COINCIDENCE A coincidence is a small miracle where God prefers to remain anonymous.
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YOU THINK YOUR BATTLE IS UPHILL For most of his life, historian Francis Parkman suffered from very poor health. He had rheumatism, severe headaches, extremely poor digestion. He was in such pain he couldn't bear…
THE SKILLED BLOWS OF GOD God's ways are past finding out, says the Scriptures. Sometimes we just do not understand why He operates the way He does. We become disillusioned and disappointed with God. But…
GRACE, MERCY James C. Couser sent me this from George "Sparky" Anderson of the Detroit Tigers, from his diary Bless You Boys (Contemporary Books): "Grace is getting something you don't deserve. Mercy is not getting…
LEADERSHIP: TWO EXTREMES The following is from The Making of A Leader, by Frank Damazio, Bible Press, (7545 NE Glisan, Portland, OR): The following fable about frogs taken from Aesop's Fables, summarizes very well the…
WORRY Years ago, in the pioneer days of aviation, a pilot was making a flight around the world. After he had been gone for some two hours from his last landing field, he heard a…
REALLY STUPID There's a story that comes out of Italy. It's a legend of a man who had a servant. He was a kind of stupid fellow. One day in conversation with this servant he…
DOGS O. K. A man seeking a hotel room for himself and his dog received the following reply from an innkeeper in Kingston, Jamaica: "I've been in the hotel business for 40 years and never…
CHRISTMAS EVERYWHERE Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas tonight! Christmas in lands of the fir- tree and pine, Christmas in lands of the palm-tree and vine, Christmas where snow peaks stand solemn and white, Christmas where corn fields…
CHRISTMAS BELLS There are sounds in the sky when the year grows old, And the winds of the winter blow -- When night and the moon are clear and cold, And the stars shine on…
MIRROR IMAGE OF GOD There is a painting in a palace in Rome by Reni. It is painted into the ceiling of the dome, over 100 feet high. To stand at floor level and look…
ASSERTING LEADERSHIP The lion was proud of his mastery of the animal kingdom. One day he decided to make sure all the other animals knew he was the king of the jungle. He was so…
THE STORY BEHIND THE GIFT The minister was greeted at the door of the church after Sunday morning worship by a young lad. The boy looked up at the preacher and said, "Pastor, we were…
THE HEADY TASTE OF POWER Ronald Levy, a first grader in Philadelphia, was told to come directly home from school, but he arrived late almost every day. The difference in time amounted to as much…
A MILD CASE The following lines are by Chad Walsh, from Early Christians of the 21st Century: Millions of Christians live in a sentimental haze of vague piety, with soft organ music trembling in the…
WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE? Two pastors' wives sat mending their husbands' pants. One of them said to the other, "My poor John, he is so discouraged in his church work. He said just the other…
CLOSE SCRUTINY A prosperous young Wall Street broker met, fell in love with and was frequently seen escorting about town a rising actress of gentility and dignity. He wanted to marry her, but being a…
WE'RE TALKING TOUGH Dad: "Son, when I was in the Army, we had a drill sergeant who was so tough he used to wear a wig." Son: "What's so tough about that?" Dad: "He used…
MAKING TRUTH RELEVANT In trying to explain something to others it's wise to remember this fundamental rule of communications: "One specific is worth a hundred generalities." In 1847 the great naturalist Agassiz gave an address…
HUMILITY AND LEADERSHIP I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be…
