A SAMPLER ON THANKFULNESS Things to be thankful for: . . . that only you and God have all the facts about yourself . . . that if you can't pay your bills, at least…
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AN OVER-ABUNDANCE OF ENTREATIES Steven Cole of Cedarpines Park, CA 92322 shares with us that the Reuben Donnelly Company of Chicago is the nation's largest printer of magazines. They have a huge machine that sends…
A CRITICAL SPIRIT Then there's the story of the conscientious wife who tried very hard to please her ultra- critical husband, but failed regularly. He always seemed the most cantankerous at breakfast. If the eggs…
PRAYING -- HOW NOT TO San Marcos is located in Hays County, which is named after Texas Ranger Captain, Jack Hays. During the Palo Alto battle in the Mexican War, Hays is reported to have…
PROFITING FROM FAILURE A young man of 32 had been appointed President of the bank. He'd never dreamed he'd be president, much less at such a young age. So he approached the venerable Chairman of…
TRUE CLOUT Three burly fellows on huge motorcycles pulled up to a highway cafe where a truck driver, just a little guy, was perched on a stool quietly eating his lunch. As the three fellows…
WHO WANTS TO PLAY WITH A CHEATER? The golf pro met Charlie in the clubhouse and said, "Charlie, you used to play golf with Pete all the time, but you don't anymore. Why?" Charlie answered…
THE DULL OF UNDERSTANDING Another one I used from Sunday Sermons was the old story about the man who was troubled with dizzy spells. He went from one doctor to another and none could tell…
LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE A department store floor manager noticed a young boy staring intently at the handrail of an escalator. The manager walked over to him and asked, "Son, are you all right?"…
I MEAN REALLY BORING! Director Billy Wilder was asked how he liked a new film and he replied, "To give you an idea, the film started at 8:00 p.m. I looked at my watch at…
CAN YOU TOP THIS? The story is told about an old minister who survived the great Johnstown flood. He loved to tell the story over and over in great detail. Everywhere he went he would…
PLANS During World War II, General MacArthur called in one of his Army engineers and asked: How long will it take to throw a bridge across this river?" The man immediately responded "Three days." MacArthur…
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS GIVING Several years ago a 13 year old boy who attended Mohawk Central School at Paines Hollow in New York heard an appeal for contributions to Santa Claus Anonymous, a group…
CHRISTMAS -- MODERN TRANSLATION Something over ten years ago the sixth-grade class of Memorial Presbyterian Church in Midland, Michigan wrote this composite modern version of the Christmas story. I clipped it back then and have…
YULETIDE HASH If an alien from another planet were to drop in on America around December 22, he would find himself in another world. Not only would it be different from his own, it would…
CHRISTMAS POETRY Tonight the great world's heart becomes an inn Where love may, for a season, make its dwelling Above earth's old disorder and its din Unearthly harmonies are strangely swelling . . . And…
WHO ARE THE WISE MEN? Who were the Wise Men in the long ago? Not Herod, fearful lest he lose his throne; Not Pharisees, too proud to claim their own; Not priests and scribes whose…
THE KINGS OF THE EAST The Kings of the East are riding Tonight to Bethlehem The sunset glows dividing The Kings of the East are riding A star their journey guiding Gleaming with gold and…
WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT Ron Larimore of Oloha, Oregon sent in this story he read in Moody Monthly, Mar 82. It seems a veteran missionary was returning home to the U. S. after…
I'M NOT SURE JUST WHAT THIS ILLUSTRATES But it's a funny story. It was sent in by Pastor Dale Bean of the Calvary Assembly of God Church of Carthage, IL. Two fellows, both in their…
