PARDON GRANTED Our stance must be like a prisoner in the Texas penitentiary. The governor came for a visit. After addressing the convicts, he listened to them as they told him of their innocence. Some…
Sermon Illustrations
STRESS OF THE STORM In order to realize the worth of the anchor, we need to feel the stress of the storm.From Pulpit Helps, May 1991, page 6
COACH LANDRY ON STRESS Tom Landry, former coach of the Dallas Cowboys on burnout and stress: Coaching, like a lot of other professions, has seen it share of burnout victims in recent years... I understand…
A WELCOME CHANGE Have you noticed that the only people who truly welcome change are wet babies? W. Clement Stone
Accomplishments | Change | Growth | Maturity | Risks | Sanctification/ Risk | Short Shorts | Success
BECOMING REQUIRES CHANGE We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. From Leadership Is an Art, by Max De Pree
STILL A WINNER Ninety-two years after the flamboyant nineteenth- century writer Oscar Wilde died penniless in Paris, he has been informed that he may have won a fortune in the latest READER'S DIGEST sweepstakes. "You…
WHY WE ASK ADVICE Most of us ask for advice when we know the answer but want a different one. Ivern Ball in National Enquirer
MARTIN LUTHER ON MUSIC Martin Luther had strong convictions about the use and power of Christian music. He once noted: "If any man despises music, as all fanatics do, for him I have no liking;…
A SMILE AS SMALL AS MINE by Emily Dickinson They might not need me; but they might. I'll let my head be just in sight; A smile as small as mine might be Precisely their…
ENLIGHTENED ANXIETIES College Education: A way to give you more things to worry about.From The Rotarian, July, 1994 and
LIES ARE BETTER Gossip: The more interesting, the more likely to be untrue. From The Rotarian, July, 1994 and
DOUBTFUL CONFIDENCE Egoist: Someone never in doubt, but often in error. From The Rotarian, July, 1994 and
MISTAKEN ADJUSTMENT Well-adjusted man: The guy who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous. From The Rotarian, July, 1994 and
SLEEP AND SNORE Snorer: Invariably, the one who falls asleep first. From The Rotarian, July, 1994 and
POSITION OF PATIENCE Patience: Admirable quality in the driver behind you. Impossible to understand in the one ahead of you. From The Rotarian, July, 1994 and
POLITICAL FAMILY TREES Cheapest way to trace a family tree: Run for a political office. From The Rotarian, July, 1994 and
KIDS NEED RULES Kids need a lot of hands-on time, a lot of rules and a lot of structure. They love permanence and regularity. And when they do something wrong, you have to follow through…
THE MEASURE OF FEAR Remember the fellow who found himself in the middle of a pasture with an angry bull charging him? The only escape in sight was a tree, but the nearest limb was…
IN STINKED A momma skunk had two little skunks named "In" and "Out." It seemed that when In was going out, that Out was coming In, and if Out was in, In was out. It…
THE STINGS OF A GRUDGE To carry a grudge is like being stung to death by one bee.By William H. Walton
