THE WISE OLD BIRD A wise old owl lived in an oak. The more he saw, the less he spoke; The less he spoke, the more he heard; Why can't we all be like that…
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THE NEED FOR MORE FAILURE There's little that is more important to tomorrow's managers than failure. We need lots more of it. We need faster failure. It is fair to say that if we can't…
APATHY IS THE WORST SIN The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that's the essence of inhumanity. From The Devil's Disciple, by George Bernard…
WILL AND WON'T Gualtieri's Law of Intertia: "Where there's a will, there's a won't."
PROPORTIONAL GUILT Storry's Principle of Criminal Indictment The degree of guilt is directly proportional to the intensity of the denial.
KINDNESS SPOKEN Witty sayings are as easily lost as the pearls slipping off a broken string; but a word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain; it is a seed which, even when dropped by…
FRIENDS The Bible teaches that--- Friends are scarce. Proverbs 18:24 Friends will sacrifice for you. John 15:13 Friends will be intimate. John 15:15 Friends will not jump ship when the going gets rough. Proverbs 17:17…
MYSTERIOUS CHRISTMAS CARDS A university professor from Salt Lake City conducted an experiment at Christmas time a few years ago. He randomly selected six hundred names from telephone directories from several major cities and sent…
MARY'S LITTLE LAMB Another little girl was taking all the figures out of the box and listing them off, "Here's Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus and the wise men and Mary's little lamb."
SAINTS SHINE A couple took their young son with them on a trip to Europe where they visited many of the cathedrals on the tourist trek. When they returned home the little boy's Sunday School…
IT'S A GOD A group of first graders decided to produce their very own Christmas program. They produced their own updated Nativity Story. All the major characters were there -- Joseph, the shepherds, the angels,…
GETTING OUT THE MESSAGE Businesses go to great extremes of creativity to get their message out. Catchy slogans or names often make the difference. Johnson's Flower and Garden Center in Washington D.C. advertises that their…
APOLOGETIC POINTS The great facts of Christian history including the incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection of Christ are seemingly irresistible focal points of Christian apologetics. From Christian Apologetics, Norman L. Geisler, pg. 83
CHRISTMAS is a time of cheer the happiest season of the year; let music swell, let carols ring, in honor of the new-born King. But let us not so merry be that others' needs we…
VOICE WITH A TOUCH Max DePree tells about his granddaughter Zoe (Greek word for "life") who was born prematurely and weighed only one pound, seven ounces. She was so small that Max's wedding ring would…
THE GLADIATOR In the Louvre is the statue of a Greek athlete called "The Gladiator." Dr. Carl Menninger was in the Louvre admiring that statue when he saw a group of French boys, accompanied by…
WALT DISNEY On December 5, 1901, a child was born in a sleepy suburb of southern Chicago to middle-class parents. His parents hoped that their son would achieve much in his lifetime. Little did they…
CHRIST-LIKE ENCOURAGEMENT A physical education teacher received a letter from a former student. He wanted the teacher to know the impact that he had made on his life. The student told this teacher about the…
THE COOK BEFORE CHRISTMAS ' Twas the night before Christmas And all through the house Roared the flames from my kitchen Too many to douse My oven exploded I started to run Then I realized…
INCARNATE DEITY Late in time behold Him come Offspring of the Virgin's womb Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; Hail the Incarnate Deity Hymnal portion
