NO OTHER PLAN A story is told of the Lord's return to heaven after his resurrection. All the angels gathered for the gala celebration. During the festivities, as the story goes, the angels gathered around…
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NEED TO TOUCH The need to touch someone can be so great at times that it's as close to madness as I ever hope to come. -- Rod McKeen
EVERY DAY FRIENDS Soon after Jack Benny, the famous comedian, died, George Burns was interviewed on TV about his famous friend. "We had a wonderful friendship for nearly fifty-five years," said Burns. "Jack and I…
LEVELS OF FRIENDSHIP Bill Gothard notes: "Many fail to achieve meaningful friendships because they do not have a clear understanding of the levels of friendship." Thus, he gives some insight into four levels: Level 1:…
STAND BY MY FRIENDS When asked about a pending bill in Congress, a senator replied: "Some of my friends are for it, and some of my friends are against it, and I intend to stand…
HUMANS & HEDGEHOGS The late German philosopher, Schopenauer, once said that we humans are like hedgehogs in winter. We try to stand close enough for warmth, but not too close -- for fear of being…
Appealing Talk | Confrontation | Courage | Criticism | Discipleship | Friends | Friendship | Honesty
FRIENDS & FAULTS Thou mayest be sure that he who in private will tell thee of thy faults, is thy friend, for he adventures thy dislike, and doth hazard thy hatred; there are few men…
THE LOVE OF GOD An older fellow -- around ninety years of age -- was asked by his pastor, "My dear friend, do you love Jesus?" His deeply wrinkled face lit up with a smile…
THINGS WE TALK ABOUT Let me tell you what people like to talk about: 1. THEMSELVES: They like to tell about what has happened to them, or what they've seen or done. Men talk about…
NEVER BETRAY A FRIEND Sam Davis was a Confederate spy executed at Pulaski, Tennessee, for his crime. When captured by the Union army, he had in his possession some papers of vital importance. After examining…
MUTUAL FRIENDSHIP Across the grasslands of East Africa, live some of nature's most fascinating animals. The rhinoceros, a two-horned terror of tremendous speed, size and agility, is feared by most of the creatures of the…
CENSUS CENSORSHIP One man's response to every single question on his census form: "None of your business."
TIMELY PRAISE Applaud a man's speech at the moment when he sits down, and he will take your compliment as exacted by the demands of common civility; but let some space intervene, and then show…
ENTERTAINING OR HOSPITALITY Karen Mains writes in Open Heart, Open Home: Entertaining says, "I want to impress you with my home, my clever decorating, my cooking." Hospitality, seeking to minister, says, "This home is a…
FRIENDSHIP TRAITS Some while back, an experimental psychologist pondered the question, "Why do I like some people and at the same time, dislike others?" Being a practical man, he decided to answer his own question.…
FRIEND OR CRITIC A friend is a lot of things, but a critic he isn't. -- Bern Williams
LOCALIZED CONTROVERSY Economist John Kenneth Galbraith, when told that he was controversial: "Only among people who don't share my views." From Liberty
LOTTERY WINNERS IN TROUBLE After winning the big prize in their state lottery, a young couple suddenly found they had more money than they knew what to do with -- $300,000 a year... In their…
AS MYSELF "To love you as I love myself is to seek to hear you as I want to be heard and understand you as I long to be understood." If each person had this…
A CUSTOM Let me sing to you a story of a man and his God. His name was Hal, and he had prevailed in life for an abundance of years. He had survived losing a…
