SATAN'S SERMON In a message on the doctrine of Satan, the pastor called out, "And if there is anyone here who doesn't believe in a personal devil, just come up and see me after the…
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SINGLE WOMEN WARNINGS Single women, beware... 1. If he ever starts a sentence with "Mother says..." 2. If he "forgets" his wallet more than once. 3. If he has a "Playboy on Board" sign stuck…
LIFE HAPNS Life is what happens while you are making other plans. -- A. J. Marshall
NUMBER ONE PRIORITY What's your number one priority? There can only be one. Get two volunteers and ask them: "How many gold medalists can there be in any one Olympic competition? The answer: ONE. How…
TEN EXCUSES FOR NO HOMEWORK Here are the top ten excuses given by students for not having their homework done. William T. Jackson of West New York, New Jersey is the school teacher who recorded…
MARRIAGE SAME ALL OVER A teenage boy returns from school and tells his father what they learned in Geography: "We learned that in Africa, a man does not even know who his wife is until…
GOD'S POLITICS A politician, philosopher, biologist, and builder were arguing about whose profession was most consistent with God's real character. The philosopher said, "Well, first and foremost, God is a philosopher because he created the…
TODAY'S CASH Yesterday is a canceled check; Tomorrow is a promissory note; Today is the only cash you have; So spend it wisely. Kay Lyons
SO MANY AMERICAN LAWYERS A Russian, a Cuban, an American and a lawyer are in a train. The Russian takes a bottle of the best vodka out of his pack, pours some into a glass,…
WHEN THINGS ARE BAD "When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always be worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad…
FUTURE DREAMS "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" -- Eleanor Roosevelt
INTELLECTUAL NONSENSE J. S. Armstrong has developed the "Dr. Fox Hypothesis" for both written and spoken communication: "an unintelligible communication from a legitimate source in the recipients' area of expertise will increase the recipients' rating…
GOSSIP KILLS In The Jewish Press, Morris Mandel writes, "Gossip is the most deadly microbe. It has neither legs nor wings. It is composed entirely of tales and most of them have stings."
SIN BREAKS GOD'S HEART Sin is not about breaking rules, but breaking God's heart. Sin is an offense against the very nature and character of God.
CASTLE OF DOOM Sam Lord's Castle in the Barbados is a show place. Approximately fifteen miles from the major city of Bridgetown, the castle was built in 1820 by Sam Lord. He used to fix…
CHRISTIAN RSONALITIES Emotional cloning is not Christian. The need is not to subdue personality, but to Christianize it. Jesus didn't try to make twelve carbon copies of the men He chose. The leader who diminishes…
MISSED SHOTS You miss 100 % of the shots you never take. By Wayne Gretzky
THE FIRST OFFICIAL ACT A seminary president told this story: When candidates are ordained into the ministry, they have one thing to do in the service. At the conclusion of the worship, the candidate stands,…
THE RIGHT WAY UP We always think we are right, and the whole world runs according to our own perspective. One man who has challenged this pompous attitude has produced, "McArthur's Universal Corrective Map of…
OPPORTUNITY IS IMPATIENT In the comic strip "Frank & Ernest" one character says to the other: "Opportunity knocked once, but by the time I switched off the alarm system, removed the safety bar, loosened the…
