TAXATION If Patrick Henry thought taxation without representation was bad, he should see it with representation. Chestnuts
Sermon Illustrations
RIGHT TRACK You can tell when you're on the right track -- it's usually uphill. Bits & Pieces
PATIENCE The secret of patience is doing something else in the meanwhile. Chestnuts
PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE'S STORMS In order to realize the worth of the anchor, we need to feel the stress of the storm. Christian Communication Laboratory
SINCERE PRAYER I don't know of a single foreign product that enters this country untaxed except the answer to prayer. Mark Twain
PATIENCE Then there was the woman who prayed for patience and God sent her a poor cook. Attributed to Henry Ward Beecher
PRAYER THOUGHTS Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees. Victor Hugo, Reader's Digest, Feb 1981
GOD'S VIEW God warms his hands at man's heart when he prays. John Masefield
WRESTLING WITH GOD Whoever wrestles with God in prayer puts his whole life at stake. Jacques Ellul, Prayer and Modern Man.
ANSWERED PRAYER Whoever riseth from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered. George Meredith
LOANS Lending money to a friend is dangerous -- it could damage his memory. Funny, Funny World
AN EXPLANATION -- OF SORTS Deer hate garlic. Which perhaps explains why you see so few deer in Italian delis. Funny, Funny World
COMPLAINTS The Lord created the world in six days and rested on the seventh. On the eighth day, He started to answer complaints. Funny, Funny World
AS A PERSON THINKETH Proverbs 23:7 suggests "As he thinketh in his heart, so is he." (KJV) What we believe affects our attitudes that motivate us, and leads to success or failure.
DISTANT DRUMMER If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours . . .…
DIFFERENT DREAMS Two young medical students at the University of Michigan had just finished their classes one day in the spring of 1883. It was a time of great hope and anticipation for them: in…
MOTIVATED TO DO HER BEST The opera star Mary Garden, considered one of the greats of her profession, said there was one thing she always told herself before going on stage: "There's one person in…
MOTHER THERESA Mother Theresa of Calcutta once was asked, "How do you measure the success of your work?" She looked puzzled for a moment and then replied, "I don't remember that the Lord ever spoke…
MINGLED MOTIVATIONAL GOALS There are often occasions when people are on different wave-lengths regarding motivation for change of attitude or behavior: My husband is a minister who conducts an expanded altar call at the end…
TRUE JOY This is the true joy in life: the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. The being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap;…
