GOD CANNOT GET IN For more than a year a little old cleaning lady who lived on the wrong side of the tracks had been trying to join a fashionable downtown church. The preacher was…
SELFISHNESS Self- fulfillment soon grows into a quest for self-indulgence with a vocabulary of I, Me, Mine and self-indulgence, in turn, soon becomes unbridled. The self-indulgent pursuit of pleasure embraces tolerance of homosexuality, addiction to…
I'M TIRED Yes, I'm tired. For several years I've been blaming it on middle-age, iron poor blood, lack of vitamins, air pollution, saccharin, obesity, dieting, under-arm odor, yellow wax build-up, and a dozen other maladies…
INNOCENT MISUNDERSTANDINGS Tom Mobley tells about the day his family accompanied the evangelist to lunch. His three-year-old son was instructed to be polite and friendly, so upon the family's arrival for lunch the boy tried…
DON'T WORRY Comedian Jerry Lewis said he once talked to his doctor about some of his problems and when he finished the doctor suggested, "Jerry, don't worry." "Doc," Jerry replied, "how do you don't worry?"…
GOD TRUSTED HER One dear lady of faith who was a charter member of my previous congregation became blind some years ago during a worship service. She surprised many people when she responded to her…
JUST A LITTLE PUSH A very wealthy man bought a huge ranch in Arizona, and he invited some of his closest associates in to see it. After touring some of the 1500 acres of mountains…
Trust - Let us have a care not to disclose our hearts to those who shut up theirs against us. (Francis Beaumont) - To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved. (George…
IS GOD WATCHING? A retired friend became interested in the construction of an addition to a shopping mall. Observing the activity regularly, he was especially impressed by the conscientious operator of a large piece of…
AN ADEQUATE FAITH A prominent businessman in South Africa ordered a Rolls Royce car, with which he was immensely impressed. One day he went to the car dealer and asked him what its horsepower was.…
TRUSTED TO FAIL In the War of 1812, the American general, William Winder, in spite of having a four-to-one troop superiority over the British, led his army to defeat and was taken prisoner. The British,…
A TANDEM BIKE RIDE At first, I saw God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong, so as to know whether I merited heaven or hell when I die.…
FAITH IS NEVER BLIND Our faith in God is never blind, It rests upon a solid base; It does not set aside the mind, But deals with facts of time and space. From Pulpit Helps
GETTING PAST THE PAST "You look depressed, my friend. What are you thinking of?" "My future." "What makes it seem so hopeless?" "My past." From 10,000 Jokes, Toasts & Stories, edited by Lewis and Faye…
REASON FOR ASSURANCE If I am not a child of God, Then whose is the gentle presence That has kept hope alive, And resurrected my laughter Each time I have lost courage And fallen into…
LIFE WITHOUT LACK Is life without lack, "I shall not want," available to us now, always and everywhere? In the shop, school, bank, scientific institutes, armed services, home. Or are we just supposed to fake…
FATHER KNOWS WHAT I CAN CARRY The winter was harsh and cold. In preparation for the night, which promised to be just as cold if not colder, a father and his young son made their…
TRUST IS NOT ENOUGH There was once a young son from an experienced veteran general. He had never been in battle, but he had thoroughly studied war strategy and history. His father, an experienced general…
UNSEEN FRIEND Thornapple, the Born Loser, is sitting at the counter in a diner eating a sandwich and minding his own business. A guy two seats over leans over and says, "Warren doesn't like you,…
FOCUSED ON JESUS Martin Neimoller, that wonderful man who had spent time in a Nazi concentration camp, came to Boston while I was a student at Boston University. I remember after he spoke, the reporters…
