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No Orphans -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1998
I am a child of God. You are a child of God. That's what "Our Father" means.
The Door Of Perception -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1998
Jesus, gazing into the heart of reality, prayed, "Our Father who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy n
Who's In Charge? -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1998
The night is dark. I am on my knees praying.
In The School Of Babylon -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1998
Some time ago I listened to Dr. Van B. Dunn speaking to a group of ministers at Duke University.
God Provides Day By Day -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1998
Jesus taught us to pray: "Give us this day our daily bread." And he does give it.
Can I Ever Be Forgiven? -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1998
The call came out of the darkness at three o'clock in the morning.
Am I A Forgiving Person? -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1998
Am I a forgiving person? If I am a Christian, I am.
Standing Strong In Time Of Testing -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1998
Jesus prayed, "Lead us not into temptation." "Let us not fall in time of testing." All of us are tes
Deliver Us From Evil -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1998
"O God, deliver us from evil." But God cannot deliver us from evil as long as we want that ev
The Kingdom, The Power, And The Glory -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1998
Jesus was the projection of the total compassion of God; he was the incarnation of the absolute powe
The Ultimate Dimension -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1998
It strengthens me to know that the Lord's Prayer, as it is given to us in Matthew, ends "forever

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The Shepherd God -- Psalm 23:1 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1993
There is the ancient spring of Air Farah lying northeast of
The Still -- Psalm 23:2 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1993
The Interpreter's Bible supports the sequence here. Early in
What Do You Mean --He Restoreth My Soul? -- Psalm 23:3 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1993
The valley of the shadow is real; we all pass through it. Some
A Straight Path In A Crooked World -- Psalm 23:3 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1993
The more confused a society, the more necessary are examples
Finding God In The Narrows Of Life -- Psalm 23:4 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1993
There is a little book, My Shepherd Life in Galilee, written
Sustained In Time Of Difficulty -- Psalm 23:5 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1993
How can the past speak to the present? How can the ancient
God's Extravagance -- Psalm 23:5 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1993
Yesterday, I walked on a cold winter afternoon, but I was
The Final Dimensions Of Life -- Psalm 23:6 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1993
What a climax: "Goodness and mercy all the days of my life;"
The Shepherd God Comes To Earth -- John 1:14 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1993
When John writes "Logos" or "Word" in the first chapter of his

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God's Two Hands -- Jeremiah 33:14-16 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- First Sunday of Advent - C -- 1988
Again as the years turn, as the planets swing around the sun, we come to the season of Advent, the r
Encounter -- Jeremiah 1:4-10 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C -- 1988
To meet the Living God is the ultimate of all human experience.
Seeing Beneath Life's Surface -- Isaiah 6:1-8 (9-13) -- Robert G. Tuttle -- Epiphany 5 | Ordinary Time 5 - C -- 1988
"Woe is me!
The World of Light -- Exodus 34:29-35 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1988
In our lectionary, this is the Sunday just before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent.
The Splendor of the Lord -- Malachi 3:1-4, Isaiah 40:1-11 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- Second Sunday of Advent - C -- 1988
To those who do not see, the splendor of the Lord is hidden. Our trouble is blindness.
The Awakening -- Zephaniah 3:14-20 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- Third Sunday of Advent - C -- 1988
Zephaniah is saying to the Children of Israel, "Things will not always be as they are.
Righteousness the Key -- Micah 2:2-5a -- Robert G. Tuttle -- Fourth Sunday of Advent - C -- 1988
Righteousness is a word that we seldom hear these days. It is the forgotten value.
By Faith Christmas Comes Alive -- Isaiah 52:7-10 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- The Nativity of our Lord - C -- 1988
In his prophecy, Isaiah used the image of a messenger returning from a distant battle.
The Agony and the Ecstasy -- Numbers 6:22-27 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1988
Agony and ecstasy provide the balance that makes up life's pilgrimage.
Anointed - For What Purpose? -- Isaiah 61:1-4 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- The Baptism of our Lord | Epiphany 1 | Ordinary Time 1 - C -- 1988
An Extended Sermonic Essay
God Is on Our Side -- Isaiah 62:1-5 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C -- 1988
Is God "on our side"? Isaiah seemed to think so.
Life Demands a Decision -- Nehemiah 8:1-4a, 5-6, 8-10 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C -- 1988
Nehemiah had returned from Babylon in the early fifth century B.C.
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