COMPROMISE OR OPPORTUNITY Jack Longley, Presbyterian Pastor from San Jose, California recently sent me a clipping from the local classified section. One of his members had clipped it out and passed it on to him.…
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RESURRECTION But when it comes to resurrection - there's no doubt one of my all time favorite stories is one you well might have read either in Martin Mary's CONTEXT or in Sources and Resources…
HUMILITY Of course, one of the greatest sources of modern illustration is the delightful comic strip Peanuts by Charles Schultz. One of my favorites shows Linus and Charlie Brown sitting and talking about their plans…
DISTORTION Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please. Mark Twain.
FROM THE CURRENT NEWS Herb Caen of the San Francisco Chronicle gives the quote of the week honors to our Senator Sam Hayakawa (noted for sleeping in Congress). In the course of an interview on…
HOW TO BE A SUCCESS J. Paul Getty's Formula For Success: "Rise early, work late and strike oil!"
TO CHANGE THE FACE OF THE EART H. True stories are always the ones that have great impact. One such story that I found quite inspiring is Colonel Heath Bottomly's story, Prodigal Father, published by…
EXPERIENCE It seems that Hank, a landscape contractor, had his first full-fledged job. Of course he didn't want to appear to be the rank amateur he knew he was. So he feigned a casual kind…
RISKS OF APPEARING FOOLISH William Barclay tells the story related by Rudyard Kipling of his meeting with General Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army: Kipling tells how on a world tour at a certain…
THEN THERE'S THE CHURCH CHAIN LETTER Did you hear about this chainletter? It's called the church chain letter. It goes this way: This chain letter is meant to bring happiness to you. Unlike other chain…
NEGATIVE ATTITUDE A man stopped by a roadside cafe for a break in his trip. He went inside and sat down to order a cup of coffee. Because he was looking for a bit of…
REPAIR WORK If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Billy Carter
FAVORITE QUOTE "He who rides a tiger must make plans for dismounting." William R. Inge
ALL YOU NEED to grow fine, vigorous grass is a crack in your sidewalk. Entrepreneurial Manager's Newsletter
A STORY THAT SAVED A LIFE I returned recently to speak at a church I formerly served as Associate Pastor. Seated next to me at lunch was a lady I had known quite well during…
CHRIST'S PRESENCE It was during the war in Kracow, Poland. The basement of the cathedral in town had been turned into a hospital for the wounded. There in the poor light lay hundreds of soldiers:…
THE GIFT OF ENCOURAGING WORDS A great place to glean some profound insights into life is from children's stories. On a Winnie the Pooh record, for instance, there is a scene that is a delightful…
FAITH Here is a terrible joke you just might have nerve neough to use (or smart enough to avoid). It's about the pastor who boards an airplane for one of his first air flights. About…
GOSSIP The difference between noise and gossip is whether you raise your voice or lower it. Franklin P. Jones, Chestnuts
PERFECTION The closest to perfection a person ever comes is when he fills out a job application form.
