COMMITTED TO ULTIMATE REALITY My life is committed to learning as much about Ultimate Reality as is possible and sharing this in meaningful ways with as many people as possible. From Reflections, Volume 1, Faith…
Sermon Illustrations
KEEP EXPECTATIONS LOW "What grade did you get?" "I got an A." "Really? Boy, I'd hate to be you. I got a C." "Why on earth would you rather get a C than an A?!"…
SEXUAL TROOPS ARE DYING In the March 14, 1988 issue of Newsweek a Master's and Johnson study on communicable diseases made an interesting observation concerning the sexual revolution that began in the 1960's: "The sexual…
SEVENTEEN CAMEL INEQUALITY An Islamic man died and left his seventeen camels to be divided among his three sons. One was to get one ninth; one was to get one half; and the other was…
DOG DOESN'T DRIVE A particular town has a yearly dog census. The last time the census taker came by, a little five- year-old girl answered the door. The census taker asked: "Little girl, does your…
PURSUING SARDINES Robert J. McKain said, "The reason most major goals are not achieved is that we spend our time doing secondary things first." Some years ago a headline told of three hundred whales that…
PEOPLE BEGINNING TO TALK One afternoon when Casey Stengel was managing the Mets, his starting southpaw showed signs of fatigue. As one pitch after another missed the strike zone, the crowd groaned, then hissed, then…
LET'S BE REASONABLE A well-known preacher mentioned in a sermon how that God came out of nowhere. After the message, a fellow challenged him on that point. He said, "Preacher, let's be reasonable about this"…
MORE THAN MOVEMENT An eight-year-old little girl was trying to teach her younger brother how to ride a bicycle. After several fruitless attempts, the little brother finally steadied himself. As he wobbled from side to…
LOVE LIKE SALT A King asked his three daughters how much they loved him. The two oldest daughters replied that they loved him more than all the gold and silver in the world. The youngest…
VICTORY OR DEFEAT There are many victories worse than a defeat. George Eliot, novelist
HONEST COMMUNICATION A life-long survivor of marriage once admitted to a friend: "OK, it's true, we fight. But, to be honest, we have never gone to bed mad. Of course one year we were up…
EARNING CREDIBILITY Credibility is something you can earn only over time. And if you haven't earned it, you can't use it. From Iacocca, an autobiography, by Lee Iacocca, pg. 282
THE STRONG CHURCH The marks of a strong church are wet eyes, bent knees and a broken heart. From Pastor to Pastor, by Erwin Lutzer, pg. 113
AFFORD TO RISK He who has nothing to lose can afford all risks. From Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe, pg. 321
WISE WORDS There are two very important expressions that'll keep your marriage bright; "I love you" and "Maybe you're right." From Systems Forms Brochure, January 1990
BRAIN MELT If your head is made of butter, don't sit next to the fire. From Leadership, Spring, 1985, pg. 20
JUST ONE THING This one thing I do, not these fifty I dabble in. From You Can Climb Higher, Sweeting, pg. 75
COUNTING ANGELS Don't get so busy counting demons, that we forget the holy angels. From Angels, Graham, pg. 167
AIMLESS EFFORTS Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim. By George Santayana, Leadership, Winter, 1984, pg. 3
