COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATION In the first twenty years of an American kid's life, he or she will see something approaching one million television commercials at the rate of about a thousand a week. This makes the…
Sermon Illustrations
COMMUNICATION DETERIORATION A school superintendent told his assistant superintendent the following: "Next Thursday at 10:30 a.m., Haley's Comet will appear over this area. This is an event which occurs only once every 75 years. Call…
TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR PARENTS 1. My hands are small; please don't expect perfection whenever I make a bed, draw a picture, or throw a ball. My legs are short; slow down so that I can…
ENHANCED TRANSLATION NEEDED There is the story of an old missionary out in the field who needed an assistant. They sent him a young scholar with a Ph. D. in Theology. When he arrived, the…
RAISING KIDS "On the anniversary of my spiritual birthday, after a day of communion with my Lord, reflecting on thirteen years of spiritual growth, I determined to tell my children for their nightly bedtime story…
A NEW YEAR'S PRAYER Dear Lord, please give me . . . A few friends who understand me and yet remain my friends A work to do which has real value, without which the world…
FAMILY LIFE "A family in the East was planning a month's vacation to the West Coast. At the last minute the father's work responsibilities prevented him from going, but Mom insisted that she was capable…
FAMILY/HOME RELATIONS Cross-cultural studies show that the U. S. parents spend less time with their children than parents in almost any other country in the world. Although both Russian parents work and Russian children spend…
SHOCKING GENEROSITY One afternoon, as the story goes, while Bill Jones was out taking a walk as a part of his therapy in recovering from a massive heart attack, the telephone rang and his wife,…
DEVELOPING YOUR GIFTS One of Ripley's "Believe it or Not" items pictured a plain bar of iron worth $5. The same bar of iron if made into horse shoes, would be worth $50. If it…
FIFTH PLACE -- FEED MY SHEEP This story was
OUR LARGER SPIRITUAL RESPONSIBLITY A second story from Mark Shepard is from Goforth of China by Rosalind Goforth, pp. 61-66. It was a story that was told by Dr. Goforth. The story was of a…
FASTING The best of all medicines are resting and fasting. Benjamin Franklin. FASTING Fasting is better than prayer. St. Clement; Second Epistle to Corinthians. FASTING Surfeit is the father of much fasting. Shakespeare, Measure for…
OLD HEARTS BREAKING I liked these lines by Betty Spurlock Brocksmith (from the Rotarian magazine), sent in by Pastor Story of Safford, Arizona. Oh, the young heart breaks with a roar and a rattle --…
INDIVIDUALITY Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.…
WHEN THINGS DON'T SEEM TO WORK Jeremiah teaches that life isn't all beer and skittles. There are also the tough times when things don't flow as neatly as a seminar notebook would imply. Jeremiah cries…
THE PASTOR'S TASK As pastors, we minister to people at the key points of their lives -- marriage, births, funerals, etc. The other night some of us were shooting the breeze when one of our…
THE FLAG AND THE CROSS Several times during my ministry I shared in military funerals. Finally a very significant lesson dawned. I've seen military funerals on the news, and have participated in six or seven…
UNBIASED OBSERVATION The following story was gleaned from the newspaper Grit: "When he returned home from school, Andy told his mother he was the best- looking boy in the class. His mother asked him who…
TWO BECOME ONE Pete Schoder of San Pedro, California sent us this note: 90732 Newly added to our wedding service is the ceremony of lighting the Wedding Candle by the bride and groom. Explaining the…
