FINGER OF GOD An old deacon was leading in prayer using one of his stereotyped phrases which was: "Oh Lord, touch the unsaved with Thy finger." As he intoned this phrase in this particular prayer,…
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LOVE MAKES THE RING A young man once fell in love with a girl and saw the starlight in her eyes when he proposed. I saw that once long ago myself, and many of you…
JUST ONE CAMEL A church group traveled through Turkey to visit the sites of the seven churches of Revelation. As their bus went down a dusty road, they noticed up ahead a man riding a…
NEVER WORK BEFORE BREAKFAST Never work before you eat your breakfast; but if you ever do have to work before, eat your breakfast first. By Humorist Josh Billings
WHAT A ROWDY JESUS An employee at a Waco, Texas, bar once frequented by cult leader David Koresh made an observation about the one who seems to have claimed to be Jesus: "Pretty rowdy behavior…
WHEN THE BOSS TELLS A JOKE When the boss tells a joke and you laugh, it doesn't prove that you have a sense of humor; it proves that you have sense. The above quip was…
WHY CAN'T KIDS? Why can't they be like we were, Perfect in ev'ry way? What's the matter with kids today? From the 1960 musical "Bye Bye Birdie"
WE'RE GONNA BE IN A BIG MESS A little boy's prayer: "Dear God, please take care of my daddy and my mommy and my sister and my brother and my doggy and me. Oh, and…
HOW MANY TIMES The little girl sat in her room after her mother had scolded her. Emotionally wounded, she had not yet been broken. The more she thought about the scolding, the madder she got.…
HUDSON TAYLOR ON SELF-DISCIPLINE "A man may be consecrated, dedicated, devoted, but of little use if undisciplined." By Hudson Taylor
DO WHAT YOU TELL What do I need to do to show my children how a person with self-control acts? Children do as you do - not as you say. If you want your children…
THE COST OF KIDS A five year old girl was asked by the minister how many children there were in her family. She replied, "Seven." The minister observed that so many children must cost a…
CONSISTENCY BETTER THAN SEVERITY It is not the severity but the consistency that produces results" Dr. Cisk, parents meeting at Westfield Jr. High, October 22, 1990, author of Life Skills Program
GOD, THE FATHER IS THE TALLEST ONE Talking to my children about God and the Trinity I asked them a trick question. "Of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, which of them is God?" Natalie,…
PRAYERS The kindergarten Sunday School class was learning about how God cares for us in times of trouble. The teacher asked the class to draw pictures of things that make them afraid. After they finished…
MACARTHUR ON FATHERING A statement made years ago by the late General Douglas MacArthur as he accepted the Father of the Year Award: "Nothing has touched me more deeply than the act of the National…
A GREAT PLACE FOR EGGS A farm family had some friends from the city come to visit them. This was their three year old's first experience on the farm. To make his stay more memorable,…
PARENTING POTENTIALITY When a boy or girl thrust their small hand in yours, it may be smeared with chocolate ice cream, or grimy from petting a dog, and there may be a wart under the…
A BED WITHOUT STOCK RACKS Because a farm family was short of room while they were building onto their farmhouse, they kept their son in his crib even after he'd outgrown it. He didn't seem…
WHAT DID GOD SAY? My wife and I try to make prayer something we do for all our needs, concerns, and joys. Our 3 year old daughter recently got an "ouchy". Jenny said, "Mommy will…
