An Afternoon in the Park. Seeing Jesus in one another. Copyright 1995 by Julie A. Manhan. Reprinted with permission from A Third Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, pp. 67-68. Health Communications, Inc., Deerfield Beach, FL. (This resource, as well as many others including a specially priced package of the Chicken Soup books, is available at a discount through the Homiletic Resource Center.)
Are You Jesus? One man's kindness provokes an interesting question. By Brennan Manning. From More Sower's Seeds, Second Planting, copyright 1994 by Brian Cavanaugh, T.O.R., p. 13. Paulist Press, Mahwah, NJ 07430. Used with permission. This resource, along with a specially-priced package of Brian's five Sower's Seeds books, is available at a discount through the <Homiletic Resource Centerdeaconsil.com/catalog/index.html">Homiletic Resource Center.
Barney. Author unknown. Humorous story about a young girl at the dentist who has Jesus in her heart. From A Third Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul, p. 81. Copyright 1996 by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, Health Communications, Inc., Deerfield Beach, FL. (This resource, along with a package of ChickHomiletic Resource Centerilable at a discount through the Homiletic Resource Center.)(See also An Afternoon in the Park.) Used with permission.
The Beggar King. Copyright 1992 by Brian Cavanaugh, T.O.R. From More Sower's Seeds, Second Planting, pp. 6-8. Paulist Press, Mahwah, NJ. Used with permission. This resource, alonHomiletic Resource Center package of Brian's five Sower's Seeds books, is available at a discount through the Homiletic Resource Center.
Christ in a Stranger's Guise. A mother and daughter travel to New York and find Jesus on a street corner.
The Cobbler and His Guest. A cobbler waits for a visit from Christ. Author unknown. Reprinted with permission from Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul, pp. 94-96, copyright 1997 by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Aubery and Homiletic Resource Centermmunications, Inc., Deerfield Beach, FL. (This resource, as well as a package of the Chicken Soup books, is available at a discount through the Homiletic Resource Center.)
Do You Know? Poem about being Jesus for others. Copyright 1996 by Tim Celek and Dieter Zander. From Inside the Soul of a New Generation, pp. 106-107. Zondervan Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, MI. (Quoted in A New Word for an Old World, from Homiletics, by Dr. Leonard Sweet. Communication Resources, 4150 Belden Village Street NW, Suite 400, Canton, Ohio 44799-6115.) Used with permission.
Erik's Old Man. A baby makes an old man's day. By Nancy Dahlberg. From Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul, pp. 307-309, copyright 1997 by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Aubery and Nancy Mitchell. Health Communications, Inc., DeHomiletic Resource Centerncluded in Christmas Stories for the Heart, pp. 39-41, compiled by Alice Gray. Copyright 1997 by Multnomah Publishers, Inc., Sisters, OR. (Both of these resources are available at a discount through the Homiletic Resource Center.) Used with permission.
The Great Guest in Rhyme. Christ visits a cobbler three times. From Sower's Seeds Aplenty, Fourth Planting, pp. 30-32. Copyright 1996 by Brian Cavanaugh, T.O.R. Paulist Press, Mahwah, NJ. Used with permission.
An Inch of Kindness, A "homeless person" shakes up a church. Copyright 1983 by Jeanne Williams Carey. From Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul, pp. 300-304, copyright 1997 by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Aubery and Nancy Mitchell. Health CoHomiletic Resource Centerield Beach, FL. Used with permission of the author. (Comments may be sent to her at jwcarey@cats.ucsc.edu.)(This resource, along with a package of Chicken Soup for the Soul books, is available at a discount through the Homiletic Resource Center.)
The Martyrdom of AndyHomiletic Resource Centert 1994 by Ben Burton. From A Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, pp. 50-54, copyright 1995 by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen. Health Communications, Inc., Deerfield Beach, FL. (This resource, along with a package of Chicken Soup for the Soul books, is available at a discount through the Homiletic Resource Center.)
The Meaning of Life. From Homiletic Resource Center Down On It, copyright 1988 by Robert Fulghum. Villard Books. (Quoted in Dynamic Preaching, Seven Worlds Corporation, 310 Simmons Road, Knoxville, Tn. 37922.) Used with permission. (This resource, which is a wonderful one for stories, is available for the annual subscription price of $35 in print or on disk, or $30 by email, and it may be ordered through the Homiletic Resource Center.)
Morning Glory. Text and music by Tim Buckley and (?) Beckett. Third Story Music, BMI. (see Homiletic Resource Center Night and Day. We need to see others as our brothers and sisters.
Not Everyone Is a Panhandler. Submitted by Rev. Carlos Wilton. (Comments to carlos.wilton@ecunet.org)
One of Us. Music and lyrics by Joan Osborne. Released in 1996. Used as the theme song for the television show Joan of Arcadia, which ran from 2003 to 2005. Seeing God in others.
Homiletic Resource Centerorical Jesus, by Albert Schweitzer, translated by W. Montgomery, p. 401. Second Edition, 1911.
The Rabbi's Gift. A rabbi teaches monks a valuable lesson. From The Sower's Seeds, pp. 74-76, copyright 1990 by Brian Cavanaugh, T.O.R. Paulist Press, Mahwah, NJ. Used with permission. (This resource, along with a specially-priced package of Brian's five Sower's Seeds books, is available at a discount through the Homiletic Resource Center>Homiletic Resource Center.)
The Rented Room. Appearances can be deceiving.
Who I Am Makes a Difference. Says it all. Copyright 1993 by Helice Bridges. From Who I Am Makes a Difference, Difference Makers International, Del Mar, CA. (see "Make a Difference"). Order your own blue ribbons and this book through the Homiletic Resource Center. Used with permission.
