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CHRISTIAN COMPETITION I don't like to fail, but I can handle it. That hasn't always been true, but as a christian of ten years, I know where my strength comes from. I know that even…
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY A couple of acquaintances were discussing Canada. The first man exclaimed, "Oh, that worthless country! All there is up there are ugly women and hockey players." The other man angrily responded, "I'll have…
WHAT A DRAG! Wife: "George, you promised you would be home at 4:00. It's now 8:00." George: "Honey, please listen to me. Poor ol' Fred is dead. He just dropped over on the eighth green."…
PERSEVERANCE AMID FAILURE In a Time Magazine article entitled, "What It Takes to Reach the Summit" (March 6, 1989), John Skow tells about Stacy Allison and Peggy Luce, the first U.S. women to climb Mt.…
MOUNT EVEREST, YOU CAN'T GET ANY BIGGER! When I was in London, England, a couple of weeks ago, I visited a hall where a man named Mallory was honored with a banquet years ago. In…
IT'S OVER BEFORE IT'S OVER A small controversy arose at last Friday's USA/Mobil Indoor Track & Field Championships in New York City when the men's mile was declared a dead heat, in 3:57.35, between Steve…
A CLEAR CONSCIENCE The preacher had just concluded a hot and scathing sermon on the sin of swearing. He had stated several times that he knew that one of his members was guilty. The service…
DEFERRED DECISIONS President Reagan learned the need for decision making early in his life. A kindly aunt had taken him to a cobbler to have a pair of shoes custom- made for him. The shoemaker…
ENTHUSIASTIC TEACHING Howard Hendricks tells of an 83 year old woman that he and some other conference leaders happened to have lunch with during a Sunday School Convention at Moody Church in Chicago. In the…
ASSERTION "Most christians assume they're in a red light looking for a green light. . . Assume you're in a green light looking for a red light." Pastor Jerry Cook.
THE GREAT COMMISSION "Two thirds of God's name is 'Go' and if you turn it around, two thirds of God's name is 'Do.' The gospel is go and do, go and do it." From Faith,…
MASKS In my bedroom drawer, neatly tucked away What mask to church, will I wear today? There are four from which I have to choose But today, I'll wear the one that hides the "Blues."…
BROKEN DREAMS As children bring their broken toys With tears for us to mend, I brought my broken dreams to God Because he was my friend. But then instead of leaving Him In peace to…
THE PATIENCE OF NOAH Don't be discouraged. It took Noah six months to find a parking place. From the Scottish Rite Bulletin
CROAKING FROGS A farmer came to town and asked the owner of a restaurant if he would be able to use a million frog legs. The proprietor asked where he could find so many frogs.…
FUTILITY: A spider climbed a telephone pole, and, swinging her body in a wide arc, attached her web to another pole nearby in order to spin a magnificent web for catching insects. Unfortunately, her choice…
CRITICISM: BOTH BIRDS FIND WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR Charles Hodge wrote: "There are two birds in the California desert. . . the humming bird and the vulture. One looks for the sweet blossoms in…
WORKING ON SUNDAY A Christian man was once urged by his employer to work on Sunday. "Doesn't your Bible say that if your ox falls into a ditch on the Sabbath, you may pull him…
CHRISTIAN MISSION "Christian Mission is cooperation with divine love." From The Heart of Missionary Theology, by G. Christian Weiss, published by Back to the Bible
