DU PONT’S LAWS RELATING TO PASTORAL SKIN If you’re concerned about being criticized, you’re in the wrong job. Whatever you do, somebody out there will be telling you that you […]
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JUDGE NOT, EVEN IN WORSHIP I plucked this piece from Dr. Paul Brand, veteran missionary surgeon: During my life as a missionary surgeon in India and now as a member
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY A couple of acquaintances were discussing Canada. The first man exclaimed, “Oh, that worthless country! All there is up there are ugly women and hockey players.” The other
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CROAKING FROGS A farmer came to town and asked the owner of a restaurant if he would be able to use a million frog legs. The proprietor asked where he
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CRITICISM: BOTH BIRDS FIND WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR Charles Hodge wrote: “There are two birds in the California desert. . . the humming bird and the vulture. One looks
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Don’t find a fault. . . Find a remedy. (Henry Ford)
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AGREEMENT OR UNEMPLOYMENT The new pastor had not even finished putting away his books when the Minister of Music rushed in and began to complain about the Minister of Education.
THE PERFECT BROOM A very trying customer had handled almost every article in the hardware store but nothing satisfied her. Wearying of her criticism, the harried clerk suggested inspection of
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LEVELLERS Levellers wish to level down as far as themselves; but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves. By Samuel Johnson
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Atheism/Pagan/Condemn/Reject: HER OWN WORDS CONDEMN HER A couple of weeks ago just after Easter weekend, the atheists of America had their national convention in St. Petersburg, Florida. C-Span covered part
A CASE OF PETTINESS Petty people are ugly people. They are people who have lost their vision. They are people who have turned their eyes away from what matters and
ON A SHAKY LIMB I shall never forget a classroom setting that occurred about twenty-five years ago. As usual, I was in the front row. One of the toughest professors
LOVE IT IN A retarded youngster seated himself on the floor in a drugstore and began to play with some bottles he had taken from the shelves. The druggist ordered
CRITIQUE OF JESUS The following is an analogous critique of Jesus in the same style used today by the press to analyze Presidential speeches, etc: Pharisee – Well, what do
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A REASON TO DIE During the second World War, a woman of the “upper crust” of English society was overheard upbraiding, chiding and criticizing Sir Winston Churchill at a social
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FRIENDLY FIRE A P-38 fighter simultaneously dropped two bombs. They glittered in the sun and reflected a silvery Christmas hue as they descended downward. Missiles flew toward the enemy. They
CRITICIZING Two taxidermists stopped before a window in which an owl was on display. They immediately began to criticize the way it was mounted. Its eyes were not natural; its
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TONGUE TEST I once formed a mutual encouragement fellowship at a time of stress in one of my pastorates. The members subscribed to a simple formula applied before speaking of
KILLING WORDS Quick, careless words slaughter more spirits and lay open wounds (that are slow to heal) than guns, knives or automobile accidents combined. There is more suffering from unloving
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SHORT SHOTS Blowing out the other person’s candle won’t make your’s shine any brighter.
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