THEY NEED ME James Agee, in his In Praise of Famous Men, tells of an African-American man in Northern Alabama in the 1930's, who worked at a sawmill. His main job was looking after the…
Sermon Illustrations
GREAT TASTE IN WOMEN Hagar the Horrible's wife Helga is laying him out. "Your outfits never match, your hats are all shabby and that bearskin's out." Hagar is hurt and says, "Hey! Say something nice…
BOLD STAND Be bold in what you stand for and careful what you fall for. Ruth Boorstin in The Wall Street Journal
BUDGETS GET IT DONE If you can get it into the organization's budget, then you've won. If you can't get it into the budget, it will be extremely difficult to accomplish the task. The Good…
WHEN YOU'RE WEAK If you're weak on the facts, pound the law; if you're weak on the law, pound the facts; if you're weak on both, pound the table. From Leadership Quotes
THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD Those who have visited Yellowstone Park and entered by the east gate remember how the Yellowstone River follows the road all along the long drive. Indeed the road and the…
IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE THE BIBLE Ricky Skaggs You trust your family doctor and a druggist for your pills You take them every day and believe they'll cure your ills And you want a lawyer…
A TRIUMPHANT FAITH The triumph of faith can be seen in a story I read about one humble believer who was hauled before a vicious judge during the first century persecutions. Again and again the…
CLINTON'S POLITICAL FEARS Here's a good quote that speaks to more than just one particular president's administration; it speaks to all idealistic kingdom building which loses sight of the realities of life. It is taken…
EXAMPLE IS CLEAR I 'd rather see a sermon, than hear one any day. I'd rather you walk with me, than merely point the way. The eye is a more ready pupil, than ever was…
TWO SACRIFICES She died beside a fence smeared with her blood. It wasn't that she had done anything wrong. She just happened to be the wrong person in the wrong place at the wrong time:…
READ LIFE BACKWARDS Harold Geneen served for nearly twenty years as the head of AT&T and ITT. He is credited as the father of the modern conglomerate. At one time he employed 300,000 people on…
PAIN IS A MEGAPHONE Physical pain is the megaphone of God. He uses it to speak loudly of our need for Him. Though he does not send or cause it, He uses it to help…
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK ( Col. 3:12) If you are impatient, sit down and talk with Job. If you are just a little strong-headed, go and see Moses. If you are tired and afraid, take a…
SERVANTS OF JESUS In the saga of the Cherokee People's Trail Of Tears, the Cherokee nation, trying to keep peace and self-pride, reluctantly agreed to move from North Carolina to the Oklahoma Indian Territory. It…
SHOVELING PARTLY CLOUDY Late fall and early spring are the times when many must prepare to shovel a few inches of what the meteorologists predict as 'PARTLY CLOUDY' off the driveway.
MY GOOD FORTUNE Remember the story of the lad whose thoughtful grandfather gave him two half dollars one hot July day to purchase ice cream sundaes for himself and his little sister? On the way…
IF THERE IS A GOD Here is a quote from Maya Angelou's newest book, I Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now: In my twenties in San Francisco I became a sophisticate and an acting…
THE SECRET I met God in the morning When the day was at its best, And His presence came like sunrise, Like a glory in my breast. All day long the Presence lingered, All day…
GUILT AND CONFESSION Last fall a man named Gene Berthiaume, age twenty-five, walked into the office of the Georgia State Patrol and confessed to robbing two Tennessee banks. The FBI had few clues to the…
