LESS BORING PEW Pity the poor pastor who was delivering his sermon when a gentlemen in the back pew turned his head to one side, put his hand to his ear, and said, "Louder." The…
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ELECTRIC CHAIR COMFORT Richmond, Virginia - Inmates sentenced to die in the state's electric chair in the summer will get a degree of comfort in their last days thanks to an air conditioning overhaul of…
OBEY THE KING In the year 1210, King John of England had an idea. For many years the Royal Forest was available to all who paid the usage fee. Paying this tribute to the crown…
THE DARK HORSE There lived in Tennessee an old chap named Sam Flynn, who was a horse trader. He generally contrived to own a speedy nag or two, which he used for racing whenever he…
MEATBALL WANTS ME A three-year-old boy was very fond of meatballs. He stopped by to visit his grandparents one afternoon when they happened to be finishing their meal of meatballs and gravy. The boy looked…
THE BRAVES COME FROM BEHIND I learned a lesson in the fall of 1992, about not "giving up." It was the seventh game of the National League Pennant Championship games. Game six had been a…
HATRED POWER I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him. Booker T. Washington
A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your successes. Doug Larson
PATIENCE OR POWER In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience. W. B. Prescott
BOTTOM LINE PRIORITIES Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority. William Arthur Ward
SKILLED SAILING Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. African Proverb
EMPTY PRIDE None are so empty as those who are full of themselves. Benjamin Whichcote
HOME SWEET JAIL Arthur Bremer, who shot George Wallace said "The Baltimore jail is the happiest home I've ever had."
THE BODY IS BACK The body of a man who died of cancer was dumped on his son's doorstep after the son was unable to pay the full price of cremation. George Bojarski, covered only…
POWER TO HEAL "Only He who inflicts the wound and permits them is able to heal them." Martin Luther
FRENCH ACCENT SYNDROME A forty-six-year-old Massachusetts man walked away from a car accident with an unexpected problem: he spoke with a French accent. "At first it bothered me very much, because I can't make myself…
PROBLEM WITH GRAVY Grandpa asked his grandson one day, "Jimmy, why don't you ever eat your gravy?" Jimmy furrowed his brow and said, "Grandpa, you just never know what's going to be under it." It's…
NO JOY ALLOWED A young Dutch pastor confronted a serious situation on a Sunday morning. A severe storm had hit during the night, and his church was located some distance outside the village. There was…
JUST DO IT! It's a curious thing, but the best work we do is usually the easiest. Ask any salesman if this is not so. The chances are ten to one that he got his…
SEVEN GREATEST FEARS Let me tell you though, what I am afraid of. I call these Jackson's Seven Greatest Fears. I am afraid of not trying. I am afraid of not doing my best at…
