DON’T BE A VICTIM While my husband was delivering mail on his route, he noticed how many mailboxes had been knocked down or damaged, apparently as a result of careless […]
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COMMUNICATION After hearing the story about how God took the rib out of Adam’ s side, a little boy who had been running and had gotten a side ache told
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LONG RANGE PLANS A friend was trying to encourage his elderly mother to enjoy the money she had accumulated through frugal living. “Mother,” he said, “you have enough money to
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HANDLING LIFE Lucy has set up her psychiatric advice booth — “Advice — 5 cents” the sign reads. Charlie Brown comes into the scene and says, “Lucy, I need help.”
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WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE In the heady days of the French Revolution the followers of Lafayette once went to unusual lengths to indicate their admiration. Stopping his carriage in the
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THE PATH OF WISDOM A man entered a greeting card store and asked the clerk for a “Birthday/Anniversary” card. The clerk replied, “We have birthday cards, and we have anniversary
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THE END OF THE WORLD Don’t worry about the world coming to an end too quickly. Even if it did, it would take years to wind up the paperwork. Cornerstones
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JUST LIKE HOME He was the happiest man at the wedding reception after drinking several glasses of champagne. He sidled up behind a woman, put his arm around her and
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JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS Jennifer came back from the third grade and reported that her teacher taught them how babies are made.Mother, who was in favor of sex education, thought the
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COURAGE? I ‘m writing this letter, Quite frankly, to say I abhorred the column You wrote yesterday! It was weak and insipid And words synonymous — In short, it lacked
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CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS VERY CAREFULLY Three friends were having lunch together — Jack Benny, George Burns and Edgar Bergen. Jack Benny had a reputation for being tight. George Burns said
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GROUP ACCOMPLISHMENTS In 1927, the story goes, a Detroit secretary burst excitedly into her boss’s office and cried, “Mr. Smith! A man has just flown across the Atlantic all by
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CHILD’S VIEW As a minister, I conduct many baptismal services. My denomination baptizes in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. One Sunday, my family and
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STEWARDSHIP At our church youth camp we were working hard on the theme of ‘stewardship’. The campers were working hard to memorize II Cor. 9:7, “Each man should give what
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SPECIAL DISEASE The fellow who wasn’t feeling very well says he isn’t much improved since he visited his physician and “my doctor told me there wasn’t anything strange about my
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PERSPECTIVE Two ladies, dressed to the hilt in their Easter finery, were making slow progress in the crowd headed for the entrance to the church. Finally one of them burst
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BREADTH OF KNOWLEDGE Once a boy was rowing an oldtimer across a wide river. The oldtimer picked a floating leaf from the water, studied it for a moment and then
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BREAD THERAPY “Everyone needs to be kneaded.” Bumper Sticker in support of Massage Therapy. Campbell’s Notebook, Vol. IX, No. 1, January, 1989.
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MEETING ADVERSITY A man wanted a parrot for his grandson, so looked around for one. Finally he came across one at an auction and bid on it. He couldn’t see
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REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS When Conrad Adenauer was still chancellor he was approaching the age of ninety and he succumbed to a heavy cold. His personal physician was unable to be of
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