THE WEAK LINK In ancient China, the people desired security from the barbaric hordes to the north, so they built the great wall of China. It was so high they knew no one could climb…
Sermon Illustrations
THE FAMILY CAR Three men were discussing what most people wanted in a new car. One said, "Dependability." Another said "Styling." A third said "Economy." Just then a fourth man, who recently had bought his…
A CHILD IS LISTENING One day as a young mother and her kindergarten-aged son were driving down the street, the inquisitive little boy asked a revealing question. He asked, "Mommy, why do the idiots only…
THE STORK A little boy asked his mother where he came from, and also where she had come from as a baby. His mother gave him a tall tale about a beautiful white- feathered bird.…
THE PRAYER I WANT MY SON TO PRAY The first prayer I want my son to learn to say is not "God keep Daddy safe," but "God, make Daddy brave, and if there are hard…
YOU'LL BE A MAN, MY SON If you can keep your head, When all about are losing theirs, And blame it on you . . . If you can dream, And not make dreams your…
NOT ON MOTHER'S DAY After dinner one Mother's Day a mother was washing the dishes when her teen- age daughter wandered into the kitchen. Horrified to see her mother at the sink, she exclaimed, "Oh,…
KIDS -- CALLING THEIR BLUFF In the absence of parental leadership, some children become extremely obnoxious and defiant, especially in public places. Perhaps the best example was a ten-year-old boy named Robert, who was a…
MY NAME IS A teacher had just given her second- grade class a lesson on magnets. Now came the question session and she asked a little boy: "My name starts with an "M" and I…
GREAT PREACHER There is a beautiful story in the biography of G. Campbell Morgan. He had four sons, all of whom were preachers. The youngest son, Howard, considered a great preacher, once took his father's…
A SOBERING CONSIDERATION Many parents today are concerned about making a living, building a house and achieving some place on the social ladder. As a result, they often neglect their children and have little concern…
CELEBRATE In an episode of the comic strip Hagar The Horrible, Hagar's wife, Helga, is shown cleaning the floor with a mop and pail. She says to herself, "The house does look nice and shiny."…
APPRECIATING MOTHER Not until I became a mother did I understand how much my mother had sacrificed for me; not until I became a mother did I feel how hurt my mother was when I…
THE PROPER GRIP Rearing kids is like holding a wet bar of soap -- too firm a grasp and it shoots from your hand, too loose a grasp and it slides away. A gentle but…
WOMEN'S LIBERATION A little boy and girl had just been introduced and were trying to decide what game to play, and the little boy said, "I have an idea -- let's play baseball." But the…
A CHILD'S PERSPECTIVE A little boy was talking to the girl next door: "I wonder what my mother would like for Mother's Day." The girl answers: "Well, you could promise to keep your room clean…
FALSE FRIENDS are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine but leaving us when we cross into the shade. Christian Bovee
LIMITS Genius has limits; stupidity does not.
YOUTH The best substitute for experience is being 16. Funny, Funny World
GROWING OLDER As people become older they tend to become more quiet. They have more to keep quiet about. Funny, Funny World
