ROBINS WITH STARLINGS From Billings, Montana a few years ago . . . "The mayor of Billings gave no sympathy to some robins who became victims of a city poison spray operation intended for starlings.…
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THE SOLDIER It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech. It is the…
HALF-HEARTED CONTROL Satan has used the half-hearted to control what the church does. By Milt Cunningham, Westbury Baptist Church, Houston, Texas
FIRE GAVE LIGHT Years ago a fishing fleet went out from a small harbor on the east coast of Newfoundland. In the afternoon there came up a great storm. When night settled down not a…
PROBLEMS WELL STATED A problem well stated is a problem half solved. -- Charles F. Kettering
PAIN CAME TO STAY It was pain that knocked upon my door, And said she had come to stay, And though I would not welcome her, but bade her go away, She entered in and…
FULL HOUSE Once upon a time there was a householder who lived with his wife, his two small children, and his elderly parents in a very small hut. The man did his best to be…
MAKING MOUNTAINS It is easy to make a mountain out of a molehill -- just add a little more dirt. Anonymous, from The Sword Scrapbook
FREE AS A KITE A number of years ago a kite that was out of control ignited the Santa Ynez Mountains during one summer and the flames destroyed 234 luxury homes in Santa Barbara and…
SATAN'S GARAGE SALE Once upon a time, Satan was having a garage sale. There, standing in little groups were all of his bright, shiny trinkets. There were tools that made it easy to tear others…
DON'T FIGHT WITH STRANGERS Marriage is nature's way of keeping people from fighting with strangers. Alan King, Reader's Digest
THANKFUL IT'S NOT WORSE Historian Dr. Charles Wadsworth gives the account of a conversation between King George and a clergyman shortly after the independent colonies proclaimed the holiday of 'Thanksgiving'. Not wanting to look any…
GOD IS A TOWER The storms that hit the Texas coast sometimes would seem to blow down any tower, but the Bolivar Lighthouse has withstood the worst. A hurricane on September 7, 1900 hit with…
THE STATE OF THE CHURCH Many laymen may not know that the institution of the church is undergoing serious difficulty at this time. Many local churches are barely surviving with approximately 3,00 to 4,000 of…
ANGEL FRIENDS Friends are angels who lift us to our feet, when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
CHEERFUL FRAME OF MIND Optimism is a cheerful frame of mind that enables a tea kettle to sing though in hot water up to its nose. From a fortune cookie
Adversity | Death | Depression | Freedom | Life | Perspective | Problems | Story | Suffering | Trial
PEOPLE WITHOUT PROBLEMS A preacher was walking down the street when he saw his friend George approaching. It was obvious from the look on his face that he was deeply concerned about something. The pastor…
HELEN KELLER ON BEAUTY Helen Keller's home on Long Island was sold, the purchaser was amazed to find that it was a house of many windows, with beautiful views. One of these looked out over…
TOO DRUNK TO WALK A man is at the bar, and falls to the floor, apparently too drunk to even walk. Some of the guys decide to be good Samaritans and escort him home. So…
WRONG DRINK There's this guy at a bar, just looking at his drink. He stays like that for half-an-hour. Then, this big trouble- making truck driver steps next to him, takes the drink from the…
