A RISING SON On the high back of George Washington's chair was carved a gilded half-sun. On that memorable afternoon after the signing of the Constitution, Benjamin Franklin rose slowly to his feet and, pointing…
Sermon Illustrations
INWARD JOY These are the gifts I ask of thee, Spirit serene - - Strength for the daily task; Courage to face the road; Good cheer to help me bear the traveler's load And for…
RATING SYSTEMS FOR SERMONS Rev. Norm Shouten, member of our Board of Directors and pastor of Our Savior's Reformed Church, has discovered a system for rating sermons which you may find helpful. G - Generally…
SELF-TAUGHT TEACHERS Self-taught people may be very successful, but only if they have excellent teachers.
A TEACHER'S AXIOM A teacher hasn't taught until the student has learned. Henrietta Mears
FLOATING MEMO From a principal's memo to the district superintendent: "On Tuesday, a frozen-water pipe broke and flooded four classrooms. Alternative arrangements were made by doubling classes and having special teachers float."
GOING TO SCHOOL CARD This fact is true; That a snail goes slow, But here is what I want You to know; Travel safe--make the speed of a snail your goal, For I never saw…
OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT OURS The "Prophet" speaks about children: "Your children are not your children, they are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They came through you but not from you.…
A DIVINE ARRANGEMENT The cartoon shows a teacher sitting at at the head of the class. Over the blackboard you see the alphabet with a few letters missing. The caption reads: Flash: The Supreme Court…
STILL CHANGING The children had been closely watching the progress of the caterpillars in their class. Noting that one of the caterpillars was in the chrysalis stage, one youngster turned to his friend and said,…
UNKNOWN NOISE There was a sophomore who had a part in the high school play. It was the story of the Revolutionary War and he had one line. He was to walk on stage and…
FAILING IS LEARNING TO SUCCEED Pace-setters' Prayer: "Lord, give me the courage to fail; for if I have failed, at least I have tried. Amen." Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is…
LINCOLN'S SOURCE One of the things that has surprised scholars about Abraham Lincoln is that a man of the people, without the education of the schools, should have been able to write English that is…
PRIORITIES IN EDUCATION We can begin to teach not only proper behavior, but why the proper behavior is important. In fact, in the college setting where I'm now working, I often tell the students: those…
THE LOOK Remember "THE LOOK?" All it took was that look and you stopped whatever you were doing. My fourth grade teacher had one of those looks. There were four of us boys who were…
NO FOCUS A typical father is reading the paper and sharing that which he reads with his teenage son. He is telling his son about the lack of attention and low educational achievements by children…
LEARNING THE WAYS OF ONE'S WORLD Is it enough that you mean well? Before you answer, consider this incident that happened to one American president. During George Bush's diplomatic visit to Canberra, Australia on Jan.…
WAIT UP In a recent Family Circus by Bil Keane, Billy is lying in bed and calls out, "Mommy!" When Mom gets there he says, "I don't feel so good. I better stay home from…
A TEACHER STANDS AND DELIVERS A recent film, called Stand and Deliver, tells the inspiring true story of a computer technician and teacher by the name of Jaime Escalante, who gave up a booming career…
TOO MANY PICTURES The school pictures had finally arrived and a kindergarten age boy could hardly wait to show his mother his picture. As soon as he got home from school, he proudly handed them…
