COMPLEX OR SIMPLE Some take the complex, explain it, and it remains complex. These teachers are admired as intelligent-- yet boring. Others take the complex, explain it, and it is made simple. These teachers are…
Sermon Illustrations
NO LOVE "There is no such thing as love--there is only somebody who loves. Love, this thing called love, does not exist in heaven or earth or in any secret corner of creation. It exists…
BOYCOTT RSONIFIED In 1897 Charles C. Boycott was a land agent in Ireland who was ostracized for refusing to reduce his rents. Since that time, his name has been synonymous with the act of doing…
TEAM OF CLIMBERS Lou Whittaker understands the principle of servant leadership. Lou Whittaker led an expedition to the summit of Mount Everest in 1984. After months of preparations, the team of climbers arrived at the…
TIRED TED TURNER Ted Turner is fun to read about. The media mogul has always been famous for his hard-chargin' attitude and savvy market strategies. "Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way" has been…
POWERLESS RELIGION I consider that the chief dangers which will confront the twentieth century will be: Religion without the Holy Spirit Christianity without Christ Forgiveness without regeneration Morality without God and Heaven without Hell.By William…
NORMAL FINGERS Question: What do you call a person who does not have all his fingers on one hand? Answer: Normal. Fingers are supposed to be on two hands.From Kenneth Dodge, Hilltop Trinity Church of…
SLEEP COUNTS The easiest way to get some sleep is to count your blessings instead of your problems.
PARENTS NEED TO WORRY Parents do not need to worry that their children do not listen to what their parents tell them to do. But parents should worry that their children watch what their parents…
DEFLATING SOLUTION A truck driver had miscalculated while passing under a bridge, and his truck had become wedged between the road and the bridge. He at first attempted to back up the truck, but to…
DYNAMIC RETRIEVER Things could be worse. For example you could have been last year's victim of the faithful dog who played a good game of fetch the stick. Here is the story: Seems there was…
JUST WAIT While I was reading in the book of Proverbs to our children one evening, we came across Proverbs 11:1 which reads, "A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just…
WISE REQUESTS We all admire the wisdom of those who come to us for advice.
KNOWING ENOUGH IS ENOUGH The one who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.From a Kung Fu meditation
TOO MANY BARKING DOGS The apartment manager was showing a prospective tenant an apartment. The prospective tenant asked the manager: "Are there any barking dogs in any of the adjoining apartments?" The manager assured her:…
SAME QUESTIONS, DIFFERENT ANSWERS An economist returned to visit his old school and was interested in the current exam questions. He asked his old professor to show him some current exams. To his surprise they…
NEW TYRANTS Every successful revolution puts on in time the robes of the tyrant it has deposed. Barbara Tuchman
ANIMAL TESTS Animal testing is a terrible idea; they get all nervous and give the wrong answers.
DESIGNATED DECOY A police officer is waiting across the street from a bar parking lot late on a Saturday night, watching for drunks trying to drive home. After a short wait, one particularly sad case…
RESPONSES TO AGING There are only two things you can do about aging: keep getting older or die! Michael Hodgin
