LOOSE ENDS HANG US It is the loose ends with which men hang themselves. -- Zelda Fitzgerald
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CIRCUMSTANCES REVEAL US A man's character never changes radically from youth to old age. What happens is that circumstances bring out characteristics which had not been obvious to the superficial observer. From Dickens: His Character,…
THE SPEED OF AN ANGEL My wife picked up a little craft item in the shape of an angel at a garage sale. In the hand of the angel was a note that said, "Don't…
NATURE OF SIN Sin is not about breaking rules, but breaking God's heart. Sin is an offense against the very nature and character of God.
FLOATING LIGHTSHIP At one time England's navigation history records the existence of strange ships that were floating lighthouses. These lightships came in all shapes and sizes, but their purpose was always the same: they were…
CONFUCIUS ON CORRECT LANGUAGE If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if…
WHAT WE DO NOT DO To comprehend a man's life, it is necessary to know not merely what he does but also what he purposely leaves undone. There is a limit to the work that…
GOETHE ON PRIORITIES It was Goethe who said, "Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least."
WORDS THAT LIVE Words, once they're printed, have a life of their own. Carol Burnett
CURVED IN SIN Sin is described in Latin as "in curvatus in se", being curved in on ourselves.
TO ROAST A PIG I call this the "Roast Pig" problem after Charles Lamb's classic 1822 essay "A Dissertation on Roast Pig," a satirical account of how the art of roasting was discovered in a…
SPOILED BY A LITTLE BALL At a golf course lodge in Indiana: "Golf is a beautiful walk spoiled by a small white ball." By Marguerite Reasner, from Catholic Digest, May, 1988
THE LOOK OF LOVE The Rev. Fred Rogers, also known to about 8 million preschool children as Mr. Rogers said in a recent interview: "Evil wants us to look at ourselves and others with accusing…
BLOOMING CHICKENS Little Mary was visiting on her grandparents' farm. Investigating the chicken lot, she came upon a peacock. She ran quickly to the house shouting, "Granny, come quick! One of your chickens is in…
THE CAUSE OF THE MARTYR It is the cause of punishment that makes a martyr, not the punishment itself. -- Augustine
GOD KNOWS THE FACTS OF LIFE A father was explaining the facts of life to his daughter. She listened attentively for a while, then said, "Does God know about this?" From Better Families, April, 1995
MUTUAL HAPPINESS Few things in this world is more satisfying than a good marriage. A young couple was visiting with an older couple celebrating their fiftieth anniversary. "Fifty years!" one of them exclaimed. "That's a…
PROMISE KEEPER PROGRESS "If half a million white guys commit each year to work for racial harmony, to spend more time with their kids, to pray instead of striking out, to work on an imperfect…
CHANGES WITHIN US Robert Moeller in his book, Love in Action says that "what happens in us is more important to God than what happens to us."
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HE WANTED TO GIVE Never before in all my ministry had this ever happened! Deanie Sefton, our church secretary, came into my office and said, "You had better come out here. There is a man…
