A little girl came home from school with her report card. On it was an “F” in Spelling. When her mother demanded an explanation the little girl said, “Mommy, words fail me.”
Sermon Illustrations
A nun was telling some children about John the Baptist and said that at one time he had lived in the wilderness and eaten wild honey and locusts. When a child asked what locusts were,…
When it’s time for a little peace-and-quiet, some parents play “possum,” like the father whose youngsters had been trying, unsuccessfully, to rouse him from a Sunday afternoon nap. After several efforts, the five-year-old daughter opened…
Karl Barth, the famous theologian, was on a streetcar one day in Basel, Switzerland, where he taught. A tourist to the city climbed on and sat down next to Barth. The two men started chatting…
“...for I have come down from heaven not to do My own Will, but the Will of Him who sent Me” (Jn. 6:38). During the terrible winter at Valley Forge, a government official arrived on…
“...you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God” (I Cor. 3:23). “What does it mean to be a Christian?” asks author William McNamara. He answers, “It means that Christ holds the central position in…
A monk found a precious stone which he kept in a bag with his meager possessions. One day he met a traveler, and when the monk opened his bag to share his provisions, the traveler…
Indira Gandhi tried to live by the advice given to her early in life by her grandfather, Motilal Nehru: ”He told me there were two kinds of people — those who do the work of…
In Sholem Asch’s great novel, “The Apostle,” the closing scene is set in a dungeon in Rome. Hundreds of Christians have been lowered into the dungeon through a little trap door, and they know that…
John Adcock wrote a poem in which he speculates on how a child would react if his toy lion should come to life and how a Christian would react if Jesus should suddenly appear. In…
“Myra” had worked for many years in a large downtown business office. Many different things were said about Myra, but on one point all her colleagues agreed: Myra was a hateful person. No one had…
A young lad on vacation went to Church with his parents one sunny Sunday morning. He listened closely to the sermon which was entitled, “Whom Do You Trust?” After Church, the boy put on his…
The president of a corporation once read a book called “Men of God.” He was so impressed with it that he ordered three hundred and seventy-five copies to be distributed to all the high echelon…
A visitor to Lambarene found the great medical missionary, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, pushing a wheelbarrow as he helped build a new road. The visitor was shocked to find the famous doctor performing such a menial…
An elderly farm couple began “recycling” their garbage long before it became fashionable. They separated their waste into containers for “things that get burned,” “things that go to the dump,” “scraps for the dogs,” “scraps…
Have you ever noticed how many times Jesus told people to go? Go tell! Go work! Go in peace! Go . . . and sin no more! Go preach! Go to the next town! Go…
“Don’t Blame Me!” Signed: God If you destroy this beautiful planet I made for you and the earth is scourged by your horrible weapons of war . . . don’t blame Me! If you keep…
The parents of three grown children would divide their Christmases among their children’s families. But with the difficulties involved in holiday preparation and extensive travel, sometimes they were tempted to throw up their hands and…
At Christmas, all roads lead home. The filled planes, packed trains, overflowing buses, all speak eloquently of a single destination: home. Despite the crowding, the crushing, the delays, the confusion, we clutch our bright packages…
Christmas, I would like something with a French name. It is called a Treve de Dieu. A treve is a truce, an intermission, a respite. A Treve de Dieu is the Truce of God to…
