WHAT TO CHANGE When the facts won't budge - - change your attitude.
Sermon Illustrations
AT THE END OF THE DARKNESS A young boy was traveling with his mother on a train. They were suddenly and unexpectedly whisked into a long dark tunnel. When the train emerged from the darkness,…
BAD LUCK A man looked up from his hospital bed and said to his wife: "You've always been with me when I have had trouble. When I lost my shirt in a poor investment you…
ALL ABOUT BEES Bees fly thousands of miles to gather enough nectar to make a pound of honey. Then someone comes along and steals it from them. Maybe this explains why bees have such lousy…
AUDITED BY THE IRS Robert Perlman of Intel says, "Playing host to the IRS is a delightful experience. It's like being head-down in a hot tub."
THE PLOT THICKENS A small boy was bitterly disappointed at not being cast as Joseph in the school Nativity play. He was given the minor role of the innkeeper instead, and throughout the weeks of…
FELLOWSHIP IN SMALL GROUPS In the fall of the year, Linda, a young woman, was traveling alone up the rutted and rugged highway from Alberta to the Yukon. Linda didn't know you don't travel to…
EMBARRASSING A man goes to the doctor and says, "Doc, is there anything that you can do for my snoring?" The doctor asks, "Why, does it disturb your wife?" "It doesn't disturb her, just embarrasses…
MINISTERS The following is a description of ministers in Garrison Keillor's Leaving Home (Viking, 1987, "Pontoon Boat," p. 106): "They got off the bus and Clint thought: Ministers. Men in their forties mostly, a little…
PERSPECTIVE In a discussion with her mother about Tante Beb, the aunt who had lived with them for a number of years, Corrie observed how unhappy Beb was, always complaining and comparing their home to…
CONCISE THOUGHTS A student sends some concise thoughts to his beloved seminary professor. To do is to be -- Sartre; to be is to do -- Kant; Dobe dobe do -- Sinatra. The teacher wrote…
MORE EXERCISE One way to get more exercise is to put your TV at one end of your house and the refrigerator at the other. Corner Stones
FRIENDS AND MONEY Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need more. Addison Hallock.
AGE DISCRIMINATION The cover story on Warren Buffet of Omaha, Nebraska that appeared in the April 11th issue of Fortune magazine, tells the amazing tale of one of our countries most successful billionaires. He has…
ASSUMPTIONS CAN BE COSTLY A tough store manager was walking through the packing room one day when he saw a young man lounging on a shipping crate, whistling and relaxing. He asked how much he…
SHORT-TERM HEDONISM We live in a culture that worships comfort. During this century we have seen the greatest assault on discomfort in the history of the human race. We have learned to control our environment…
CALL TO COMMITMENT David Livingstone charted great paths for missions in Africa. One time a missionary society wrote him a letter saying, "We have some people who would like to join you. Do you have…
SOME PEOPLE ARE NEVER SATISFIED Among the five thousand who were fed with the two fish and the five loaves of bread, were doubtless several who complained about the bones the fish contained.
MYSTERIOUS WAYS One night in 1883, the weary editor of a New England farmer's Almanac closed his desk and prepared to leave. He had predicted the weather conditions for every day of the coming year…
CONFIDENCE BUILDER Overheard from a physician to a patient following surgery: "I had to remove one of your livers, but you'll be up and around in no time or I don't know my medicine."
