FIRST RULE OF HOLES The first rule of holes is: When you're in one, stop digging! From Gene Sikkink, Arizona City, Arizona
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TROUBLES THAT NEVER HAPNED When I look back on all my worries, I remember the story of the old man on his deathbed who said that he had a lot of trouble in his life,…
GREATER FEAR Tom Clancy writes in his novel, Red Storm Rising: "There is no more natural fear than that of the unknown, and the greater the unknown, the greater the fear."
KNOW HARDSHIP She who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will need no courage. Mysterious though it is, the characteristics in human nature which we love best grow in…
GREAT HEARTS FROM GREAT TROUBLES Great hearts can only be made by great troubles. -- C.H. Spurgeon
COLOR OF AFFLICTIONS Afflictions color your life, but you choose the color. -- John Maxwell
IN THE HANDS OF A LAWYER It is better to be a mouse in a cat's mouth than a man in a lawyer's hands.From a Spanish proverb
CONSISTENT PARENTS Never before have children faced greater pressures. Never before have societal forces so conflicted with godly goals. Never before has the need for tenacious, courageous, fully engaged parenting been so great.From Honest to…
SLEEP COUNTS The easiest way to get some sleep is to count your blessings instead of your problems.
DYNAMIC RETRIEVER Things could be worse. For example you could have been last year's victim of the faithful dog who played a good game of fetch the stick. Here is the story: Seems there was…
RECONCILING EVIL God is all- powerful. God is all-good. Terrible things happen. You can reconcile any two of these propositions with each other, but you can't reconcile all three. The problem of evil is perhaps…
HELEN KELLER ON SIGHT & SOUND I have often thought that it would be a blessing if each human being was stricken blind and deaf for just a few days at some time during their…
MARITAL SCISSORS Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them. -- Sydney Smith
THE GOD OF PSALM 46 He is not a Christian Scientist God. He did not say, the mountains aren't really shaking. The seas aren't really roaring. Nor is he a faith healing God. He did…
CAR PROBLEM RSCTIVES A computer salesman, a hardware engineer, and a software engineer are driving in a car together. Suddenly the right rear tire blows out, and the car rolls to a stop. The three…
OPPOSITION PRODUCES CHARACTER Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition, such as lifting weights, we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity. --…
FAMILY EDUCATION If you were asked to name the one most important factor that impels a child from a disadvantaged family to acquire a higher education, quite possibly you would mention quality schools or inspiring…
HANDLING PUBLICITY There are all kinds of humor that a President can use. Jack Kennedy, of course, was a great wit. As President, he used what you might call deflecting humor. For example, I recall…
WISDOM CONTROLS CIRCUMSTANCES Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.
ANOTHER BAD DAY So you think you're having a bad day. The following is taken from a Florida newspaper: A man was working on his motorcycle on his patio, and his wife was inside the…
