THE SACRIFICING MOTHER The story is told of a hen-house that caught fire during the night. The farmer came out to fight the fire, and when he finally got it extinguished -- he found the…
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THE COST A woman was calling on a friend whose children were brought in. The caller said, evidently with no thought of the meaning of her words: "Oh, I'd give my life to have two…
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LITTLE 'EXTRAS' We had just moved into a new apartment and were besieged by salesmen for everything from laundry sevice to life insurance. One busy day a dairyman came to the…
CAN WE DECEIVE GOD? When our son was a youngster in grade school, his route home from school each day took him by an irrigation canal. He had been instructed repeatedly not to play around…
HOME OR HOUSE A reporter came to a fire one day where a house was steadily burning down to the ground. He noticed standing by that there was a little lad with his mom and…
LAW AND GRACE There is a strong tendency among Christians to work hard in the flesh in order to please God. However, Scripture warns against legalism: "For as many are of the works of the…
AFTER EASTER Philip Clinton pastor of the Janesville United Methodist Church of Janesville, Iowa, sent in the following story -- which I plan to use sometime after Easter, maybe just before Pentecost. He heard it…
THEORIES ABOUT GOD'S EXISTENCE Imagine a family of mice who lived all their lives in a large piano. To them in their piano-world came the music of the instrument, filling all the dark spaces with…
CHILDREN'S LETTERS TO GOD Dear God, What is it like when you die? Nobody will tell me. I just want to know, I don't want to do it. Your Friend, Mike
DEAR GOD If you do all these things you are pretty busy. Now here's my question. When is the best time I can talk to you? I know you are always listening but when will…
DEAR GOD Why can't you ever keep it from raining on Saturday all the time? Rose
DEAR GOD Are boys better than girls? I know you are one but try to be fair. Syliva
DEAR GOD Did you have as much trouble learning Hebrew as I am? Are there any easy ways to do it? I know you talk English too so I'm writing in English. Respectfully, Jerome
DEAR GOD Please count me in! Love, Herbie.
NOT ALL KNOTS WERE TIED IN HEAVEN And then there was the story about the insurance man who was settling up with the widow. He had brought a check for $50,000 to present to her.…
THE PREACHER'S PRAYER The old Nazarene evangelist Bud Robinson is reported to have prayed the following prayer each day: "O Lord, give me a backbone as big as a saw log and ribs like the…
MIXED MESSAGE Did you hear about the movie producer who was asked how business was on his new movie? He replied, "Colossal -- but we're hoping it will improve!"
COURAGE Courage in people is like a tea bag. You never know the strength until they're in hot water. Funny, Funny World
CREDIBILITY Anyone who tells you that he enjoys a cold shower in the morning will lie about other things too. On the Upbeat
THE FATHER SEEKETH AFTER THEE A Quaker family lived in Pennsylvania; against the father's wishes, the son Jonathan ran off and enlisted in the cause of the North during the Civil War. Time passed and…
