HIS BURDEN NOT MINE Amy Carmichael tells how she wearied of fighting for the temple girls of India. The opposition to her work was so strong, and the forces that bound those girls were so…
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FINISH THE RACE Paris was the site of the Winter Olympics in 1924. Finland was in the lead of the team cross-country race with two skiers already having completed the course and needing only one…
WE CLIMB TOGETHER Together, nine physically handicapped persons conquered Mount Rainier. One of the mountain climbers had an artificial leg. Another was an epileptic. Two were deaf, and five were blind. Despite these handicaps, the…
IF NOAH HAD BEEN WISE If Noah had been truly wise, he would have swatted those two flies. By Helen Castle, National Enquirer
THAT WHICH REMAINS MATTERS Following cancer surgery and given a slim chance to live for more than another five years, Hubert Humphrey said, "It isn't what they take from you that counts -- it's what…
MADE TO STRETCH God created man something on the order of a rubber band. A rubber band is made to stretch. When it is not being stretched, it is small and relaxed; but as long…
PERSECUTION BY DIOCLETIAN One of the most systematic and terrible of all persecutions took place during the reign of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, from 303 to 310 A.D. In March of 303, the Emperor ordered…
OPPORTUNITIES WITH THORNS Problems are only opportunities with thorns on them. Hugh Miller, Snow on the Wind
OSCAR ROMERO ON SUFFERING The martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador, slain by an assassin's bullet five years ago while giving a homily at Mass, once wrote, "It is wrong to be sad. Christians…
THE FROG THAT CHURNED BUTTER Two bright young frogs from inland bogs had spent the night in drinking. The morning broke and they awoke while still their eyes were blinking./The farmer with pail, came to…
PARENTING WITH TOUGH LOVE Harold Wilek, who born with no arms tells the story of when he was two or three years old and was struggling to get a shirt over his head and around…
LET GO AND LET GOD When you are troubled and worried, and sick at heart, and your plans are upset, and your world falls apart, remember God's ready, and willing to share, the burden you…
PREACH THEM TO THE REAR A stranger came to church, and the minister was pleased to see him come forward to sit in one of the empty seats. Afterwards he greeted the newcomer and said,…
LET GO AND LET GOD When you are troubled and worried and sick at heart, and your plans are upset and your world falls apart, remember God's ready and willing to share the burden you…
THROUGH THE ROUGH SPOTS A husband and wife were discussing old times, when the husband said, "My dear, I have taken you safely over all the rough spots of life." "Yes, dear," said the wife,…
FEEL THE FACE OF JESUS In Belgium, there was a Nazi prison camp called Breendonk. Inside this camp, many Belgian citizens suffered and died during the Second World War. How did some of these people…
STRESS OF THE STORM In order to realize the worth of the anchor, we need to feel the stress of the storm.From Pulpit Helps, May 1991, page 6
SLEEP AND SNORE Snorer: Invariably, the one who falls asleep first. From The Rotarian, July, 1994 and
BAD INVESTMENTS One guy tried to diversify just before the stock market crashed. He invested in paper towels and revolving doors. He said he got wiped out before he could get turned around.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTE NOT CREATED God created everything but one thing? Do you know what that is? No, I've always heard God created everything. Nope. God never got around to creating a substitute for experience. And…
