SAY SOMETHING FUNNY In the days before World War II, Frank Galen, who was to become a successful writer and producer of TV comedies, reported for his Army physical when his draft notice came. When…
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PARABLE FROM A STATUE Norman Sirnic, pastor of the UCC Church in Friona, TX sent in the following story he found in Transformation of the Twelve, p. 27: Immediately after the war I visited a…
THAT WHICH GIVES LIFE MEANING Gordon Cosby, pastor of the Church of the Saviour in Washington, D.C. was pastor of a small Baptist Church outside of Lynchburg, VA some years ago. One day a deacon…
WHOSE VOICE ARE WE IGNORING? During the dinner on Thanksgiving, a large family gathering was interrupted by one of the little boys of the family. He yelled loudly, "PLEASE PASS THE BUTTER." His mother was…
WHEN THE BAND STOPS PLAYING A lady told of taking her grandsons, ages four and six, to spend the day at Disneyland. During the course of the day she bought each of them a little…
GET INVOLVED -- FISH STORY The following story was sent in by Richard Risser of Jenkintown, PA. 19046 It was about the man who always seemed to bring home a boatload of fish. It was…
VALUES/PRIORITIES Robert Blemins of Whittier, CA sent in the story of the hoodlums who broke into a department store one night. They didn't steal or destroy anything; they just had a wonderful time -- switching…
SIGNS OF OUR TIMES In case you don't think we live in times of spiritual ignorance -- note this item from Leadership. It seems a Denver woman told her pastor of a recent experience that…
SATISFIED, AND MORE THAN SATISFIED Little Bobby went to visit his Aunt Mary. When he arrived, Aunt Mary asked him what he would like to do. He said, "Well, I love your pancakes and whenever…
THE PERFECT MINISTER What is a perfect minister? Results of a survey indicate that the perfect minister never raises his voice out of the pulpit. He/she preaches only twenty minutes and condemns sin without ever…
HOW DO YOU RESPOND? Robert White of Advance, MO tells about the sign he saw on a trip he and his wife took through Baton Rouge, Louisiana. As you travel along I-10 there is a…
THE SIN-RAVAGED LIFE When Leonardo da Vinci was painting his masterpiece, The Last Supper, he selected as the person to sit for the character of the Christ a young man, Pietri Bandinelli by name, connected…
MIXED MOTIVES Sometimes our generosity comes from mixed motives. It seems that some vandals had cut down six royal palms along Miami's Flagler Street. Since the palms are very expensive, Dade County authorities weren't sure…
MUDDLING THROUGH One of my favorite Peanuts stories shows Charlie Brown working on a woodworking project one day when Lucy comes by and asks: "How's the birdhouse coming along, Charlie Brown?" He replies, "Well, I'm…
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…
GRACE G. Campbell Morgan was once approached by a soldier who said he would give anything to believe that God would forgive sins, "but I cannot believe He will forgive me if I just turn…
BONDAGE Richard Doebler, Pastor of People's Church in Dalhart, Texas shares this one with us which he picked up from Zig Ziglar: 79022 Harry Houdini, the famed escape artist from a few years back, issued…
ANGER Anger in particular seems close to a professional vice in the contemporary ministry. Pastors are angry at their leaders for not leading and at their followers for not following. They are angry at those…
DO WHAT YOU CAN from Leadership Spring 1983 issue. In Elmer Bendiner's book, The Fall of Fortresses, he describes one bombing run over the German city of Kassel: Our B-17 (The Tondelayo) was barraged by…
WHOOP DE DO Rev. Charles Kinyon, Pastor of Flagler Baptist Church of Flagler, Colorado sent in this quote from James Dobson's book Emotions: Can You Trust Them? Dobson tells the story as related to him…
