LEO DUROCHER was coaching at first base in an exhibition game the Giants were playing at West Point. One noisy cadet kept shouting at Leo, doing his best to upset […]
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FROGS The pastor invited the children to come forward for the children’s sermon. After they had seated themselves on the steps, he announced he was going to talk about frogs.
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SAFETY TIPS 1. Do not ride in an auto – they cause 20 percent of all fatal accidents. 2. Do not stay at home – 17 percent of all accidents
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PRAY INFORMED PRAYERS Rev. Arley Fadness of Harrisburg, South Dakota, tells of being a student at Augustana Academy in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was the custom for students in
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BE SURE YOUR SINS WILL FIND YOU OUT Mark Neuenschwander from Bellevue, WA, called to share the following story with me. It seems that a fellow was sitting huddled by
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PARANOIA Minister to his ruling board: “I’m not paranoid. Just ask the people who are after me!” Bruce Rowlison
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HYPOCRISY Hypocrite defined: One who complains about the sex and violence on his V.C.R. Bruce Rowlison
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FRIENDS Good old friends are worth keeping whether you like them or not. 50 More Cranky Opinions from Andy Rooney, as quoted in Reader’s Digest.
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YOU’D BETTER START LOOKING In the cartoon Single Slices, by Peter Kohlsaat, a bored, lonely- looking man named Bill sits alone at a bar. The caption explains his plight: “Certainly,
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LEADERSHIP, GOALS, DIRECTION, COURSE, KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION An ancient joke tells of a first mate on a sailing ship who wanted to become just like the captain, an imposing, respected patriarch
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AN EIGHT YEAR OLD WRITES ABOUT GOD The following essay about God by this 8-year-old boy is profound. He has more insight than some preachers I’ve heard! I’ve left in
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EXCUSES, EXCUSES Tired of hearing the same, time-worn excuses for why people don’t attend church services, the Reverend Sydney Laing of Dublin, Ireland wrote this humorous piece for his parish
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LAWYERS Did you know they are using lawyers now for medical research? Yes, there are three reasons for this. 1. There are more lawyers than white rats. 2. Lawyers are
THE MISSING INGREDIENT During one of the tensest moments of a murder movie, an elderly gentleman groped for something on the theatre floor. He was greatly disturbing the lady in
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SERENITY A couple were vacationing in New England and were staying at an old inn. While finding it peaceful and quiet, they thought the place lacked enough activities to keep
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WHERE IS YOUR CHURCH? A good many years ago when I was a young beginning minister I had the following experience. I had just worked very hard to find a
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BRAVE VISION Some first grade students were asked to come to the front of the class and tell the others what they were going to be when they grew up.
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HIGH PRICE OF SPECIALIZATION Do you remember the story of Henry Ford and Charlie Steinmetz? Steinmetz was a dwarf, ugly and deformed, but he had one of the greatest minds
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HOT LINE I enjoy the tale of a conversation between former Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel and President Ronald Reagan during one of Begin’s visits to America. Begin questioned
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MISSING THE OBVIOUS Jackie Gleason told a story of a man who would ride his little blue bicycle through a customs check point. Every day at the same time he
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