WORK-PRAY-LEAVE- ACCEPT You work hard; you pray hard; you leave it in God's hands and you accept God's will. By Elizabeth Dole in an interview by Barbara Walters on ABC's December 6, 1996 show 20/20
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THREE TREASURES I have three treasures which I hold and keep. The first is mercy; the second is economy. The third is daring not to be ahead of others. From mercy comes courage; from economy…
RATTLESNAKE STRIKES Author Michael Crichton was making a movie that required the use of rattlesnakes. The movie needed shots of a snake crawling in the desert, striking, and sinking its fangs into the leg of…
MY COMPUTER Windows 95 displays an icon--a picture--on the screen that is entitled: "MY COMPUTER" which, when activated, reveals the contents of the computer. God has given us an inner source to help us know…
BURIED IN A TUXEDO There was once a farmer who decided to retire, but he did not have enough land for his two sons to farm. So while one son stayed at home to farm,…
TRAIL LOST The tourist turned to his Native American guide and asked, "Are we lost?" His guide paused and answered, "We not lost. We here. Trail lost."
TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by people you would not have in your home. -- Dave Frost From the May 2, 1994 issue of…
THE EVIDENCE: HE AROSE Observation 1: He was dead. Observation 2: Empty tomb. Observation 3: Appearances. Observation 4: Reactions of officials. Observation 5: Outlook of disciples. Observation 6: Start of church. Observation 7: Expected return.…
ROY ROGERS & DALE EVANS One of our faithful subscribers and prolific contributors -- Don Maddox of Church of the Valley in Apple Valley, California -- writes to us and gives an update concerning our…
FUNNY TASTING A Christian comedy team was on their way to an international convention on comedy. On the way to their destination, their small plane had engine trouble and made an emergency landing in a…
Baptists | Conflict | Death | Denominations | Doctrine | Funerals | Humor | Methodists | Remembering
BURY ALL THE BAPTISTS There were two churches in the community, a Methodist church and a Baptist church. The Baptists were temporarily without a pastor when a deacon of the church died. The family asked…
GRAND CANYON GLORY Roy Hession the author of "The Calvary Road," tells in his autobiography, "My Calvary Road," about his first sight of the Grand Canyon. Of course it was awesome. He mentioned that Mark…
UGLY DEFINED In the movie, "The Gods Must Be Crazy," the Bushman sees an attractive blond white woman dressing in the bush. The narrator reports: "That morning he saw the ugliest person he had ever…
OBJECT LESSON ON PRAYER Recently, I distributed bags of M&Ms to each person in the congregation to illustrate my message on 1 John 3:21-22 "...we have confidence before God and receive from Him anything we…
PROS & CONS FOR SINGLES 1) THE ADVANTAGES 2) THE DISADVANTAGES 1) You don't have to learn to like somebody else's lousy cooking. 2) You've got to learn to like your OWN lousy cooking! 1)…
THE KIND OF FRIENDSHIP From the message on a Shoebox Greetings card: "You're the kind of friend who wouldn't laugh if we were in a fancy restaurant and I came out of the bathroom with…
SEUSS SUCCESS For those who need encouragement, take heart and do not quit too soon. The first children's book by Dr. Seuss was rejected by twenty-three publishers. The twenty-fourth publisher sold six million copies.
FAR REACHING WEIGHT LOSS A doctor recommended a way to lose weight to his patient -- run five miles a day for the next hundred days and lose fifty pounds. One hundred days later, the…
Accomplishments | Challenges | Desire | Dreams | Goals | Motivation | Opportunity | Success | Vision
KENNEDY ON ACCOMPLISHMENTS In a speech given at Rice University, John F. Kennedy said: "But why say some, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask why climb the highest…
BOASTING CHESS NUTS A group of chess players had congregated in the lobby of a big New York hotel. Each person tried to outdo the other in tales of his prowess in mastering opponents. After…
