A young mother was watching a television news program with her eight-year-old son. The newscaster reported on the stock market, saying, “The value of the dollar is up.” The boy then turned to his mother…
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A character named “Mr. Pump” appears in a novel by A.A. Milne called “Two People.” At one point in the novel, Mr. Pump, an important London publisher, is described as follows, ...Mr. Pump was not…
The three sons of a lawyer, a doctor, and a minister, respectively, were talking about how much money their fathers earned. The lawyer’s son said, “My father goes into a court on a case and…
“. . . in the last days there will come times of stress. For we will be lovers of self, lovers of money . . . swollen with conceit . . . holding the form…
“As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing” (Matthew 13:22).…
Zorba the Greek, spoke tenderly and profoundly when he told this story: ”One day, when I was a child, an old neighbor took me on his knee and placed his hand on my head as…
Years ago, when Mikhail Baryshnikov, the great ballet dancer who defected from Russia, performed a two-week run at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., a ballet enthusiast who attended every performance wrote the following: When…
Do more than exist — LIVE. Do more than touch — FEEL. Do more than look — OBSERVE. Do more than read — ABSORB. Do more than hear — LISTEN. Do more than listen —…
If I knew you, and you knew me— If both of us could clearly see, And with an inner-sight divine, The meaning of your heart and mine— I’m sure that we should differ less, And…
“For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,…
Professional sports idol Joe Namath, was a brilliant, superstar quarterback who led the New York Jets to many memorable victories. Namath enjoyed wide recognition from his exploits on the gridiron as well as many television…
“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father…
The “Dear Abby” Columnist, Abigail Van Buren, received the following letter from a frustrated reader: Dear Abby: My husband hates to spend money! I cut my own hair and make my own clothes, and I…
Humorist Erma Bombeck has written: It gets tougher and tougher to sell my husband on the idea of going out in the evening. If we’re invited to a party, he wants to know before we…
“And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done” (Genesis 2:2). A retired fellow was being…
A man once wrote a book about women, a subject on which he considered himself an expert. Years later, he decided to publish an updated version of his work. When the new book appeared, all…
One hot summer day a husband and wife were holding a yard sale. The husband stretched out in a lounge chair and unexpectedly dozed off. When he awoke, he heard people laughing and found out…
An elderly man, lying on his deathbed turned to his wife and said, “You know Gladys, you have always been with me—through the good times and bad alike. Do you remember the time I lost…
For many years, sociologists and others have been commenting on “America’s love affair with the automobile.” Recently, a man named George fell in love with a new car, bought it, and proceeded to pamper it…
Dr Abby: My husband hates to spend money! I cut my own hair and make my own clothes, and I have to account for every nickel I spend. Meanwhile he has a stack of savings…
