SHORT SHOTS Marriage is like the army. Everybody complains, but you would be surprised at how many re-enlist.
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SHORT SHOTS The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.
THE BEST FATHER'S DAY GIFT A man who was awaiting surgery, was visiting with his father in the hospital. The son said, "Dad, I sure hope I can be home for Father's Day. I felt…
THE COSTLESS GIFT Two men were talking at the office one day. "Hey, this Sunday's Father's Day," said the first fellow. "My family makes a big fuss over me on Father's Day. My wife makes…
TAKE YOUR PICK OF TITLES Today we have yuppies (young urban professionals), grumps (grim, ruthless, upwardly mobile professionals), dinks (dual income, no kids), sitcoms (single income, two children, outrageous mortgage), minks (multiple income, no kids),…
LET ME IN! When my daughter Michelle was six years old, we went to a hotel in Beaver Creek Vail, Colorado. My children were having great fun exploring all the features of the hotel in…
A CHILD'S VIEW OF GOD Have you ever tried to explain God to your child? How does a child's young mind grasp the nature of God? Well, here's an eight-year-old's explanation, written as an essay…
DAD IS DONE During a Bible Study unit on the family, our 3rd-grade class members prepared a cake in our church's microwave oven. Each child took part in mixing, baking, and icing the cake. The…
MAYBE FATHERS DON'T KNOW BEST Recently a college professor conducted a careful, two year study that asked children aged four to six: "Which do you like better, TV or Daddy?" Forty-six percent of the youngsters…
A WELCOMED SON In the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad is one of the finest collections of art masterpieces in the world. Most impressive of all are the Rembrandts that have been brought together in that…
JESSICA MCCLURE Something about Jessica McClure captured the imagination of this country. Jessica, a two-year old from Midland, Texas, was trapped at the bottom of an abandoned well for two days. Scared and in pain,…
MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM Abigail at age 3. The scenario is that I've had a long-hard-rotten day and it's bedtime for her. I get myself through the story, song, drink of water and back…
BRIGHTEN THE CORNER Sir Edward Burns-Jones, the English artist, went to his daughter's home for lunch. During the meal, his little grandchild did not behave nicely at the table. Her mother sent her to stand…
TRASH BASKET FORGIVENESS It's easy to get mixed up when you're four-years-old and in church. This particular four-year- old prayed: "And forgive us our trash baskets as we forgive those who put trash in our…
SONS ALL LOOK THE SAME During a high-school half-time show, a father sitting behind us on the bleachers boasted, "That's my son!" The boy who had been playing the trumpet solo so well up until…
ONE FULL OUTHOUSE One little detail makes all the difference... When Harry was a young boy in Louisiana, he was always getting into trouble. One morning while waiting for the school bus, he pushed the…
OUTSIDERS OR INSIDERS In my father's family there were three children, all of whom have grown up and had families of their own. One year, when I was just a boy, the Erickson family was…
ASLEEP AT LAST A rabbi said to a precocious six-year-old boy: "So your mother says your prayers for you each night. Very commendable. What does she say?" The little boy replied, "Thank God he's in…
RAISING BOYS Adrian Rogers, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, tells about the man who made his sons work in the cornfields while their peers spent the afternoon at the swimming hole. Someone scolded…
NO JUVENILE COURT NEEDED When a woodshed stood behind every home, and father didn't spare the rod, most cases of juvenile delinquency were settled out of court. From System Forms Brochure, August 1988
