An elderly man, lying on his deathbed turned to his wife and said, “You know Gladys, you have always been with me—through the good times and bad alike. Do you remember the time I lost…
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One hot summer day a husband and wife were holding a yard sale. The husband stretched out in a lounge chair and unexpectedly dozed off. When he awoke, he heard people laughing and found out…
A man once wrote a book about women, a subject on which he considered himself an expert. Years later, he decided to publish an updated version of his work. When the new book appeared, all…
“And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done” (Genesis 2:2). A retired fellow was being…
Humorist Erma Bombeck has written: It gets tougher and tougher to sell my husband on the idea of going out in the evening. If we’re invited to a party, he wants to know before we…
The “Dear Abby” Columnist, Abigail Van Buren, received the following letter from a frustrated reader: Dear Abby: My husband hates to spend money! I cut my own hair and make my own clothes, and I…
“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father…
Professional sports idol Joe Namath, was a brilliant, superstar quarterback who led the New York Jets to many memorable victories. Namath enjoyed wide recognition from his exploits on the gridiron as well as many television…
“For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,…
If I knew you, and you knew me— If both of us could clearly see, And with an inner-sight divine, The meaning of your heart and mine— I’m sure that we should differ less, And…
Do more than exist — LIVE. Do more than touch — FEEL. Do more than look — OBSERVE. Do more than read — ABSORB. Do more than hear — LISTEN. Do more than listen —…
Years ago, when Mikhail Baryshnikov, the great ballet dancer who defected from Russia, performed a two-week run at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., a ballet enthusiast who attended every performance wrote the following: When…
Zorba the Greek, spoke tenderly and profoundly when he told this story: ”One day, when I was a child, an old neighbor took me on his knee and placed his hand on my head as…
I note the obvious differences in the human family. Some of us are serious, some thrive on comedy. The variety of skin tones can confuse, bemuse, delight, brown and pink and beige and purple, tan…
Many years ago, one of the “Dear Abby” columns was entitled “Hugging — The Perfect Cure For What Ails You.” The piece then listed the following benefits of hugging: ”No movable parts, no batteries to…
A well-known preacher, world-famous for his talks, was hired to speak at a town rally. The city had fallen into a deep economic depression when the local auto plant shut down, forcing thousands to join…
A man who was an insomniac for thirty years finally decided to see a psychiatrist. “Why can’t you sleep at night?” the doctor asked. “Because I’m trying to solve all the worlds problems.” The psychiatrist…
When news reporter Marguerite Higgins was covering the Korean War she received the Pulitzer Prize for her perceptive, sensitive stories. On one occasion, she wrote about being with the Fifth Company of Marines. It was…
How can you tell if you really want to do something? Toss a coin. Literally! It works, not because it settles the question for you, but, as the Danish poet and mathematician Piet Hein said,…
"Then the King will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world, for I was hungry…