ASSIGNED TO A LITTLE PLACE "Master, where shall I work today?" And my love flowed warm and free!/And He pointed out a tiny plot, And He said, "Tend that for me." But I answered quickly,…
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THE ART OF PERSUASION -- COUNTRY STYLE Out in the country people trade and buy livestock, much in the same way that city folks buy provisions for themselves in the supermarket. As in the city,…
RESOLVES FOR LIFE Resolved, to live with all my might while I do live. Resolved, never to lose one moment of time, to improve it in the most profitable way I possibly can. Resolved, never…
CALLED TO BE EAGLES A certain man went through a forest seeking any bird of interest he might find. He caught a young eagle, brought it home and put it among the fowls and ducks…
LAUGHTER Have you had a good laugh lately? Dr. Fry calls laughter, "a stationary jogging -- there is hardly a system in the body a hearty laugh doesn't stimulate." A few years ago, Norman Cousins,…
FINAL INSPECTION God will look you over, not for medals, or degrees, but for scars. Edward Sheldon, Quote
A RULE TO REMEMBER If your mind should go blank, don't forget to turn off the sound. Quote
TEENAGERS A mother is overheard talking about her teen-age daughter: "She's very independent -- she lives alone at our house."
GROWING OLDER As people become older they tend to become more quiet. They have more to keep quiet about. Funny, Funny World
YOUTH The best substitute for experience is being 16. Funny, Funny World
LIMITS Genius has limits; stupidity does not.
FALSE FRIENDS are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine but leaving us when we cross into the shade. Christian Bovee
A CHILD'S PERSPECTIVE A little boy was talking to the girl next door: "I wonder what my mother would like for Mother's Day." The girl answers: "Well, you could promise to keep your room clean…
WOMEN'S LIBERATION A little boy and girl had just been introduced and were trying to decide what game to play, and the little boy said, "I have an idea -- let's play baseball." But the…
THE PROPER GRIP Rearing kids is like holding a wet bar of soap -- too firm a grasp and it shoots from your hand, too loose a grasp and it slides away. A gentle but…
APPRECIATING MOTHER Not until I became a mother did I understand how much my mother had sacrificed for me; not until I became a mother did I feel how hurt my mother was when I…
CELEBRATE In an episode of the comic strip Hagar The Horrible, Hagar's wife, Helga, is shown cleaning the floor with a mop and pail. She says to herself, "The house does look nice and shiny."…
A SOBERING CONSIDERATION Many parents today are concerned about making a living, building a house and achieving some place on the social ladder. As a result, they often neglect their children and have little concern…
GREAT PREACHER There is a beautiful story in the biography of G. Campbell Morgan. He had four sons, all of whom were preachers. The youngest son, Howard, considered a great preacher, once took his father's…
MY NAME IS A teacher had just given her second- grade class a lesson on magnets. Now came the question session and she asked a little boy: "My name starts with an "M" and I…
