THE GOLF BALL MISSILE I read about Mathieu Boya, who was practicing his golf swing in a pasture adjacent to the Benin Air Base (Benin, Africa). He accidentally destroyed his country's entire air force! With…
BEFORE YOU MARRY Six ways to learn everything you ever need to know about a man before you decide to marry him: 1) Watch him drive in heavy traffic. 2) Play tennis with him. 3)…
MOTHERHOOD My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it. Mark Twain A mother understands what a child does not say. Jewish Proverb In a child's lunch box,…
LUCKY BREAK My wife is one of the luckiest women in the world. Don't take my word for it - ask all her friends. Last summer she tripped on a rock and broke her wrist.…
9 9.9% OF THE TIME If things were right only 99.9% of the time, there would be: - One hour of unsafe drinking water every month. - Two unsafe landings every day at Chicago's O'Hare…
MUSHY, TASTELESS MAIL Early missionaries to the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific received their mail one time a year when the sailing boat made its rounds of the South Pacific. On one occasion the…
THE AVERAGE PASTOR The following is taken from YOUR CHURCH and describes the "average pastor." Take a look and see how you or yours fit in... The Study... In the winter of 1990, CTI, the…
MARRIAGE CHANGES SECRETARIES An optimist is a man who marries his secretary and thinks he'll be able to continue dictating to her.
MURPHY'S LAW OF PARENTHOOD - The later you stay up, the earlier your child will wake up the next morning. - For a child to become clean, something else must become dirty. - Toys multiply…
LEARNING TO BE VIOLINS Years ago an old violin-maker chose the wood for his instruments from the north side of the trees because, he said, this was the side that the fiercest windstorms beat on.…
LUCKY WAR LESSONS Newsweek shows three American Sodiers on their knees, praying. The caption reads, "U.S. troops pray before the ground war." Assuredly, their prayers were answered. We welcome them home! The conclusion of the…
IMITATION OF GOD Imitation of God requires total commitment. There must be no cheating, no holding back from complete allegiance. There is the parable of the man who offered his house for sale for $2,000.…
THE DEATH OF A SALES STAND A man lived by the side of the road and sold hot dogs. He was hard of hearing, so he had no radio. He had trouble with his eyes,…
CHOOSE YOUR WEAPONS Our 9 year old daughter and 5 year old son were having one of those days where there was constant arguing going on between them. I interrupted and drew the line. "The…
A FITTING FISH It was the first day of the season and the fisherman had just caught a huge bass. He tossed it back and caught another fish, medium sized. He tossed it back too.…
DEFINITIONS RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION: Jealousy with a halo! OPTIMIST: Happychondriac. PESSIMIST: This person turns out the light to see how dark it is. ATHEIST: A fellow playing golf with a minister, a priest, and a rabbi…
WHICH KINGDOM? While serving as a missionary in Laos, I discovered an illustration of the kingdom of God. Before the colonialists imposed national boundaries, the kings of Laos and Vietnam reached an agreement on taxation…
SEVEN POOR RICH MEN In 1928 a group of the world's most successful financiers met at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago. The following were present: - the president of the largest utility company -…
FOUR PRIORITIES The tremendous allurement of the world is another problem. A survey revealed that there are four things most feel they can't live without: a microwave, TV, answering machine, and VCR. God says we…
CHANGE THE LIGHT Rabbi Silver explains, "Synagogues have an Eternal Light in front of the altar - One youngster was wriggling and wiggling through the service and then asked his mother, 'When the light turns…
