Apathy | Business | Humor | Zeal
LAZY Mere longing for a better world can be a lazy person’s way to face life. There is an old story of a farmer who said lightning struck an old […]
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Humility | Humor | Preaching
MORE HUMILITY A pastor was asked to speak for a certain charitable organization. After the meeting the program chairman handed the pastor a check. “Oh, I couldn’t take this,” the
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Gossip | Humor | Short Shorts
MOTIVATION FOR BREVITY Nothing makes a long story short like the arrival of the person you happen to be talking about. On The Upbeat
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Humility | Humor | Pride | Short Shorts
COMPLIMENTS The only thing wrong about getting an unexpected compliment is the nagging suspicion that they have not said quite enough. Funny, Funny World
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Humor | Motivation | Short Shorts | Youth
NEGOTIATION SKILLS The art of negotiation is something you learn at an early age. You’d be amazed how many teenagers get their first car by asking for a motorcycle. Jim
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Commitment | Humor | Love | Marriage
COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY TO A HAPPY MARRIAGE A golden anniversary party was thrown for an elderly couple. The husband was moved by the occasion and wanted to tell his
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Humor | Love | Marriage
TENDER SYMBOLISM I was escorted to a wedding by my 24-year-old bachelor son. He appeared unaffected by the ceremony until the bride and groom lighted a single candle with their
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Blessing | Humor | Marriage | Trial | Wisdom
MARRIAGE – A COSTLY VENTURE In Charles Dicken’s Pickwick Papers, Sam Weller speaks: “When you’re a married man, Samivel, you’ll understand a good many things as you don’t understand now;
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Commitment | Humor | Marriage | Speech
MARITAL COMMUNICATION After you’re married a few years you develop sharp communication skills. Sometimes it only takes a glance, or a brief clue to communicate with one another. But sometimes
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Care | Family | Humor | Marriage | Ministry | Time
ONE LAST VISIT It was the Sunday before Christmas and our young new pastor was sharing with the congregation the somewhat ambitious goal he had set for himself the previous
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Fear | Humor | Marriage | Worry
I’LL NEVER TELL One time a friend drove me to see some people who lived about 50 miles away. We had a nice visit, but when it was time to
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Choice | Freedom | Humor | Joy | Marriage | Short Shorts
MARRIAGE is a lottery in which a man stakes his liberty and a woman her happiness. Mme. De Rieux
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Humor | Marriage | Short Shorts
THE DIFFERENCE — THE PROMO AND THE REALITY The difference between courtship and marriage is the difference between the pictures in the seed catalogue and what comes up. James Wharton
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Humor | Marriage | Short Shorts | Trial
APPEARANCES AND REALITY Marriage is like twirling a baton, turning hand springs or eating with chopsticks. It looks easy until you try it. Helen Roland
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Humor | Marriage | Short Shorts
GROWING MORE VALUABLE An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have: the older she gets, the more interested he is in her. Agatha Christie
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Care | Honesty | Humor | Money
MARK TWAIN The famous writer once encountered a friend at the races who said, “I’m broke. I wish you’d buy me a train ticket back to town.” Twain said, “Well,
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Adversity | Endurance | Humor | Perseverance
TRY AGAIN A hobo knocked on the door of an English inn called “George And The Dragon.” A woman opened the door. He asked, “Could I have a bit to
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Children | Commitment | Humor | Understanding
COMMUNICATION As seven-year-old Sally stood in front of her parents who were lined up before a cash register in a supermarket, a midget-sized adult person crossed nearby. She overheard her
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Adversity | Humor | Labor | Perspective | Vision
ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING Two shoe salesmen went to Africa to open up new territories. Three days after their arrival, the first salesman sent a cablegram: “Returning on next plane. Can’t
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Children | Commitment | Family | Humor
COMMUNICATION A grandmother was constantly trying to improve her little granddaughter’s vocabulary. She taught her some new words to use and occasionally gave her advice on words not to use.
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