WHICH WAY DOES THE INFLUENCE FLOW? I was reminded of an old chestnut by Kit Hoag of Sonoma, CA. A dignified old clergyman owned a parrot of whom he was exceedingly fond, but the bird…
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APPLICATION IS ALMOST EVERYTHING Stephen Crane of Coatesville, PA sent this one in: It is the story of a soap manufacturer and a pastor who were walking together down a street in a large city.…
THE ACCOMODATIONS OF LOVE The following two stories were both
POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE I am reminded of the story of the little boy overheard talking to himself as he strutted through the backyard, baseball cap in place, toting ball and bat. He was heard to…
GROWING IN COURAGE AND MIGHT A man by the name of Mallory led an expedition to try to conquer Mt. Everest in the 1920's. The first expedition failed, as did the second. Then, with a…
GETTING DOWN TO CASES There once was a young preacher who had just landed his first congregation. Now this church was rather a small one and was composed entirely of the population of a small…
PERSPECTIVE The difference between ourselves and others is that we don't tell half of what we know, while they don't know half of what they tell. Bits and Pieces
PEACE, PEACE True story, according to Pastor Lee Prong of Covenant Baptist Church of Wickliffe, Ohio: A retired couple was alarmed by the threat of nuclear war so they undertook a serious study of all…
I'M NOT SURE JUST WHAT THIS ILLUSTRATES But it's a funny story. It was sent in by Pastor Dale Bean of the Calvary Assembly of God Church of Carthage, IL. Two fellows, both in their…
WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT Ron Larimore of Oloha, Oregon sent in this story he read in Moody Monthly, Mar 82. It seems a veteran missionary was returning home to the U. S. after…
THE KINGS OF THE EAST The Kings of the East are riding Tonight to Bethlehem The sunset glows dividing The Kings of the East are riding A star their journey guiding Gleaming with gold and…
WHO ARE THE WISE MEN? Who were the Wise Men in the long ago? Not Herod, fearful lest he lose his throne; Not Pharisees, too proud to claim their own; Not priests and scribes whose…
CHRISTMAS POETRY Tonight the great world's heart becomes an inn Where love may, for a season, make its dwelling Above earth's old disorder and its din Unearthly harmonies are strangely swelling . . . And…
YULETIDE HASH If an alien from another planet were to drop in on America around December 22, he would find himself in another world. Not only would it be different from his own, it would…
CHRISTMAS -- MODERN TRANSLATION Something over ten years ago the sixth-grade class of Memorial Presbyterian Church in Midland, Michigan wrote this composite modern version of the Christmas story. I clipped it back then and have…
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS GIVING Several years ago a 13 year old boy who attended Mohawk Central School at Paines Hollow in New York heard an appeal for contributions to Santa Claus Anonymous, a group…
PLANS During World War II, General MacArthur called in one of his Army engineers and asked: How long will it take to throw a bridge across this river?" The man immediately responded "Three days." MacArthur…
CAN YOU TOP THIS? The story is told about an old minister who survived the great Johnstown flood. He loved to tell the story over and over in great detail. Everywhere he went he would…
I MEAN REALLY BORING! Director Billy Wilder was asked how he liked a new film and he replied, "To give you an idea, the film started at 8:00 p.m. I looked at my watch at…
LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE A department store floor manager noticed a young boy staring intently at the handrail of an escalator. The manager walked over to him and asked, "Son, are you all right?"…
