SECOND OPINION Then there's the story Rodney Dangerfield tells about the doctor he went to who took X Rays that showed some problems. The operation he suggested would be very painful and very expensive. However,…
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WE CAN'T PREDICT EVERYTHING The cartoons of Buck Rogers in the 1930's turned out to be remarkably similar to what American Astronauts wore when they actually landed on the moon. No one was greatly surprised…
TOUGH DAYS Former Attorney-General Edwin Meese, who served his rocky stint in the Reagan administration recalled the advice of his predecessor, William French Smith. The outgoing attorney-general warned Meese that there would be many a…
THE PERSPECTIVE OF HINDSIGHT "No matter how difficult you thought it would be, you wind up wishing it were that easy." Terms of Endearment
LEADERSHIP Every leader needs to look back once in awhile to make sure he has followers.
MEALTIME GRACE Bless, O Lord, these delectable vittles; May they add to Thy glory and not to our middles. Campbell's Notebook
VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." [Marcel Proust, as quoted in Campbell's Notebook]
PEAK CONDITION A few years back Keith Christiansen, a student at Trinity College (Deerfield, IL), had a part-time job that was the envy of his classmates. While others earned minimum wage putting books back on…
WHAT TO SAY Next time a performance or a sermon is interrupted by a parent (because the parent does not sense when to remove a crying child) think of this from Bernard Miles and J.G.…
THE WORLD'S BEST IS LIFE Charles Lamoureus, musician, (1834-1899): "The greatest thing in the world is a human life; the greatest work in the world is a helpful touch upon that life. The look, the…
CONTRAST IN CHURCHES (STEWARDSHIP) Herbert Mather reports that last October a special offering was received for flood relief. A middle-sized congregation in New Delhi, India, gave 150 rupees. A few of the members could be…
DUE PROCESS A thief picked a man's pocket on a crowded elevator. As the result of quick police action, he was arrested and brought before the local magistrate. "You are charged with stealing another person's…
ASK CAREFULLY A man went to a fortune teller hoping that she would be able to look into her crystal ball and make some stock market predictions. "My fee," said the fortune teller, "is one…
ORIGINS OF MONEY The origin of the word "money" has an interesting history. In Roman mythology, Juno Regina was supposed to be the wife of Jupiter, and the queen of the heavens. Juno assumed many…
WHAT ARE YOU MAKING? While visiting a Swiss town, an American businessman watched a man painstakingly carving the casing for one of the fine cuckoo clocks made in that region. Noting the slow rate of…
THE VOICE FROM ABOVE It seems these two big city coaches from the University of Washington were snooping over around in Washington State country in Pullman. It was winter and they heard that one of…
THINGS TO BELIEVE Believe in yourself; you are God's creation. Believe in your job; honest work is a form of worship. Believe in this day; every minute contains an opportunity to serve God. Believe in…
OVERCOMING CONVENTIONAL WISDOM For centuries, people believed that Aristotle was right when he said that the heavier an object, the faster it would fall to earth. Aristotle was regarded as the greatest thinker of all…
A CHILD'S PERSPECTIVE A small child in his attic room was frightened at night by a thunderstorm, and who, after being assured by his mother that God would take care of him replied, 'Well, you…
THE MINISTRY OF LEECHES An October '87 edition of "Weekly Reader" magazine published an interesting article of how LEECHES actually saved a young boy's finger! Donnell McLucas accidentally turned over a grocery cart, which cut…
