RADICAL LIFESTYLE CHANGE Millard Fuller, the founder of HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, was a millionaire by the age of twenty- nine. As such, he could buy his wife "everything" he thought she possibly could want. But…
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LIVING REVENGE Bumper sticker wisdom -- "Get revenge: Live long enough to be a problem to your children."
HOPE SURVIVED A story is told of a man whose shop was burned to the ground in the great Chicago fire. He arrived at the ruins the next morning carrying a table and set it…
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,…
LOST ITS WARM For Christmas, I made my grandson a multi-colored afghan to replace the well-worn comforter I'd tied for him before. "Grandma, I really needed this," he exulted. "My old blanket has lost all…
THE UNJUST'S UMBRELLA The rain it raineth every day Upon the just and unjust fella, But mostly on the just, because The unjust hath the just's umbrella. From a CBS television network weatherperson on March…
ANOTHER COLLECTION AGENCYA woman has finally figured out how to stop those unsolicited and unwanted "chance-of-a-lifetime"-offers by hideous telemarketing phone callers. She enthusiastically welcomes these calls by saying, "Oh, thank you so much for calling!…
WINDY & THIRSTY Three aged senior citizens were out for a walk together and one made the comment, "It sure is windy!" The second responded, "It's not Wednesday. It's Thursday." Immediately the third chimed in,…
SOLILOQUY TO FINALS To sleep or not to sleep; that is the question; Whether 'tis nobler for the grade to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous teachers, Or to take arms against a sea…
CHRISTIAN BEHAVIOR There are non-believers who look at the behavior of Christians who are not living their life according to Biblical standards, and use that as an excuse not to consider Christianity. It is like…
TOUGH TEMPTATIONS Resisting temptation is a lot easier if you think you might get another chance later on. From the Chicago Tribune, 6-1-95
SPEECH REMEMBERED The less you say, the more people will remember. From the Chicago Tribune, 6-21-95
FAITH SMELLS THE ROSE Faith smells the fragrance when there is no rose.
MARRIAGE BY PROXY On January 11, 1991, a very unusual wedding took place. For it was on that day that Marine sergeant Tim Burke, of Moorestown, New Jersey was married even though he missed his…
THE BIBLE SAYS JUMP One of the fathers in our congregation related to me how he and his five-year-old girl had been jumping together on their backyard trampoline. She was having a great time! Finally…
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PRAISING THE AZTECS Officials in San Jose, CA spent half a million dollars in taxpayer's money to erect a statue of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl in a public park. The mayor justified the expense saying…
MORNING ATTITUDES Bil Keane's cartoon, "The Family Circus," offers one particular cartoon with only two frames. In the first frame, Dolly gets out of bed and is standing looking out the window while she exclaims,…
COINCIDENCE OR MIRACLE If Hollywood was really as atheistic and anti-christian as many say it is, then why didn't they call the movie "The Coincidence on 34th Street?" Anonymous
A SAFE HAVEN On the day of their daughter's baptisms, Chuck and Wendy Warren invited friends and family to come to their home for a meal of celebration. Chuck told me they lived in Mary…
MAKING & DOING A LIVING Most folks spend so much time making a living, that they end up doing very little living.
