The Power To Resist
On the dashboards of those small “Volkswagen-type airplanes, there is a safety device usually referred to as a “Stall Warning Indicator.” The owner of such a plane has described the […]
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A Mountaintop Experience
A youngster was reciting a Christmas play monologue in which he had to quote several verses from the Gospel story of Jesus’ birth. To jog his memory, he had pinned
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Heaven Can’t Wait
The parable of the Prodigal Son is about two relationships. We may be inclined to focus our attention on the father’s relationship with his younger son — the prodigal who
A Wide Open Story
An old Jewish legend tells the story of a renowned rabbi who disappeared from the synagogue for a few hours each Sabbath day. His mysterious conduct was the subject of
A Little Glimpse Of Heaven
An elderly man with a very large ego went to an art gallery with his wife and some friends. Although he was very nearsighted, he took great pride in his
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Comes The Revolution!
One of the prerequisites for doing business nowadays is to have a “logo” — a sign or symbol which people will immediately recognize and identify with a certain product or
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The Sign Of The Cross
Philip, an eight-year-old, was considerably backward for his age. For this reason, he wasn’t fully accepted by his Sunday School classmates. Philip didn’t choose to be different, of course. Like
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The Tomb Is Empty
The 1985 world series was dubbed by some sports writers as the “Show Me” series. The two teams — the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals — both
Show Me
In a Sunday School class, the teacher asked a little boy to explain the cause of Adam’s fall in the Garden of Eden. Remembering only that it had something to
Slips Don’t Count
“You’re in good hands with Allstate,” says the advertisement for one of America’s best-known insurance companies. We’re all familiar with the “logo” which accompanies these words — a pair of
You’re In Good Hands With The Almighty
A traveler was crossing the desert with a native guide. Day after day the guide took time to kneel on the burning sand and pray to God. One evening when
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The Litmus Of Discipleship
A press conference was held in advance of a large convention of barber and beauty shop suppliers. A disgustingly unkempt man was introduced as the most messed-up specimen of human
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Put On The Lord Jesus Christ
An elderly gentleman on a train trip asked a fellow-passenger: “Do you have any grandchildren?” “Yes,” was the reply. Then he asked another passenger: “Do you have any grandchildren?” “No,”
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Good Work God!
A young mother, after putting her two children to bed one night, changed into an over-sized sweatshirt and an old pair of jeans, and proceeded to wash her hair. She
Secret Weapon
Have you heard the story of the two astronauts who were preparing for a trip to the moon? It seems that the pair had been running through some lunar procedures
The Global Age
From Ireland comes the story of a Roman Catholic nun who ran out of gas and walked to a filling station. The proprietor gave her enough gas to get her
Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory
The earliest account of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is found in the fifteenth chapter of Paul’s first Letter to the Corinthians. As we read those early verses, we find
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Dawn Of A New Day
The earliest account of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is found in the fifteenth chapter of Paul’s first Letter to the Corinthians. As we read those early verses, we find
Tears Of Joy
One of the most fascinating and best-known facts in the Mahatma Gandhi story is Gandhi’s great admiration for the teachings of Jesus. Gandhi once said, “The man to whom I
Change Your Tune
The story is told of a great violinist who owned the most valuable violin in the world. Once, during the course of a superb concert performance, he suddenly smashed his
