I WANT TO BE USED LORD, BUT There was a pious old gentleman of an earlier generation who used to get up regularly at prayer meeting in his church to pray: "Use me, O Lord,…
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HEAL THE BLIND The following story is by Dr. Paul Brand, world-renowned surgeon who has pioneered medical work with lepers in India. I have found his book Fearfully and Wonderfully Made (with Philip Yancey) to…
SHORT-SIGHTED A pig ate his fill of acorns under an oak tree and then started to root around the tree. A crow remarked, "You should not do this. If you lay bare the roots, the…
CONVERSATIONAL GRACE An attractive woman was taken to dinner one night by William E. Gladstone, the distinguished British statesman. The next evening she attended a dinner where she sat next to Benjamin Disraeli, his equally…
ANGELS UNAWARE I 've always found missionary biographies to be a rich source of stories that are both true and inspiring. One I've just read and found to be filled with fascinating illustrations is Steel…
BE SURE YOU GET THE WHOLE STORY A farmer in Bloomington bought a horse and was told, honestly, by the seller that there was only one thing wrong with the horse. He likes to sit…
A POINT OF REFERENCE Picasso asked his friend, Rodin, "Do you like this painting? I have not yet signed it, but I thought I would ask your opinion first." Rodin took the picture, turned it…
NOW IS THE TIME A friend in Arizona was once accosted by a gunman. The man pointed his gun at my friend's head and said, "tell me there is no God or I will pull…
DIFFERENT THEORIES ON HAPPINESS Ancient Chinese Proverb says: If you wish to be happy for one hour, get intoxicated. If you wish to be happy for three days, get married. If you wish to be…
GETTING CREDIT FOR YOUR STEWARDSHIP There's the story of the careless Scot who tossed a crown into the collection plate thinking it was a penny. When he saw his mistake he asked to have it…
DOUBLE MESSAGE NOTED A man sat down to supper with his family, saying grace, thanking God for the food, for the hands which prepared it, and for the source of all life. But during the…
FINDING GOD'S RESOURCES The following item was sent in by Bruce Rowlison, Presbyterian pastor from Gilroy, California. He found it in a sermon by Earl Palmer on Jeremiah's interaction with God as the Fountain of…
THAT'S HEAVY! There was once a famous guru who had many disciples. Some lived close to him and hung upon his every word. Others were less fortunate and gathered on the porch of his home…
TACT is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
HELPING THEM FEEL IMPORTANT What's the secret of making another person feel important? Tell him a secret. He will feel important when he repeats it.
INFILLING The Scriptures often exhort us to be filled with various godly virtues - which means what? How do we know if we are "full of goodness" (Rom. 15:14), for example? Think a moment about…
STOP WHILE YOU'RE AHEAD A crook broke into a wealthy home and was filling his sacks with stolen goods when he heard a large growl. He looked down to see the biggest Doberman pinscher dog…
THE FOG LIFTED It was June 18, 1815, the Battle of Waterloo. The French under the command of Napoleon were fighting the Allies (British, Dutch, and Germans) under the command of Wellington. The people of…
CHICKENS COMING HOME TO ROOST John Smith was a loyal carpenter, working for a very successful building contractor who called him into his office one day and said, "John, I'm putting you in charge of…
START WITH A BROWNIE A number of years ago, in a mental institution outside Boston, a young girl known as "Little Annie" was locked in the dungeon. The dungeon was the only place, said the…
