THE STING IS GONE Many years ago, Dr. M.R. DeHaan was walking in a field with his two young sons when a bee from one of his hives made a beeline for Richard and stung…
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LAST CHANCE FRIENDSHIP Recovering from a serious illness, Brooks refused to receive any visitors, even his closest friends. When the agnostic Robert Ingersoll called, however, the bishop did not turn him away. Ingersoll, conscious of…
AN HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF JESUS Several unbelievers were sitting in a train station talking about the beautiful stories of Jesus. One said that a very moving romance could be written about Jesus. The other commented…
SWEET WOOD OF THE CROSS About five years ago Pacific Gas & Electric invited my wife and me to sit in their sky box at the Oakland Colosseum to attend an A's baseball game. We…
THE SCAPEGOAT AND THE SACRIFICE Some commentators make the mistake of driving a wedge between the two goats, the sacrificed goat and the scapegoat, overlooking the fact that the two together are described as 'a…
STUMBLING OR STEPPING Isn't it strange that princes and kings, and clowns that caper in sawdust rings, And common people like you and me Are builders for eternity? Each is given a book of rules.…
THE NEWS GETS BETTER On February 27, 1991, Ruth Dillow was home in Chanute, Kansas, when she received the bad news from the Pentagon that her son, Private First Class Clayton Carpenter had stepped on…
FINDING HABITS A habit is something you never knew you had until you tried to quit it.
CONQUERED BY CHICAGO Former heavyweight boxer James (Quick) Tillis was a cowboy from Oklahoma who fought out of Chicago in the early 1980's. Years later, he still remembers his first day in the Windy City…
THE MARRIAGE PRIZE A dad said to his girl's boy friend, "The man who marries my daughter will get a prize." "Okay," said the boy, "but let me see the prize first." From The Christian…
NO ATHEISTS WITH JUMPER CABLES The precipitous switchback trail descending 3,000 feet into Havasu Canyon is a killer known among exhausted hikers as being "10 miles in and 30 miles out." After a week of…
A THEOLOGY THAT DIRTIES WINDOWS Joseph Stowell told about the problem at Shepherd's Home. This institution in Union Grove, Wisconsin was established to provide a loving home for the mentally impaired. Many children have been…
BE LOYAL TO THE MAN If you must work for a man, be loyal to him. Speak well of him, stand with him and support him. An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of…
FRUIT OF THY LOOM I was asked by a bride to include certain scripture verses in the wedding vows. One portion, found in Deuteronomy 7:13, reads: "And He (God) will love thee, and bless thee,…
THE RIGHT STUFFING A small child came home from Sunday School and told his mother: "The teacher told us how God made the first man and the first woman. He made man first, but the…
A GOOD INVESTMENT The bonds of commitment are a good investment as long as interest is paid.
THE WORRY CHAIR Our minister says worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but doesn't get you anywhere." From "The Way I Heer'd It" by Jim Reed, The Ozarks Mountaineer,…
PECKING ORDER A few years ago a minor scientific discovery of the "pecking order" among hens caught popular imagination. Within a flock of hens, one is dominant. She pecks away at any that arouse her…
WE'RE WITH YOU! Dear Associate: Congratulations! You have been noticed!....for demonstrating outstanding customer service while I was shopping in your store today. You probably didn't recognize me, but I certainly recognized you and your commitment…
MY POSSESSION OWN ME Several times within my own life I have set out alone, without more than one day's provision and a sleeping bag. At such times there is tremendous security in a sleeping…
