CAUGHT A brand new lawyer in his brand new office on his first day in practice sees a prospective client walk in the door. He decides he should look busy, […]
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EXCUSES Here’s an old classic you might not have used for a time. It’s entitled “Pastor Quits Sports: Twelve Reasons Why A Local Clergyman Stopped Attending Athletic Contests.” Everytime I
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RUSH, RUSH I heard recently about a man who prided himself on being exceedingly punctual. He followed a very precise routine every morning. His alarm went off at 6:30 a.m.
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RUSSIAN JOKES Apparently even the Russians have the ability to laugh at themselves. They pass around stories such as the following, which is one of President Reagan’s favorites of this
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POWERFUL MOTIVATION This announcement appeared in the bulletin of the Church of the Incarnation in Sarasota, Florida: “The Magic of Lassie, a film for the whole family, will be shown
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DON’T JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS A young American at a banquet found himself seated next to a Chinese diplomat. Not knowing what to say to a Chinese person, the young man
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COMMUNICATION Communication should be as crisp and to the point as the sign I saw when I was in Chicago recently. It read: WARNING! GUARD DOG ON DUTY — SURVIVORS
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HANGING OUT WITH THE POWER CROWD Fuller Seminary recently celebrated its 40th anniversary with the inauguration of the President’s Lectureship in early November. The four speakers included such heavy hitters
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FINDING THE ROOT PROBLEMS The pastor was rather disappointed that things were not “happening” in his church and so he asked one of the leading deacons, “What is wrong with
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A LOOSE LEAF The pastor was so proud of his new “loose-leaf” Bible and decided to use it as he began preaching a series from Genesis. The second week of
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PERSPECTIVE/COMMUNICATION Several years ago I was at a dinner where one of the most gifted Christian communicators of our time was speaking. He was talking about ways to set the
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OVERLY HELPFUL Three men were about to be executed by the guillotine. They were a Frenchman, an Englishmen and a Kentuckian. The Frenchman was first. They asked him, “Do you
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CLEVER DISGUISE The bride was a bit self- conscious about being a new bride and wanted to disguise the fact that they were honeymooning, so she asked her new husband
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FIT TO KILL During World War II pianist and wit Oscar Levant appeared before the draft-board examiner. The official asked him, “Do you think you can kill?” Levant answered, “I
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A BRIEF MESSAGE A note was hung on the hot air hand dryer in the restroom at work: “Push here for a word from the boss.”
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THE SHORT ROUTE A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation. Saki
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AMAZING The traveller was sneaking a half-gallon bottle across the Mexican border when a U. S. Customs official searched him. Upon discovering the bottle, the official asked the man what
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I’M TALKING ABOUT A LONG SERMON It seems this particular pastor was really given to long-winded sermons. He often would go well past an hour, and on occasions had preached
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DEEP SACRIFICE Many of us sacrifice like the little girl who, after hearing a Lenten sermon on sacrifice, decided to give up something for this special religious season. Her mother
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SIN AND FORGIVENESS Martin Luther’s colleague, Philip Melanchthon, vexed his more ebullient friend by his quiet and virtuous ways. “For goodness’ sake, why don’t you go and sin a little?”
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