THE DULL OF UNDERSTANDING Another one I used from Sunday Sermons was the old story about the man who was troubled with dizzy spells. He went from one doctor to another and none could tell…
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WHO WANTS TO PLAY WITH A CHEATER? The golf pro met Charlie in the clubhouse and said, "Charlie, you used to play golf with Pete all the time, but you don't anymore. Why?" Charlie answered…
TRUE CLOUT Three burly fellows on huge motorcycles pulled up to a highway cafe where a truck driver, just a little guy, was perched on a stool quietly eating his lunch. As the three fellows…
PROFITING FROM FAILURE A young man of 32 had been appointed President of the bank. He'd never dreamed he'd be president, much less at such a young age. So he approached the venerable Chairman of…
PRAYING -- HOW NOT TO San Marcos is located in Hays County, which is named after Texas Ranger Captain, Jack Hays. During the Palo Alto battle in the Mexican War, Hays is reported to have…
A CRITICAL SPIRIT Then there's the story of the conscientious wife who tried very hard to please her ultra- critical husband, but failed regularly. He always seemed the most cantankerous at breakfast. If the eggs…
AN OVER-ABUNDANCE OF ENTREATIES Steven Cole of Cedarpines Park, CA 92322 shares with us that the Reuben Donnelly Company of Chicago is the nation's largest printer of magazines. They have a huge machine that sends…
A SAMPLER ON THANKFULNESS Things to be thankful for: . . . that only you and God have all the facts about yourself . . . that if you can't pay your bills, at least…
FAITH Pastor John Hionides of the Greek Gospel Church of Toronto, Ontario, sent in this story which he found in a newspaper from Athens, Greece. The drought of the past winter threatened the crop in…
UNENDING LOGIC My friend Roger Clemens of Saratoga shared this one with me: After a lecture on the solar system, philospopher William Jamess was approached by a determined elderly lady with a theory. "We don't…
HOW ABOUT YOUR SERMON'S LASTING IMPACT? Several years ago a reader of the British Weekly wrote a letter to the editor as follows: "Dear Sir! I notice that ministers seem to set a great deal…
PUTTING THINGS INTO PROPER PERSPECTIVE This oldie but goodie is the letter that was sent home by a daughter who was away at college. It goes like this: Dear Mom and Dad: I'm sorry to…
COMMUNICATION -- THE MUDDLED MESSAGE Horace Greeley, famous editor of the New York Tribune was noted for having about the most illegible handwriting there was. Often he couldn't even read it himself if it was…
THE PLAINTIVE CRY FOR RECOGNITION I found one in a recent Readers' Digest that I used in a sermon on the dynamics of fellowship needs within the church. The funny thing was that I had…
A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM The following story was
THE TRANSFORMING POWER OF FRIENDSHIP Pastor Scott Camp of Faith Fellowship in Orange, California sent in the following story which brings out one of the most important aspects of the transforming power of friendship. It…
ACCIDENTS Some people who had automobile accidents were asked to summarize exactly what happened on their insurance form. The following quotes were taken from these forms and published in the Toronto Sun on July 20,…
ON GOD'S LOVE by Bob Benson from Come Share the Being and was
HUMILITY This brief analogy by the late Danish Philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard, was
SEVENTH PLACE -- A CLASSIC Claude Ponting, Pastor of Opportunity Presbyterian Church in Spokane, Washington, submitted the following classic story. Claude prefaces his remarks by observing, "I cannot testify to the historical accuracy of the…
