SATAN'S RELIGIONS Satan's religions are like a car which has certain parts missing: 1. The LIGHTS are gone, for Satan loves darkness since his deeds are evil. 2. The SPARK PLUGS are gone, for it's…
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MAKING MEMORIES You never know when you're making a memory. From "Young Blood", by Rickie Lee Jones
MUSIC DISPELS DOUBT The Pentecostal Evangel carried an article awhile back about a Christian brother who was admitted to a hospital because of his having cancer of the tongue. After further tests, the surgeons decided…
BUSINESS INSIGHTS Perkin's postulate: The bigger they are, the harder they hit. Harrison's postulate: For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism. Gate's law: The only important information in a hierarchy is who…
SLEEPY SERMON OMEN Just before time for his sermon, a pastor commented to one of the church deacons that he had been so tired during the preparation of his sermon that he had fallen asleep…
CAN'T HIDE IN A HOLE You have to take a position, whether you like it or not. The natural inclination is to hide in a hole for a while. But if you don't talk about…
LEARNING AT MOTHER'S KNEE Grandpa remembers when children learned at their mother's knee -- upside down. From "The Way I Heer'd It" by Jim Reed, The Ozarks Mountaineer, May-June, 1985
TWO AND A HALF LIVES D. L. Moody was once asked how many were saved in a particular evangelistic service he had conducted. Moody answered, "Two and a half." Moody was asked if that meant…
MUSIC AND SPIRITUAL WARFARE The mighty weapons that the Apostle Paul alluded to are, in part, the praises of God in our mouths and the Word of God -- the Bible -- in our hands.…
THE SAMARITAN SAYS The Good Samaritan Story: The robber: "What is yours is mine if I can get it." The priest: "What is mine is mine, and I'm going to keep it." The Samaritan: "What…
I AM HABIT I am your constant companion. I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden. I will push you onward or drag you down to failure. I am completely at your command. Half the…
FROG LIVES There is an animal that has more lives than a cat. This animal is a frog. He croaks every night!
AN EVEN ACCOUNT The senator was quite full of himself. At every occasion he took the opportunity to remind everyone how important he was. On one such speaking opportunity he extolled: "All that I now…
DAD'S-EYE VIEW A friend shared with me the explosive tension that occurred when his son sheepishly entered the house at midnight, reporting a dented fender. Immediately my friend exploded into a tirade. He even expounded…
HUMAN PRODUCTION COSTS At a meeting of air scientists and pilots, the scientists made it clear they would like to replace the pilot in the aircraft with instruments and servo- mechanisms. Scoot Crossfield, a U.S.…
NEVER LOST WITH THE FATHER I have a friend who took his little daughter for a walk a while ago. They went for a long walk, outside their little cul-de-sac out on the big, busy…
SPACE NEEDED BESURETOREADTHIS IfyoufindthishardtoreadyouwouldhaveahardtimewithancientdocumentswheretheyleftnospaceinordertosaveveryexpensiveparchmentinwritingDidyoueverconsiderthatsometimesyourlifelookslikethisWhenyouleavenospaceforGodinyourlifeitfrequentlybecomesveryjumbledruntogetheranddifficulttosortoutIfyouhavetakenthetimetodecipherthislittlenoteconsiderspendinganequalamountonsomethingveryuseful:yourrelatonshipwithGodThatcouldturnouttochangeyourlifeoratheveryleastgiveitsomebreathingroom
INNOCENCE LOST Wounds of the soul, though healed, will ache, The reddening scars remain and make confession; Lost innocence returns no more; We are not what we were, Before transgression. Source unknown
YOU CAN'T DO IT OVER A sports writer for a New York paper was writing about Lou Gehrig. He said "Lou Gehrig came to bat with two out in the ninth inning. The winning runs…
VISIONS PRODUCE Visions produce hope in the face of despair. Visions are inspiring. -- Visions motivate. Visions give the people something to unite behind, therefore a vision creates unity. Visions call people to prayer and…
