DETERMINATION DREAMS Determination is a key ingredient if our goals and dreams are to be realized. Determination is the will to stay the course, pay the price, do a little more, try a little harder,…
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A VISION BEYOND BREAKFAST A healthy church lives out of a healthy dream. For example, the size of a dream is crucial. What we expect from life is usually what we get. In Winnie- the-Pooh,…
A FRIEND IN WASHINGTON D.C. If you need a friend in Washington, get a dog. Harry S. Truman
UNORGANIZED RELIGION With Christmas and Hanukkah coming up, millions of people will make their annual nod to religion. But more and more people are actually avoiding organized religions. According to a recent Gallup survey, 78…
DISCOVERY OF SELF We discover ourselves, bit by bit, in the quiet moments... when the earth pauses and we are still. Author unknown
THOUGHT IS EASY Thinking is easy, action is difficult; to act in accordance with one's thought is the most difficult thing in the world. Goethe
THEORETICAL GENEROSITY A peasant is applying to join the communist party and appears before the local Party Secretary to answer questions as to his worthiness. "If you have two cats, will you give one of…
THE PRECIOUS NAME OF JESUS Where I work, I am responsible for coordinating different projects and to make sure things get done. So, I deal with many different people in different departments all the time.…
GREAT AND HUMBLE DOCTOR One day Linus is sitting on the curb talking to Charlie Brown, telling him about his aspirations: "Charlie Brown, when I get big I'm going to be a humble little country…
ADULTEROUS GRASSHOPPERS After completing the study of the stages in the life of a grasshopper, one young boy submitted the following as his written assignment: "First grasshoppers are eggs. Then they get to be bigger…
THE ART OF VISION "Vision is the art of seeing things invisible." Jonathan Swift
MACARTHUR ON LORDSHIP Some may think I question the genuineness of anyone converted to Christ without a full understanding of His lordship. That is not the case. In fact, I am certain that while some…
FROM FACT TO FICTION World takes fiction and presents it as fact, we take fact and present it as fiction. Moody Bible Institute, Pastor's Conference Notes, 1990
THE WINNER DIFFERENCE "Winners decide to do what losers decide it is too hard or not worth the effort to do." Dr. Cisk, parents meeting at Westfield Jr. High, Oct. 22, 1990, author of Life…
A CLUE FOR FRIENDSHIP EVANGELISM A recent national survey asked the question: "What do you enjoy doing most in your spare time?" The answer, from seventy four percent of the people surveyed, was "spending time…
TOO MUCH FAMILY One of the chief causes for a negative attitude on the part of lay people is that the congregation has become almost like an extended family. They have grown to know and…
SUFFERING FAITH What is doubt but faith suffering from mistreatment or malnutrition? From "Doubt" Os Guinness, page 16
OBEDIENT BELIEF Only he who believes is obedient; Only he who is obedient believes. Dietrich Bonheoffer, quoted in Loving God, Charles Colson, pg. 19
TEAR THERAPY Crying doesn't just make you feel better, it may actually make you healthier, according to the research director of the St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center's Dry Eye and Tear Research center in Minnesota. He…
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A LESSON ON TACT A husband and wife were leaving the office of a marriage counselor. The husband turned to the wife as they walked to the car: "Well, did what the counselor say about…
