FORGIVENESS is absorbing the hurt of a broken relationship. Ray Robbins, New Orleans Theological Seminary
Sermon Illustrations
IMPERFECTIONS One nice thing about being imperfect is the joy that it brings to others." From Martin Marty's Context
HELPING GOD If I had been present at creation, I would have given some useful hints. Alfonso the Wise, The 637 Best Things Anybody Ever Said
LIFE SKILLS Anyone who can swallow a pill at a drinking fountain deserves to get well. Funny, Funny World
AGE I was fired because of my age. I'll never make the mistake of being 70 again. Casey Stengel, Funny, Funny World
TIMING IS EVERYTHING It isn't what you know that counts; it's what you can thing of in time. On The Upbeat
IRRESISTABLE If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's going to stop them. Yogi Berra
OBSERVATOPMS Nothing keeps a family together like having one car in the shop. Funny Funny World
TAXES The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has. Will Rogers, as reported in Forbes
REPENTANCE Before God can deliver us from ourselves we must undeceive ourselves. Augustine. REPENTANCE From listening comes wisdom and from speaking comes repentance. Fortune Cookie. REPENTANCE There is one case of death bed repentance recorded…
BORING As the Sunday School class for seven- year-olds was well underway one little boy suddenly exclaimed to the teacher: "Can we hurry up? This is boring!" Immediately the little girl to his left gave…
COMMUNICATION After telling the story of Jonah and the whale to her Sunday School class, the teacher decided to quiz them. She asked, "Timmy, what is the moral of the story?" Timmy thought for a…
PERSPECTIVE Lord, fill my mouth with worthwhile stuff, And nudge me when I've said enough. Saying on the wall of Fred Smith's office, as reported in Marshall Shelley's foreward to Learning To Lead, by Fred…
RATED ON THE FUN SCALE Herb Caen of The San Francisco Chronicle reports the following quote of the week from Linda Tracy, as reported in the Chico Enterprise. She had been a juror in an…
MIXED FEELINGS The cartoon, "Frank and Ernest," showed a man in a fancy restaurant looking at the menu while the waiter stood with pencil and orderpad in hand. The customer says, "I'll have a plate…
THE CONQUERING SPIRIT At the recent COBE (Congress on Biblical Exposition) meeting in Anaheim, California it was reported that a very fat man (350-400 pounds) was seen on the street wearing a T shirt with…
PRAYER Give me, O Lord, a steadfast heart, which no unworthy affection may drag downwards; give me an unconquered heart, which no tribulation can wear out; give me an upright heart, which no unworthy purpose…
SET UP FOR LIFE I had a note from my bro-in- law, Mike, the other day. He's the one in the catering business. He says business is terrific. In fact, he said that he now…
LIMITS A man had just had his annual physical exam and was waiting for the doctor's initial report. After a few minutes the doctor came in with his charts in his hand and said: "There's…
ESOTERIC CHEATING In Woody Allen's movie Annie Hall, Woody has his protagonist say: "I was thrown out of New York University for cheating on a Metaphysics test. The professor caught me looking deeply into the…
