WE’RE COMING NOW
The story is told of a pig and a chicken who are walking past a church one Sunday morning … Says the chicken to the pig, “You know, over the
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DAY BY DAY
Grady Johnson, age four, asked Kerry, his mother, if he could help her with her nursing duties at the hospital … “Do you think you could give aspirin to a
CALL TO ACTION!
The story is told of a rather tight-fisted elderly man who arrived at the Pearly Gates where he was greeted by an angel … “Before I can open up the
GIVE, GIVE, GIVE!
There are many areas in our lives where some of us have taken a wrong turn … We are living in a time of taller buildings but shorter tempers, Wider
GOD LOVES US ANYWAY
“Why do you keep talking about my past mistakes?” said the husband. “I thought you had forgiven and forgotten.” “I have, indeed, forgiven and forgotten,” said the wife. “But I
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THANK GOD!
A panel of fifth-graders participated in a roundtable radio discussion of what they had learned in a Course called “Inventors and Inventions” … To conclude the program, the children were
What’s New?
Once upon a time, two little sunflower seeds nestled snugly together in the soft earth … They talked of God, the Creator of all seeds. They wanted to find Him.
Don’t Keep It In The Kitchen!
A man whose wife was sick, decided to do the cooking … He did quite well at it until, one day, he became very ambitious. He thought he would bake
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We Can See
A woman hovers between life and death in a hospital Intensive Care Unit … From time-to-time she awakens to the “blips” and “beeps” of the monitoring machine, and the steady
He Was Against It
President Calvin Coolidge was noted for his brevity of speech. He never used three words when one or two would suffice. One Sunday morning, he went to Church without his
What’s On The Menu?
On a Sunday afternoon, a woman we shall call “Aunt Emma,” was commenting on the sermon she had heard preached earlier that day. She said … “The sermon lasted rather
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Called Into Service
Every life will end in death. There are times when we may feel we will live forever. But, sooner or later, every person faces the inevitability of death. At the
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It Gets You Started
George and Marjorie were given a thirty-fifth wedding anniversary party. During the celebration, George was asked to share some of his thoughts about the long-lasting marriage. He began by going
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All You Need To Know
A grandmother was constantly trying to improve her little granddaughter’s vocabulary. She taught her some new words to use, and she also gave her advice on what words not to
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With Our Hands
Did you hear the story about the nine men and one woman who were being rescued at sea by a helicopter? While hanging on for dear life from a rope
They Will Not Fail!
The Gospels tell us that Jesus of Nazareth came among His people, loving them, healing them, bringing them the Good News of how much God loves them, and how they
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Constantly On The Watch
A retired couple were sitting in their “rec” room one evening. The wife was watching the nightly news on TV; the husband was reading a book on physiology. When the
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Coal Into Diamonds
In the last half of John’s Gospel, Jesus spends a lot of time in the upper-room, talking to His disciples, preparing them for what is to come: His death and
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Words And Music
Mark Twain had a bad habit of spicing his conversation with profanity. Twain’s wife, a delicate, refined woman, often became very upset by his rough language. She tried, in many
Wait Three Days!
In a cartoon called “The Family Circus,” two children have discovered their Easter baskets and are busily enjoying the contents. One of the children asks, “Who colored the eggs?” The
