THE STRUGGLE OF LIFE The struggle of life Is not what it appears to be. It's not a struggle For money nor power, Nor any other personal achievement Held in high esteem By the world.…
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INSTANT ANSWERS My wife and I try to make prayer something we do for all our needs, concerns, and joys. Our 3 year old daughter recently got an "ouchy". Jenny said, "Mommy will you pray…
COMPETITOR'S FRIEND A friend of mine owned a nursery for the growing of roses that bordered the nursery owned by a family who had immigrated from Japan. When that day that shall "live in infamy"…
Communication Secrets: Seek first to understand... then work to be understood. Taken from The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey, (Simon & Schuster)
THE REASON FOR SUCCESS Luke 14:1,7-14 Thomas Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company tells a good story on himself. He says that while he and his wife were out driving…
IRRELEVANT QUESTIONS A young skeptic in the congregation once interrupted Billy Sunday with the question: "Who was Cain's wife?" The Evangelist answered in all seriousness: "I honor every seeker after knowledge of the truth. But…
HARD TO STOP George Cafego was a splendid halfback during the early days of professional football. He played for the old Brooklyn Dodgers football team. One day in a game against the New York Giants,…
WHO'S IN CHARGE? Christian Herter, then governor of Massachusetts, was running hard for a second term. One day after a busy schedule of campaigning and no time for lunch, he arrived at a church barbecue…
THE PHONE CALL This one particular day Jennings Burch had a feeling that the number he had just dialed was wrong, but he let it ring just in case it was right. He waited a…
JOB SENSE When you laugh at the boss' joke, it doesn't prove that you have a sense of humor; it proves that you have sense. Selected, source unknown
CONTRIBUTE TO THE CAUSE A very large lady got on to a bus and found all the seats were taken. She asked, "Now which one of you gentlemen will give me your seat?" A skinny…
TOO OLD TO FLY SOLO? This story is of my father and the years immediately following my mother's death. My father, alone in a small town he had never liked, made the usual mistakes: sold…
THE GOAL WAS NOT IN SIGHT It was a fog-shrouded morning, July 4, 1952, when a young woman named Florence Chadwick waded into the water off Catalina Island. She intended to swim the channel from…
WHAT WENT WRONG This is the story of four people: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have…
TWO- LETTER MAN A college football coach was being interviewed about the year's star quarterback. "He's great on the gridiron," said the interviewer, "but how's his scholastic work?" "He makes straight A's," replied the coach.…
A SMALL ESSENTIAL Sir Michael Costa, the celebrated conductor, was holding a rehearsal. As the mighty chorus rang out, accompanied by scores of instruments, the piccolo player ceased playing, thinking perhaps that his contribution would…
TOO PROTECTIVE Several months ago our Preschool Department ordered non-breakable mirrors for some of the classrooms. Since we paid a high price for these mirrors, we were expecting something really nice when they arrived. Much…
MOCKING BIRDS One Morning I stepped outside the apartment in which I lived with my family while attending seminary in New Orleans, LA. It was one of those fine fall mornings when the air is…
SIGNS FOR OUR TIMES While listening to a radio program after the Olympics, I heard a person call in and ask, "You know during the Olympics and a lot of other sports shows, I saw…
ACCEPTANCE: Jesus knows you best and loves you most. He died to prove it.
