WHO GOD SPEAKS THROUGH We always find it more acceptable to have God speaking to us directly rather than through our wives! But we may learn a great deal by listening to what He says…
Sermon Illustrations
WHEN YOU MEET YOURSELF Adversity introduces a man to himself.
IRONIC TITLE Once we assuage our conscience by calling something a "necessary evil," it begins to look more and more necessary and less and less evil. Sidney J. Harris
DEFTLY DEFINED Humility -- a quality that disappears the moment you think you have it. E. D. Hulse in Bashford Methodist Messenger
IT'S A PUZZLE What do butterflies get in their stomachs when they are nervous? Mary H. Waldrip in Dawson County, GA, Advertiser
DETERMINATION A stubborn four-year-old boy provides a good example of the persistence needed in the Christian life. Tommy's home in Green Forest, Arkansas, was only a block or two from the main street of the…
POISE is the act of raising the eyebrows instead of the roof. Job Shop Technology
DO YOU DELIVER? The world is not interested in the storms you encountered, but did you bring the ship? William McFee, in Corner Stones
TWO KINDS OF DISCONTENT There are two kinds of discontent in this world: the discontent that gets to work and the dicontent that wrings its hands. The first gets what it wants and the second…
THE GLORIES OF BOOKS A good book is never exhausted. It goes on whispering to you from the wall. Books perfume and give weight to a room. A bookcase is as good as a view,…
TEST OF FAITH Many Christians are hurt by even the slightest test of their faith. Yet God often uses attacks and slurs on one's faith to strengthen it. Madalyn Murray O'Hair was invited by the…
PERSPECTIVE The first grader came home one day and told his father, "They've got a magic record player at school." "Yes?" quizzed the father. "Yep," replied the little one, "It doesn't need electricity to play.…
DEFENDING EXCELLENCE Every Good and Excellent Thing Stands Moment By Moment on the Razor's Edge of Danger and Must Be Fought For. H. Ross Perot
MAKING CHOICES / TAKING RESPONSIBILITY A wonderful cartoon some years ago pictured two frogs sitting on a lily pad conversing. One is saying to the other, "You know, I tried that Prince bit for awhile.…
ADVICE FROM AN OLD CARPENTER Measure twice and saw once.
RETIREMENT The worst thing about retirement is having to drink coffee on your own time.
FRIENDSHIP Keep a fair-sized cemetery in your back yard, in which to bury the faults of your friends. Henry Ward Beecher
ADVICE COLUMN To keep friends, always give your candied opinion. Herbert V. Prochnow
IDEAS Don't just entertain ideas -- put them to work!
WHY MOTHERS CRY Many girls marry men just like their fathers, which may explain why many mothers cry at weddings. From "Prokope" Warren Wiersbe, Ed.
