PRAYER There's more to prayer than kneeling at night and folding our hands. Thoughts of love and creation are prayers. Feelings of gratitude are prayers. Prayer can be seen in a friendly smile, A friendly…
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MOVERS AND SHAKERS Jumbo the elephant and Flick the flea were long-time friends. They often walked and chatted together. One day they were walking along a back-country road when they came to a flimsy wooden…
NO TURNING BACK A young man who was beginning his work with the Coast Guard was called early to take part in a desperate assignment. A great storm had arisen and a ship was signaling…
NOT WITHOUT CONSENT No one can make us inferior without our consent. Elenor Roosevelt
PERFECT FROM A DISTANCE In Trafalgar Square in London, England, there is a 100 foot monument erected to Lord Nelson in honor of his defeat of the French Navy in 1805. A few blocks away…
SPORTS SHOTS Howard Cosell welcomed Hank Aaron on his radio show the other day, and Aaron said: "It's good to see you again, Howard." Said Cosell: "Yes, what a thrill for you." Atlanta Braves owner…
FIRST FIRE In the Midwest, a fire broke out one evening in a small church building. Nearly everyone from around the area came to watch the firemen battle the flames. The pastor was present and…
ACTIVE TRUST Trust in God and DO something. Mary Lyon
TOUCHING SENSITIVE SPOTS A man who played golf in a foursome with President Eisenhower at the Cherry Hills Club in Denver shanked an approach shot. To his horror, the errant pellet flew toward the President…
MINOR DISCREPENCIES Recently I read about a reunion of those involved in the formation of the old American football league. The veterans and the owners swapped stories and enjoyed an evening of laughs and reflections…
RUINED BY MONEY Years ago I had a friend who was a brilliant, compassionate, and generous man. He was a sensitive and caring psychotherapist. Truly, he was a comfort. He was also heir to a…
FOUR THINGS TO LEARN We have four things to learn in life: To think clearly without hurry or confusion; To love everybody sincerely; To act in everything with the highest motives; To trust in God…
FENCING IN IS MORE CREDIBLE In the late 1800's a rancher walked into the general store of a frontier town on the Great Plains and asked the owner for credit for supplies. "Doin' any fencin'…
RIDE THE STORM WITH A FRIEND A fisherman was once in his boat off the coast of Alaska where the tides vary up to 25 feet. The tide was going out fast and he was…
FAITHFUL GIVING A pastor was once asked to define "faithful giving". His eye-opening reply was simple: "All I ask is that you apply the same standards to your church giving that you would to other…
FULL TIME SERVANT Lord, I've come to a decision. I want to work for you. Make me a full time servant. Give me your will to do. Help me to see the world through your…
ESSENTIAL PREPARATION The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win. Bobby Knight
THE PADDED CROSS "Well, here I am Lord; You said, 'take up your cross', and I'm here to do it. It's not easy, you know, this self-denial thing. I mean to go through with it…
THE SMILE THAT COST A COUNTRY The last emperor of the Chou Dynasty, who ruled about two thousand years ago in China, had a beautiful concubine named Baosi. The emperor loved her very much, but…
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS SERMON On Sunday, the first day of daylight-saving time, a sleepy eyed congregation watched the young preacher ascend the pulpit in a Washington church. Not looking too wide- awake himself, he began, "As…
