WORTH MORE THAN A LOCKET W. Paul Jones tells of a woman who shared her story of her childhood as a polio victim: "When my mother left me in Sunday School, I always asked to…
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BRIGADIER DADDY H.G. Lee tells a story. There was a little boy whose father was promoted to the exalted rank of brigadier. When the little lad heard the news, he was silent for a moment,…
THE LOVE BANK You and I need to see our relationships (this applies directly to marriage but can go beyond) in terms of each of having a "LOVE BANK". That is a figure of speech…
WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED "I have everything I need for joy!" Robert Reed said. "Amazing!" I thought. His hands are twisted and his feet are useless. He can't bathe himself. He can't feed himself.…
THE LADY SAID "PEW" A story is told of a cowboy who went to church for the first time in his life. Hew was enthusiastic about the experience. He was telling a friend about what…
THE GRAND ESSENTIALS "The grand essentials in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for."
LET LOVE GUIDE YOU I like the way some saint of old once put it: "Love God with all your heart... then do as you please." The healthy restraint is in the first phrase, the…
CLINGING TO THE UNNECESSARY Why do we cling to the unnecessary? Is it that our securities lie in the accumulating of material goods? Is there a sense of satisfaction in opening a closet and seeing…
THE LOVE OF GOD Love is beauty, pure and sweet, Like the wine of an enchanted chalice; Refreshing as a cool stream striking the bare feet, And as rich as any royal palace. Love is…
LIFE NOT IN VAIN If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life from aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin…
LOVE OR BEEF LIVER In a delightful "Peanuts" cartoon strip, Lucy wants so much for her brother Shroeder to say that he loves her. She says to him: "Guess what... If you don't tell me…
WHEN YOUR GIFT BECOMES A BRIBE The holy man Joneyed went to Mecca in beggar's clothing. There he saw a barber shaving a nobleman. When he asked the barber to shave him, the barber immediately…
FAVORITE DOLL One very special Christmas day, little Amy unwrapped a beautiful golden-haired doll given to her by her grandmother. "It's such a pretty dolly," Amy squealed excitedly, hugging her new doll. "Oh, thank you,…
LOVE TELLS THE TRUTH "Years ago, Horatius Bonar put it aptly: 'I know that charity covereth a multitude of sins, but it does not call evil good because a good man has done it. It…
TO SPEAK WITH LOVE If God is going to speak to thee Through the man He has chosen, Can He speak with all authority Through a heart that is frozen? Nay, this heart must melt,…
THAT WONDERFUL RUSSIAN NUN There is an incident set in the Ravensbruck concentration camp where 92,000 women and children died. It was Good Friday and a group of women were lined up for the gas…
FRIENDS BRING OUT THE BEST Henry Ford said, "My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me." God will bring out the best in us. He wants our friendship - how…
THE LENGTH OF LOVE "Love lodged in a woman's breast... Is but a guest." Sir Henry Walton
LOVE IS A DELIGHTFUL INTERVAL "Love is the delightful interval between meeting a beautiful girl and discovering that she looks like a haddock." John Barrymore
ARTHUR'S LAW OF LOVE The love letter you finally got the courage to send will be delayed in the mail long enough for you to make a fool of yourself in person.
