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THE SPIRIT OF GIVING Two weeks before Christmas a nine-year old girl was walking with her friend down the street, sliding on the ice puddles and the two of them were talking about what they…
WHAT DID YOU SEE? A midwestern family in the early days of the Depression were struggling to make ends meet. They were unable to afford any of the so-called luxuries of life. The father simply…
THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS ' Tis the day after Christmas and inside and out, The holiday carnage lies scattered about. And Ma with a wet towel atop of her head And aspirin tablets has crawled…
MISSING THE MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS Another item that deals with the theme of missing the real message of Christmas was one sent in by Del Glick, Co-Pastor of the Waterford Mennonite Church of Goshen, Indiana.…
THE CHRISTENING The story is told of a christening that was to be held many years ago by a very wealthy European family. Many guests were invited to the home for the occasion and came…
ONE GOOD WORD FOR SANTA Lest we give old Saint Nick too hefty a shot in the chops for the commercialization of Christmas, I would have us remember the story of St. Nicholas attributed to…
THE BEARDED GUY AT CHRISTMAS David Palm, Lutheran pastor from Postville, Iowa sent in this one which he heard from his pastor back home: On Christmas Eve I was talking to a lady after the…
THE SCOPE OF MODERN HOSTILITY The Oct, '83 issue of Psychology Today (page 14) reports the results of a poll of more than 650 readers. The question, as posed in their July issue, was: "If…
GET A BUSY MAN God never goes to the lazy or the idle when He needs men (or women, Ed.) for His service. He goes to those who are already at work -- the busy…
FIRST IMPRESSIONS A police officer at the scene of a car accident saw a horrible sight smashed against the inside of the windshield. Quickly he called for help and then ran over to the car.…
STRATEGIC SPOT An admirer once asked Leonard Bernstein, celebrated orchestra conductor, what was the hardest instrument to play. He replied without hesitation: "Second fiddle. I can always get plenty of first violinists, but to find…
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IN IGNORANCE OF RICHES In west Texas there is a famous oil field known as the Yates Pool. During the Depression this field was a sheep ranch, owned by a man named Yates. Mr. Yates…
WHY ELSE THIS MIRACLE? On the front porch of his little country store in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln and his partner Berry stood. Business was just all gone, and Berry asked, "How much longer do you…
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