Consequences of sin are the same no matter how fancy we wrap the package.
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"For every problem, there is a solution which is simple, neat, and wrong. H.L. Mencken+
There's no greater sin than letting chocolate get so old that you have to throw it away.
Every successful person has had failures... but repeated failure is no guarantee of eventual success.
WRONG DIRECTION Just because things go wrong is no indication you must go with them. From Sunshine Magazine, May, 1973
A FRIEND'S MEMORY Sin, sorry, failure and other human ills is forgetting who we are. Our friends often help us most by reminding us who we are. God, our greatest ally and friend, constantly reminds…
SIN SIDELINES US Stan Mikita, a professional hockey star, used to get into a lot of fights during games. He stopped when his eight-year-old daughter asked a very grown-up question: "How can you score goals…
DO WE REALLY NEED A SAVIOR Some time ago the Associated Press carried a story from Florida. In rural Lake County, according to police reports, two elderly sisters drove around for two and a half…
A TASTE FOR DEATH Sin can be compared to a method for killing a wolf. Eskimos dip a razor sharp knife in blood over and over until it is saturated with blood. Next they set…
SLEEP ON IT If you're going to do something tonight that you'll be sorry for tomorrow morning, sleep late. Henny Youngman
SAINT OR SINNER There is an old story about two brothers. They were likeable enough young men but they had a little bit of a wild streak. It got so wild that they became sheep…
EVIL PURSUITS Whilst a man seeks good ends, he is strong by the whole strength of nature. In so far as he roves from these ends, he bereaves himself of power, or auxiliaries; his being…
THE WAYWARD KITE There is a fable of a kite which once said to itself, "If I could just get rid of that man who is holding me back, then I could fly above the…
SINNED AGAINST WHOM? God is offended by our sin. So are people. The sour, grumpy attitudes hurt one's relationship with his wife. The nagging, fault-finding wife offends her husband. The lying salesman does an injustice…
NO RECORD OF WRONG Many years ago a man was driving through Europe in a Rolls Royce and the car had mechanical problems, and 2 mechanics flew from England to the continent to repair the…
UNRIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION A pastor answered his telephone to hear a lady's voice request: "Please have six cases of whiskey sent to my house as we're having a party." Inadvertently, she had dialed the wrong number…
WHO TEACHES THE CONSCIENCE? I find a great deal of misunderstanding, even among Christians on what the conscience is. Many feel that the conscience is given to us to teach us the difference between right…
EXPOSING SIN Exposure is no easy matter. The deceitful character of our heart helps us believe things are quite a bit better than they really are. No matter how sincerely we want to identify the…
THE DEVIL'S MESSAGE "Sinful pleasures are the best!"
PICKLES OR MILK A farmer and his wife went each week to the local farmer's market to sell their products. The farmer sold fresh sweet milk while his wife sold delicious home-cured pickles. The farmer…
