feedback: the inevitable result when the […]
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Making the Past into the Future Isaiah 55:12-13 Dr. Jim Denison In the United States, the standard distance between the rails of railroad tracks is 4 feet 8.5 inches, and has been since the first railroads were built in this country more than 170 years ago. Why such an odd distance? These first tracks were […]
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Nevertheless Isaiah 9:1-7 Dr. Jim Denison A friend sent me these actual airplane in-flight announcements. On one flight with a “senior” flight attendant crew, the pilot said: “Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve reached cruising altitude and will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance the appearance of your flight […]
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Peace Is the Absence of Fear Isaiah 9:6-7 / Luke 2:8-14 Dr. Jim Denison There is good news for our hectic world: scientists have determined that our earth is spinning more slowly with each passing day. In merely 200 million years, a day will have 25 hours in it; in 400 million years, we’ll have […]
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The Baby Born to Die Isaiah 49.1-7 Dr. Jim Denison This morning I have good news for half of you, and information for the rest. The essay is titled, “Why men are just happier people.” Here are some of its disclosures: wedding plans take care of themselves; car mechanics tell us the truth; wrinkles add […]
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The Baby Who Made His Cradle Isaiah 9:6-7 / Colossians 1:15-20 Dr. Jim Denison We’re talking today about the power of power. The most recent BusinessWeek features the latest electronic gadgets: a cell phone which surfs the web, takes pictures, plays music, and makes video calls; a camera a which seamlessly connects to a Wi-Fi […]
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The Joy of Giving Jesus Isaiah 61:1-2 Dr. Jim Denison The little crowd of 102 persons finally arrived, after surviving two months of stormy seas on a crowded little boat. Their first year, about half died in the severe winter, most of pneumonia. The next year, in the fall of 1621, the survivors planned a […]
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The Only Path to Peace Isaiah 11:1-9 Dr. Jim Denison Have you seen the television program Extreme Makeover? If not, that makes two of us. And apparently, only two of us. Makeover shows are multiplying faster than interest on your Christmas credit card purchases. I heard on the news this week that 40 such shows […]
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When God Shows Up Isaiah 6:1-8 Dr. Jim Denison Karl Barth, the eminent theologian, claimed that “Christian worship is the most momentous, the most urgent, the most glorious action that can take place in human life.” All of creation worships its Creator: “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of […]
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