TAKE YOUR OWN NAPS When a frazzled mother sent her little boy to bed, she heard him grumbling to himself, "Every time she gets tired, I'm the one who ends up having to take a…
Sermon Illustrations
DON'T KISS THE FROG An elderly man was taking his evening walk one evening. He was enjoying the crisp night air and the sound of the wind blowing through the trees when, suddenly, he heard…
THE SMELL OF SHEEP If you can't stand the smell of sheep, you shouldn't be a shepherd. By Howard Hendricks
SALES ETHICS "Dad," asked a young boy, "what does the word 'ethics' mean?" The father, a prosperous merchant, pondered the question for a few moments and then responded, "Son, you know your uncle and I…
WRONG RUT - RIGHT TIME A frog was caught in a deep rut, so the fable goes. In spite of the help of his friends, he couldn't get out. They finally left him there in…
AN OPEN OFFER Sign in the window of a New York City shop: "Errant girl wanted." Russell F Anderson, quoted by Lawrence Van Gelder in New York Times
TOO HARD ON MOM A father and his son were talking together when the father asked the son what he wanted for his birthday. The boy said he wanted a baby brother. His birthday wish…
HOMER BALL LOST On a sultry night in Arlington, Texas I watched a young baseball fan learn the bitter lesson of the harm that comes our way if we listen to the crowd. It was…
COMMUNION MEMORY The world drinks to forget, The Christian drinks to remember. By Steve Brown
GOD AND MINORITIES Some people are uncomfortable about being in the minority. But did you ever stop to realize that only two times in the history of the human race have God's people been in…
SQUEEZING AND CRUSHING Only when the grape is squeezed can it produce wine. Only when the grain is crushed can it rise as bread.
QUARRELS DWELL WITH SATAN The Talmud records a story about two people who "shared their dwelling with Satan" because every Friday night they would fight. Rabbi Meir was once invited to the area and spent…
LOYALTY MISPLACED There was a man who had a special dream for his country. He loved his country with a deep passion. He felt his country and his people were the best ever. He began…
THE YANKEES SHOT GRANDMA It was a military funeral on a hot, muggy day in central Mississippi. Grandpa, a war veteran, had passed away. The funeral had gone well, the family had gathered around the…
GOD'S MUDDY CHILDREN I remember a day when my two young children, David and Betsy were outside playing. They were awfully quiet. That's a bad sign! I went out to check on them and found…
GENETIC EQUATIONS A ten year old boy was listening to his brother as he read about Handel's background: "Handel was half German, half Italian and half English." The ten-year-old exclaimed, "WOW, That's three quarters!" No…
THAT'S ALL I WANT During a Sunday School lesson, the teacher asked if anyone could recite the twenty-third Psalm. One little girl rose from her chair, walked to the front of the room and began…
CONSULT ANOTHER DOCTOR Three men engaged in one of those profitless conversations which involve all of us at one time or another. They were considering the problem of what each would do if the doctor…
AROUSING THE CHURCH This is no age to advocate restraint; the church today does not need to be restrained, but to be aroused, to be awakened, to be filled with a spirit of glory, for…
FLY HIGH In the early days of aviation there was a pioneer flier by the name of Handley Paige. One of his long flights was to India, where he landed on a field in a…
