THE COWARD VERSUS THE DARING A coward can sit in his house and criticize a pilot for flying into the mountain in fog, but I would rather, by far, die on a mountainside than in…
Sermon Illustrations
FIT TO KILL During World War II pianist and wit Oscar Levant appeared before the draft-board examiner. The official asked him, "Do you think you can kill?" Levant answered, "I don't know about strangers, but…
A BRIEF MESSAGE A note was hung on the hot air hand dryer in the restroom at work: "Push here for a word from the boss."
DON'T CLOG THE PATH In Ancient Israel, six cities were founded as "cities of refuge." The law of Moses declared that if a man killed another man -- without malice or premeditation -- he could…
SPRING Nothing is so beautiful as spring -- When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush; Thrush's eggs look little low heavens, and thrush Through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring…
OPPORTUNITIES Our opportunities to do good are our talents. Cotton Mather
THE SHORT ROUTE A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation. Saki
CUT GLASS CHRISTIANS A flawless diamond is one of nature's most unique and precious stones. Of the gem family, its value and beauty is second to none. Its clarity, brilliance and carat weight add up…
AMAZING The traveller was sneaking a half-gallon bottle across the Mexican border when a U. S. Customs official searched him. Upon discovering the bottle, the official asked the man what it contained. The traveler replied,…
A GOOD PRESCRIPTION A troubled man went to visit his physician with a list of anxieties and fears. The wise doctor told his patient to take a day off work and visit the beach. At…
LET GOD DO IT I remember an evening three years ago during the middle of the five year drought which we were experiencing in Zimbabwe. I was in the garden trying to keep the few…
HAPPINESS AND HOLINESS Oprah Winfrey was interviewing people on her program recently who were having affairs with married people (there's a great subject!) One woman who had a long-standing affair with a married man was…
TOWARD EACH ONE THE SAME If you saw the film Chariots of Fire, you probably remember Eric Liddell as the champion who refused to run on Sunday in the 1924 Olympics. But those who were…
RELATING TO PEOPLE A true American success story: The daughter of a welder and the youngest of five girls, who herself always felt unpopular, who lacked a college degree and was labeled a low achiever…
I'M TALKING ABOUT A LONG SERMON It seems this particular pastor was really given to long-winded sermons. He often would go well past an hour, and on occasions had preached upwards of two hours. One…
SELF-EXAMINATION Before Communion -- What strange perplexities arise, What anxious fears and jealousies, What crowds in doubtful light appear, How few, alas, approved and clear! And what am I? -- My soul awake, And an…
CHOOSE THOU FOR ME Thy way, not mine, O Lord, However dark it be! Lead me by Thine own hand; Choose out my path for me. I dare not choose my lot: I would not,…
SELF CONTROL A little girl fell and skinned her knee; it obviously hurt, and yet she didn't cry. Someone asked her how she managed not to cry. She answered, "Oh, I just said to myself,…
DEEP SACRIFICE Many of us sacrifice like the little girl who, after hearing a Lenten sermon on sacrifice, decided to give up something for this special religious season. Her mother said, "You know, it should…
GOD'S GRANDEUR The world is charged with the grandeur of God. It will flame out, like shining from shook foil; It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil Crushed. Why do men then…
