THE BEARDED GUY AT CHRISTMAS David Palm, Lutheran pastor from Postville, Iowa sent in this one which he heard from his pastor back home: On Christmas Eve I was talking to a lady after the…
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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…
THE CHRISTENING The story is told of a christening that was to be held many years ago by a very wealthy European family. Many guests were invited to the home for the occasion and came…
MISSING THE MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS Another item that deals with the theme of missing the real message of Christmas was one sent in by Del Glick, Co-Pastor of the Waterford Mennonite Church of Goshen, Indiana.…
THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS ' Tis the day after Christmas and inside and out, The holiday carnage lies scattered about. And Ma with a wet towel atop of her head And aspirin tablets has crawled…
WHAT DID YOU SEE? A midwestern family in the early days of the Depression were struggling to make ends meet. They were unable to afford any of the so-called luxuries of life. The father simply…
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…
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THE STAR Back during World War II a little boy and his daddy were driving home on Christmas Eve. They drove past rows of houses with Christmas trees and decorations in the windows. In many…
THE STUNNING IMPACT OF CHRISTMAS An old pioneer travelled westward across the great plains until he came to an abrupt halt at the edge of the Grand Canyon. He gawked at the sight before him:…
A CINCH The smash hit of the circus in Moscow was the beautiful lady lion tamer. She had the animals under complete control and at her command the fiercest lion of all came up to…
HOW ARE YOU? A common greeting of these days is, "How are you?" The stereotype reply is, "Fine, and how are you?" I frequently give this reply to my friends who would be dismayed and…
THE SURROUNDING MASTER -- ENCOURAGING THE SMALL GIFT I was able to use the following story about Poland's famous concert pianist and prime minister, Ignace Paderewski which I found in Leadership: A mother, wishing to…
AN ASSORTMENT OF GIVERS There are three kinds of givers -- the flint, the sponge and the honeycomb. To get anything out of a flint you must hammer it. And then you get only chips…
MOST PRECIOUS POSSESSION Pastor Rittenhouse and his family were on vacation travelling down the highway when they saw a suitcase fly off the top of a car going the opposite direction. They stopped to pick…
THE ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE In some parts of Mexico hot springs and cold springs are found side by side - - and because of the convenience of this natural phenomenon the women often bring their…
RISK Go out on a limb -- that's where the fruit is! Will Rogers
ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITIES Arthur Gordon tells this story: "When I was around thirteen and my brother was ten, Father promised to take us to the circus. But at lunch there was a phone…
REALITIES THAT SHOW The following was sent in by Dr. Charles Steiner of Morgantown, PA: It seems that in earlier times in England there lived a king who travelled a great deal. Much of the…
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…
