DOES YOUR HEART BELONG TO JESUS CHRIST? In June, I heard the following story at our Annual Conference (no disrespect to the Pope intended): Reports began circulating that the Pope was seriously ill. The faithful…
THE MEANING OF FAILURE Lord, are you trying to tell me something? For... Failure does not mean I'm a failure: It does mean that I have not yet succeeded. Failure does not mean I have…
BECAUSE IT WORKS! A handyman was called to fix a large telescope in a major planetarium. During his lunch break, he took out an old ruffled New Testament and read as he ate. The astronomer…
TEMPTATION INVITATION Most people who fly from temptation usually leave a forwarding address. From Daily Walk, October 17, 1980
FAMILIAR NEEDS The two most often used words in the presidential campaign by all three leading candidates was "CHANGE" and "TRUST." These words are used - not just for political advantage - but because these…
AN ACCOUNT OF GUILT Last week Paul Yocum died at the age of 52 from a massive heart attack - perhaps a broken heart. Those who knew him best said that false accusations had destroyed…
MORE POWER TO YOU A pastor began visiting a man on death row in a prison. The minister established a good rapport with this inmate and when it came time for the criminal to be…
PULL ON MY SIDE or ANALOGY GONE BAD Returning from their honeymoon, and wishing to impress his bride with the importance of cooperation, a young husband threw one end of a rope over the roof…
A PLACE FOR HAPPINESS Happiness is someone to love, something to do, and something to look forward to.
HECKLER HUMOR Speaker to heckler: "Please -- if I wanted a hard time I could have stayed home and talked to my kids." From System Forms Brochure, August 1988
STICKS AND STONES Solomon wrote: "The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit (Proverbs 15:4)." Several years ago I found a wonderful illustration of this while…
SPIRITUAL LIES Those who spiritualize, tell spiritual lies, for they have not spiritual eyes. By Paul Kaufman
RUN TO THE END During the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona we saw hundreds of athletes awarded for their excellence. One of the most memorable scenes, however, was not an athlete who finished first, but…
KEEP BELIEVING Great people are ready to help me - at the right time, in the right way, people I don't even know yet. I promise that I will never give up because I don't…
MONEY WILL BU Y... a bed, but not sleep; food, but not appetite; books, but not knowledge; medicine, but not health; finery, but not beauty; luxuries, but not culture; entertainment, but not happiness; a house,…
IN A KINDER, GENTLER ER A" Tommy Hyde, 97, as quoted in a local newspaper: "People helped each other in those days and even during the Depression," he said wistfully. But all that changed after…
NOT ALONE Encouragement is a key factor in successful venture. People who are encouraged can accomplish things beyond all expectations. An old farmer had a mule that didn't know his own strength. As the farmer…
THE HONEST PRAYER A woman invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to her six-year-old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?" "I wouldn't know what to say," the…
THE RED-FACED MONKEY A fakir came to an Indian village, declaring he could make gold. The villagers gathered around him as he poured water in a tub and then, putting some coloring matter into it,…
LOVE IS A GIFT Love is a gift two people share with one another - a gift that is filled with understanding, wrapped with patience and gentleness, and tied with trusting faith. Love is a…
