GREATER FEAR Tom Clancy writes in his novel, Red Storm Rising: "There is no more natural fear than that of the unknown, and the greater the unknown, the greater the fear."
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READING THE CARDS During World War II one of the possessions most prized in German prison camps was a deck of playing cards. Under the Geneva Convention a prisoner was entitled to receive "recreational devices"…
QUOTES FROM IRENE WEBSTER- SMITH Everything by prayer -- Irene Webster- Smith Faith has the key of heaven, and prayer has the ear of God. -- Irene Webster- Smith Prayer is so simple; it is…
ENGLISH IN ONE EASY LESSON When the English tongue we speak, Why is "break" not rhymed with "freak"? Will you tell me why it's true/We say "sew" but likewise "few"; And the maker of a…
BARNEY IS SATAN or FUN WITH NUMBERS The world wants secret interpretations. Here's "proof" that Barney the Dinosaur is actually Satan: Given: Barney is a cute purple dinosaur. Extract the Roman numerals (remembering that the…
CLASSIC CHURCH BULLETIN BLOORS While wasting some time on the Internet, I came across some church bulletin bloopers that were previously found on the Internet by Pastor Dale Johnsen of Ahtanum Pioneer Church in Yakima,…
SATAN'S SECRET SUPPORTERS Some denounce the devil openly but agree with him secretly.
TEDIOUS TALES It is tedious to tell again tales already plainly told. From The Odyssey, Book 12, by Homer
THE REACH OF PRAYER Nothing lies outside the reach of prayer, except that which lies outside the will of God.
DANGEROUS BLESSINGS It is inevitable that we color reality with our concepts. We are artists. Poets paint motion and light. Historians paint stills. It can be dangerous to get history from a poet. It can…
DOING WITHOUT In Killingly, Connecticut there was a farmer who would go to town every Saturday night. He would gaze into the store windows and scan the many gadgets, novelties, and the various new products…
SYNERGY OF HEART & MIND Wisdom is a marriage--a synergy--of heart and mind. -- Stephen Covey
WHY WAIT TO ENJOY LIFE? A wealthy businessman was hurrying to an appointment near a sea port when he brushed by a fisherman who was sitting on the dock about half asleep. This surprised the…
MINISTRY OF LISTENING To listen conveys more than any words. It says to the person in doubt: "I am taking you seriously as a person. It matters to me that you are hurting. I am…
PAGAN SLL CHECKS Be wary of the advice of pagans. For example, a routine spell check from a computer's word processor attempts to "lead us astray" concerning the sacred titles of books of the Bible…
THOUGHTS OF GOD Our thoughts of God are not great enough; we fail to reckon with the reality of His limitless wisdom and power. The noted author A. W. Tozer noted: "Were all human beings…
GOOD MAY NOT BE GOOD G. K. Chesterton concluded that "good" is a difficult concept to grasp. "The word 'good' has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a…
NO GARBAGE DISPOSAL The Mind Has No Garbage Disposal: In describing one of the new movies of the day, a critic wrote, "The plot moves rapidly down the sewer. "It would not be so damaging…
WISDOM UNDERSTANDS WISDOM It requires wisdom to understand wisdom; the music is nothing if the audience is deaf. -- Walter Lippmann
PLEASANT SMILES No beauty shop can duplicate a pleasant smile.
