SIGNS OF OUR TIMES In case you don't think we live in times of spiritual ignorance -- note this item from Leadership. It seems a Denver woman told her pastor of a recent experience that…
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VALUES/PRIORITIES Robert Blemins of Whittier, CA sent in the story of the hoodlums who broke into a department store one night. They didn't steal or destroy anything; they just had a wonderful time -- switching…
GET INVOLVED -- FISH STORY The following story was sent in by Richard Risser of Jenkintown, PA. 19046 It was about the man who always seemed to bring home a boatload of fish. It was…
WHEN THE BAND STOPS PLAYING A lady told of taking her grandsons, ages four and six, to spend the day at Disneyland. During the course of the day she bought each of them a little…
WHOSE VOICE ARE WE IGNORING? During the dinner on Thanksgiving, a large family gathering was interrupted by one of the little boys of the family. He yelled loudly, "PLEASE PASS THE BUTTER." His mother was…
THAT WHICH GIVES LIFE MEANING Gordon Cosby, pastor of the Church of the Saviour in Washington, D.C. was pastor of a small Baptist Church outside of Lynchburg, VA some years ago. One day a deacon…
PARABLE FROM A STATUE Norman Sirnic, pastor of the UCC Church in Friona, TX sent in the following story he found in Transformation of the Twelve, p. 27: Immediately after the war I visited a…
SAY SOMETHING FUNNY In the days before World War II, Frank Galen, who was to become a successful writer and producer of TV comedies, reported for his Army physical when his draft notice came. When…
WHEN LIFE BEGINS Martha Tippin of our church in Saratoga tells me she heard a Roman Catholic priest discussing the important theological topic of "When Does Life Begin?" on the radio. He pointed out that…
IMPREGNABLE BIAS One of the most frustrating conversations in theatrical history is recorded by Theatre Arts magazine: A subscriber dialed "Information" for the magazine's number. "Sorry," drawled the lady, "but there is nobody listed by…
FOLLOW UP A man stopped in at a second-hand car lot and searched for a particular salesman. When he found him he asked: "Aren't you the fellow who sold me this car a few weeks…
SHOW THEM WHAT YOU MEAN John McDonald is the author of 70 best-selling novels, including 20 about the "Salvage" expert, Travis McGee. McDonald was recently interviewed in USA TODAY by George Vasallo. One of the…
MEN OF INTEGRITY God give us men. The time demands Strong minds, great hearts, True faith and willing hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot…
TRUE GRIEF A visitor at a zoo noticed an attendant crying quietly over in a corner. The visitor asked another attendant what the man was crying about and he was told that one of the…
FORM AND SUBSTANCE A young second lieutenant at Fort Bragg discovered that he had no change when he was about to buy a soft drink from a vending machine. He flagged down a passing private…
CHILDREN are unpredictable -- you never know how far up the wall they're going to drive you.
PARENTING is hereditary. If your parents didn't have any children, you're not likely to have any either.
THE RELEASE I LONG FOR In God's Smuggler Brother Andrew tells in the first couple of chapters the story of his early life -- one section of which dealt with his hell-for- leather days in…
LOVE THAT MUST EXPRESS ITSELF A man was trying to read a serious book and his little boy kept interrupting him. He would lean against his knees and say, "Daddy, I love you." The father…
KEEP YOUR HOPE ALIVE The world is full of hopes and expectations that motivate men and women. Some of these hopes prove illusory and empty when time has passed. Some men put their hopes in…
