THE CROWN OF THORNS Which thorn or type of thorn was used is uncertain. One comes from a plant called the Syrian Christ Thorn, a shrub about 12 inches high with two large, sharp, recurved…
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RIPE TIMES FOR THE GOSPEL Darrell Johnson, the pastor of Glendale Presbyterian Church, writes in their newsletter: "We are living in the ripest times in history for sharing the gospel. We are experiencing what many…
THE GREATER AND OLDER MAGIC "Yes!" said a great voice behind their backs. "It is more magic." They looked round. There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane…
THE EYES OF CHRIST Three young men from England were visiting the great cathedral of Notre Dame. Two of the men bet the third fellow that he would not go to the priest with an…
FALL BACK IN LOVE One advantage of marriage is that, when you fall out of love with him or he falls out of love with you, it keeps you together until you fall in again.…
TIE UP LOOSE ENDS A few weeks ago I preached at Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Greeley, Colorado. Prior to the adult sermon, we had the children's sermon. I asked the children to tell some…
ONE OF MOM'S BOYFRIENDS Four-year-old Marie watched as her older sister Michelle and her mother looked through a family picture album. In the album were old pictures of Mom's family, friends, school friends, boy friends,…
COMMUNICATION LINE IS BUSY It's not that the husband does not want to reach out to his wife, but somehow there is interference. "I wanted to get in touch with her feelings," declared one social…
SPUR OF THE MOMENT WEDDINGS The phone rang on Tuesday morning. The call was from a young woman who didn't identify herself. She simply stated that she wanted to be married on Friday of that…
FRIENDSHIPS FORMED IN PARENTING She discovered with great delight that one does not love one's children just because they are one's children but because of the friendship formed while raising them. By Gabriel Garcia Marquez
M R. ALWAYS RIGHT Just a word of wisdom for the woman who is looking for Mr. Right: Be sure that his first name is not Always! Adapted from a submission by David Rushton
DANIEL WEBSTER'S FATHER On a bleak morning Daniel Webster was helping his father build a fence on their rocky New Hampshire farm. Daniel's father stopped his work, turned to his son, and told him he…
GREATEST INHERITANCE The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day. -- O.A. Battista
WORKING MOMS The average mother holds a job outside the home works an eighty-four-hour week to meet her responsibilities at work and home. In the average home, the working mother gets little to no help…
BEATITUDES FOR A MARRIED COUPLE Blest is the couple who do not rely on material goods; their richness will be found in their relationship. Blest is the couple who share their sorrows and bad days;…
THOU SHALT PICK UP TOYS Mother and her two small boys were having a serious discussion about stealing and why it was wrong. Mother asked the boys why they thought stealing was wrong. Five year…
CHILDREN TODAY & TOMORROW We worry about what a child will be tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. -- Stacia Tauscher
DOING NOTHING FOR EACH OTHER "My husband and I have a very happy marriage," bragged one woman. "There's nothing I wouldn't do for him, there's nothing he wouldn't do for me -- and that's the…
MARRIED THOUGH APART Rodney Dangerfield had some advice about marriage. He said, "We eat apart, we take separate vacations. We never see each other. We're doing everything we can to keep our marriage together!"
MATERNAL PHILOSOPHY Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers. -- Harriet Beecher Stowe
