MISSED OPPORTUNITIES The other day I ran across the story of a man who had a great opportunity that he missed. His friend took him for a ride one day-way out in the country. They…
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HOW TO BE A SUCCESS J. Paul Getty's Formula For Success: "Rise early, work late and strike oil!"
ECONOMY -- BUDGETS Husband to wife as they plan a budget in the current inflationary times: "Let's start with the basic necessities -- food, clothing and shelter. We have a choice of any two." Ralph…
REAL POWER Billy Graham recently spoke in the San Jose area, and on the closing day told this story which you may remember. It's a favorite. It seems there was a strong man who traveled…
THE CHURCH -- A TEAM, NOT COMPETITORS Some missionaries in the Philippines set up a croquet game in their front yard. Several of their Agta Negrito neighbors became interested and wanted to join the fun.…
THE SELF-GIVING MOTHER A few years ago I read an account of the extreme sacrifice of a mother's love in a newspaper in Southern California. About 6:00 a.m. on a Wednesday morning James Lawson of…
WITHOUT MOTHER THE PLACE IS REALLY EMPTY Some time back I saw a cartoon in the SatEvePost that showed a young boy about five or six years old talking on the telephone, and he's saying,…
YULETIDE HASH If an alien from another planet were to drop in on America around December 22, he would find himself in another world. Not only would it be different from his own, it would…
TAXES Congress is simplifying the return this year - - there are only four lines: 1) What was your income last year? 2) What were your expenses? 3) How much do you have left? 4)…
SAD COMMENTARY Keith Kendell, Pastor of Winchester Friends Church of Winchester Indiana sent in the following item which he got from Charles M. Davis in Daily Guideposts. 47394 I used to visit a tiny general…
EMPTY OR FULL I gave them to Him, All the things I'd valued so. Until I stood there empty-handed./Every glittering toy did go. And I walked earth's lonely highways In my rags and poverty; 'Till…
PROFIT AND LOSS I counted all my dollars while God counted crosses; I counted gains while He counted losses; I counted my worth by the things gained in store, But He sized me up by…
THE SPIRIT OF GIVING Two weeks before Christmas a nine-year old girl was walking with her friend down the street, sliding on the ice puddles and the two of them were talking about what they…
ONE GOOD WORD FOR SANTA Lest we give old Saint Nick too hefty a shot in the chops for the commercialization of Christmas, I would have us remember the story of St. Nicholas attributed to…
IN IGNORANCE OF RICHES In west Texas there is a famous oil field known as the Yates Pool. During the Depression this field was a sheep ranch, owned by a man named Yates. Mr. Yates…
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A NAIL FOR REMEMBERING At one time at the City Temple in London, there was in the congregation a restaurateur named Emil Mettler, who was a close friend of Albert Schweitzer and a kind of…
SENDING IT ON AHEAD Sigmund Freud's favorite story was about the sailor shipwrecked on one of the South Sea Islands. He was seized by the natives, hoisted to their shoulders, carried to the village, and…
A DIFFERENT VIEW It was just a few days before Christmas. Two men who were next-door neighbors decided to go sailing while their wives went Christmas-shopping. While the men were out in their sailboat, a…
FLEXIBILITY Cornelius Vanderbilt, who controlled the New York Central, regarded Jay Gould, who headed the lesser Erie Railroad, as an upstart. At one time, he made an attempt to force Gould out of the railroad…
