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WHO HELPS THE HELPER? The story is told of a young man who went to a renowned doctor in Paris complaining of depression. He asked what he could do to […]
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WHO HELPS THE HELPER? The story is told of a young man who went to a renowned doctor in Paris complaining of depression. He asked what he could do to […]
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CONFUSION A middle-aged woman was sitting in her den when all of a sudden a small black snake crawled across the floor and under the courch. The dear lady, who
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ATTITUDES DIFFER, DEPENDING Years ago Jascha Heifetz, the violinist, made his debut in Carnegie Hall. Among those in the audience waiting to hear him were Josef Hofmann, the celebrated pianist,
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PROFITING FROM FAILURE A young man of 32 had been appointed President of the bank. He’d never dreamed he’d be president, much less at such a young age. So he
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IMPORTANCE IS RELATIVE George had a friend with an inflated opinion of himself. As a friend should, George decided to help his friend lose this quirk. Subtly, George mentioned that
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS As someone who strives towards maintaining a positive mental attitude, I especially appreciated the Garfield cartoon which shows Garfield and Odie chasing one another through the yard. As Garfield
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NOVICES Did you read in the Reader’s Digest about the bachelor who moved into his first apartment? He asked a neighbor lady who had a motherly and helpful look about
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MISTAKES When you get discouraged because you’ve blown it — console yourself with these who have gone before: The Michigan banker who advised Henry Ford’s lawyer not to invest in
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SEVERE JUDGMENT A Christian lady wanted a parrot that could talk. She looked in several shops before finding one. The owner told her, however, that the parrot had been previously
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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT — OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES A group of kindergarten children visited the local police station and viewed the pictures of the 10 most wanted men.
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GIFTS A 38 -year-old scrub woman would go to the movies and sigh, “If only I had her looks.” She would listen to a singer and moan, “If only I
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A LETTER TO GOD FROM A CHURCH SECRETARY Dear God: It’s me again, Lord. I really try to be patient with the congregation, but . . . that’s my problem
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SWEET BUT STOLEN When Narcelle Hall heard exquisite sound come from her husband’s violin, she attributed it to his musical talent. Before he died, however, he confessed he was playing
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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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LESSON FROM A LID Elizabeth O’Conner, in her book The Eighth Day of Creation points out that developing our gifts requires concentrating on certain ones and letting others go and
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LEAVE A NUMBER The pastor was leaving town. He simply had to get away for a few days. “Where can you be reached?” the church secretary asked. So he gave
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GOD’S LOVE Isn’t it odd That a being like God, Who sees the facade, Stills loves the clod He made out of sod? Now isn’t it odd? Ray Stedman, “Preaching
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MEMORIZING BY HEART V S. TAKING IT TO HEART A while ago our family began to memorize Scripture, one verse a week. Because my daughters were ages ten and six,
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LOVE THAT TRANSCENDS Sir Thomas More was an Irish poet. He married, early in life, a beautiful Irish lass. Her beauty was such that no one, looking at her, could
PRAYER A prayer to be said when the world has gotten you down and you feel rotten and you’re too doggone tired to pray and you’re in a big hurry,
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