Stan’s Corner, Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Catherine Neptin-Rieder finds some of the nicest quotes that she puts on Facebook. Here is one of them: “Love After Love The time will come when, with elation you will […]
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Stan’s Corner, February 23, 2012
Last night was Ash Wednesday and Catherine Neptin-Rieder received ashes in our church. Here is a different spin on that occasion: “You thumbed grit into my furrowed brow, marking me […]
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Stan’s Corner, Tuesday, February 21, 2012
John Wesley wrote a prayer of confession for his Covenant Service that is as thorough as any I know of. I will print half of it today, and half for […]
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Stan’s Corner, Saturday, February 18, 2012
Here are some enlightening words by the late Vaclav Havel, the dissident Czech writer who became his country’s president after the fall of the iron curtain: Hope he said, “is […]
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Stan’s Corner, Wednesday, February 8, 2012
I have been reading a book called “Grace Under Fire” (“Letters of faith in time of war.”) There are some beautiful letters written by husbands in the armed services to […]
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Stan’s Corner, Thursday, February 2, 2012
Several months ago, I had a debate with someone about the Knowledge of God. I claimed we could have it and he claimed we could not have it in the […]
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Stan’s Corner, Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Once again, I would like to share the delicate writing style of Howard Thurman: “We are mindful of needs beyond our little world and its demands. Some needs close at […]
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Stan’s Corner, January 27, 2012
I first heard the name of Howard Thurman in 1959 when I entered seminary at the Boston University School of Theology, where he had been Dean of the Chapel. He […]
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Stan’s Corner, Tuesday, January 24, 2012
When I was in high school, we studied Shakespeare’s play Macbeth and had to memorize these lines. Sometimes when I have had an especially good night’s sleep, I think of […]
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Stan’s Corner, Sunday, January 22, 2012
In last week’s sermon, Pastor Ricki gave this interesting illustration which moved me very much: “Dr. Paul Tournier, a famous Swiss physician and a dedicated Christian author of many insightful […]