AVOIDING SHORT- RANGE FAILURES You must have long-range goals to keep you from being frustrated by short-range failures. Charles C. Noble
Sermon Illustrations
CAVALRY LEADERSHIP You can't lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse. John Peers
THAT'S NOT INSPIRATION In the comic strip Blondie by Chic Young, Dagwood is in his usual position of sleep. It's morning and he is supposed to be getting ready for work. Blondie comes in and…
EXPLODING IN OUR FACES The following epitaph is inscribed on an old tombstone in upstate New York: In Memory of Ellen Shannon - Aged 26 years Who was fatally burned March 21, 1870 by the…
STEPPING STONES OF LIFE Norman Vincent Peale has a marvelous illustration of this. He says that when he and his wife would drive up to their summer place they would often arrive at night. A…
DIRECTION OF FOOTPRINTS It is not enough to leave footprints upon the sands of time; It is essential that they are headed in a worthy direction.
ALFRED THE BUNNY Natalie Koltz, an eighth grader in our school, wrote the following story and shared it with the student body on Student Appreciation Day. I felt it was one of the best stories…
THATCHER ON CONVICTION Margaret Thatcher's father once told her "You never do something because your friends are doing it. You do it because you want to do it or it is the right thing to…
THE CHURCH'S GREATEST NEED George Bernard Shaw the brilliant but caustic British writer was asked about his religion and replied, "I'm an atheist, thank God." Shaw though somewhat ambiguous was never ambivalent. He bitterly attacked…
CHRIST AS THE THREATENING RIVAL The same evil passion influences our own contemporary attitudes to Jesus. He is still, as C. S. Lewis called him, "a transcendental interferer." We resent his instrusions into our privacy,…
MEASURED BY MONEY Materialism's influence is seen when we now measure the loss of natural disasters as so much money lost.
MANAGEMENT QUALITIES Here are the 10 qualities that great managers and teachers all share: 1. They both really listen. This is the single most important way of demonstrating genuine caring. It's a skill that makes…
NONEXISTENT VOLUNTEER In a recent Beetle Bailey cartoon, Sergeant Snorkel is standing in front of the company and he says: "I need a volunteer for garbage duty." You see a hand raised in the ranks.…
MILITARY COMFORT I remember very well that right after officer candidate school I experienced the happiness of simplification, of being a military man and not having to think things through; the happiness of being immersed…
THE SEVENTH INNING STRETCH The seventh inning stretch was started by President Taft, unintentionally. He stood up to take the kinks out of his knees during a game in Washington D.C. and thinking that he…
SALT AND LIGHT EXCITEMENT If we could but show the world that being a follower of Christ is no tame, humdrum, sheltered monotony but the most exciting experience that human spirit can know, then those…
TIME FOR TEETH A couple had been married for 50 years. "Things have really changed," she said. "You used to sit so close to me." "Well, I can remedy that," he said, moving next to…
SURGICAL POWERS Three famous surgeons were bragging about their skills "A man came to me who had his hand cut off," said one. "Today that man is a concert violinist." "That's nothing," said another. "A…
LAWYER LESSONS Max Dean Flier, of Compton, California, was sure that he was born to be a lawyer, but the bar exams in California are tough. He took the exam forty-seven times and failed every…
JOE GIBBS ON LEADERSHIP Here are some coaching tips from Joe Gibbs. The recently retired Washington Redskins coach says: Work hard, but leave the job at the office. Hire the best people, delegate a great…
