Listen To Him!
The wife of a corporate executive often was called upon to attend cocktail parties with her husband. This was a problem for her because she hated cocktail parties. In her […]
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Stranger Than Fiction
“Truth is stranger than fiction,” we often say. And that is how Jesus’ offer of new life must have sounded to the Pharisees and others: stranger than fiction. To understand
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The Most Interesting Person
Science tells us that a dense fog, one hundred feet deep and covering seven city blocks, is composed of less than one eight-ounce glass of water. Unbelievable though it seems,
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Cure For The Blahs
In a little book about children and religion, actor Dick Van Dyke tells the story of a little girl who is asked by her mother if she had said her
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Caring Is Everything
When Victoria, Queen of England, stayed at her summer residence, she enjoyed dressing in simple clothes (so that she would not be recognized) and taking long walks through the woods.
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Our Greatest Treasure
According to one popular author, “People who are resting on their laurels are wearing them on the wrong end.” This same author tells the story of man a named Jack
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Light Some Fires
Perhaps the most familiar scene in Thornton Wilder’s play, “Our Town,” is when twelve-year-old Emily, who has died, is allowed to come down from heaven and spend one more day
Our Declaration Of Dependence
During a press interview, the conductor of a great symphony orchestra was asked to name the instrument he thought was the most difficult to play. After thinking the question over,
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Inherit The Earth
In a New England seminary, a brilliant student, not known for his humility, became extremely puffed up when informed that he had received perfect grades in all his theology subjects.
Rest, Relax, Rejoice
In the early part of World War II, when it seemed that England was about to be invaded, Winston Churchill rallied the people with these memorable words: We shall fight
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What Makes The World Go ’round?
Old Cyrus Barker was the richest man in town. When he became terminally ill there was much speculation among the villagers concerning the extent of his wealth. And when Cyrus
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His Way
There once was a career bureaucrat named George who, on retirement, thought that he would enjoy doing farm work. He found a job as a farmhand and his first assignment
Ultimate Questions
Down through the Ages, women and men of every rank and station in life have been trying to put their little glimpses of the Creator into words. “Be exalted, O
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Thanks For The Memories
The pastor of a Church in the South of France looked down at the small sprinkling of coins in the collection basket. He turned to the congregation and said, “My
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Listen Louder
A Sunday School teacher was reading the Old Testament Book of Jonah to her class: And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in
Make A List
While on a business trip, a man came to a small Southern town. He decided to look up an old college chum who held the office of Mayor. It being
Come Alive!
“Now is the favorable time; this is the day of salvation,” the Apostle Paul wrote to the members of the Church in Corinth (2 Cor. 6:2). Now! Today! In the
Tomorrow Belongs To God
In religion classes, among the first lessons taught to children are the Ten Commandments. Some teachers require that they be memorized. Others prefer to stress the underlying principles of the
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An Old-fashioned Faith
Jesus’ warning of things to come begins to sound like the litanies we hear on the Eleven O’clock Nightly News. “These things are bound to happen,” Jesus says, “but do
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Christ Is King!
Benjamin Franklin, who had a great fondness for books, wrote an epitaph for himself, which he hoped would be placed on his grave. It read, The body of Benjamin Franklin,
