Check, Check, Check
Have you ever wondered how much time in your day is needlessly wasted? A former Microsoft employee shared this eye opening observation: If you are one of the tens-of-millions who […]
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Isn’t She Wonderful?
The artist, Benjamin West, explains how his career as a successful and important painter began. When he was still a boy, his mother went out on an errand and left
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Divine Legacy!
As the story goes, a rich widow who lived in New York City died. In her Last Will and Testament she left all of her considerable estate to God. Her
Elephants And Bees
The urban legend that elephants are afraid of mice has been perpetuated in cartoons and animated films such as Disney’s “Dumbo” for decades. There is even a widely circulated story
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Wow Of Life!
The next time you have several hours to waste on one of those not-so-useful Internet searches, try entering “daily averages.” Instantly, you’ll have at your fingertips everything from the current
Well Said!
In a funny kind of “lost in translation” moment, a little boy was riding in a shopping cart as his mother wheeled through the aisles in one of those fancy,
We Should Do This More Often!
Behold! Unto us a child is born . . . “and His Name shall be called Emmanuel which means, God is with us.” Good morning, and welcome on this blessed
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Nagging Questions
A man who was experiencing a variety of emotional problems went to see a psychiatrist about the nagging questions that were plaguing his life: why was he unable to find
Straight To The Heart!
A man was severely depressed because, in his words, he “wasn’t getting ahead.” He told his wife that he had no real purpose in life — that he had nothing
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God’s Spam Folder
In a recent cartoon in The New Yorker magazine, God is seated, staring intently at the laptop screen before him with a surprised look on His face. The caption below
Sleep Is An Opinion!
You remember the fairy tale, “Sleeping Beauty”… There is to be a royal wedding. The wicked witch is not invited. Angry over the snub, she puts a curse on the
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Supplemental resources
Supplemental resources for November 4, 2012 [See also this week’s full-text Sunday Sermon “Never Alone”] Being There Author John Rowen’s poignant account of his great grandfather reflects what many are
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Even Circus Acts!
There is a little parable in which a man who is window shopping can’t believe his eyes when he sees a sign bearing the name of a store: “THE TRUTH
Gloriously in Sight!
A man obsessed with his song collection set out to purchase the latest in portable music players. But what kind should he buy? Should he get one with large storage
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What More Can We Ask?
There once was a farmer who was well-known for his generosity. His friends could not understand how he could give so much and yet remain able to give even more.
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Never Alone!
A number of year ago at a “Special Olympics” track and field event, held in Spokane Washington, the contestants lined up for the start of the hundred-yard-dash. When the starter’s
He’s Bigger, Too!
Helen Keller, as you know, early in her life lost the ability to see, to hear or to speak. She was less than two years old when the fever came
Show Him Your Hands!
Albert Schweitzer, the medical missionary who spent fifty years of his life serving his fellow human beings in the oppressive heat of the African jungle said this to a group
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Our Divine Biographer
“Surviving the Ages” is a first-person story of a desert experience told by a rich jewelry merchant. It begins… “One day I was overtaken by a great storm. It buffeted
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That Long, Lost Wow!
A school secretary received a phone call. A shaky voice on the other end of the line stammered, “Robert Martindale won’t be in school today.” The secretary, a bit suspicious
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