INFIDELITY & LIES Naturally, sometimes it really is just about sex. But most affairs, says Atlanta psychiatrist Dr. Frank Pittman, the author of a book on infidelity, "are conducted primarily on the telephone rather than…
Sermon Illustrations
WISH YOU WERE HERE Someone sent me a postcard picture of the earth. On the back it said, "Wish you were here. -- Steven Wright
WHICH DRAWERS? For Sale: Antique desk suitable for woman with large drawers.
WRONG HEADLINE When Orville and Wilbur Wright finally succeeded in keeping their homemade airplane in the air for fifty-nine seconds on December 17, 1903, they rushed a telegram to their sister in Dayton, Ohio and…
CLERGY FLEA COLLAR A mother and her four-year-old daughter were in a hospital waiting room when a minister came in who was wearing a clergy collar. The little girl was fascinated with the collar, and…
TEMPER OR NERVES Rebuked by her mother for having been cross and ill-tempered, the teen-aged daughter retorted, "How come when it's me it's temper-- and when it's you it's nerves?"
A BAD DAY WHEN You know it's going to be a really bad day when... You wake up face down on the pavement. You wake up to discover that your waterbed broke...and then realize that…
TASHLICH Tashlich is a symbolic casting of sins into running water. Jews practice this ritual on Rosh Hashanah which is the Biblical New Year. Crumbs are shaken from pockets into water which contains fish. Just…
GOING THROUGH THE SAME MOTIONS The golf pro watched his student for a little while, then stepped forward and advised the man, "Now, what I want you to do is to go through the swinging…
END OF ARGUMENT Two men were talking about their wives: Larry: "We had a tough quarrel yesterday but finally she came crawling to me on her hands and knees." Ken: "What did she say?" Larry:…
THE YELLOW FLAG IS OUT Several years ago, on a Labor Day, I found myself seated in the stands watching the Darlington 500. It was my first -- and only -- car race. My first…
PRAYERS & CLOTHES While staying with her aunt, a little girl attended her aunt's church for the first time. During the service all the people knelt down and began to pray. The little girl did…
GROWING CHURCHES COMMUNICATE 1. We must create a climate of happiness in the church. People must enjoy coming to church before it will grow. 2. There must be a loving atmosphere. God has given the…
PARADE RESCHEDULED There will be a parade next Saturday. If it rains in the afternoon, the parade will be held in the morning.
RABBIT LINE Do you know what you get when you have thirty rabbits in a row, all marching backwards? A receding hare line. From "The Bell, The Clapper, and The Cord" by the National Federation…
DELIVER ME From the cowardice that shrinks from new truth, From the laziness that is content with half truths, From the arrogance that thinks it knows all truth, O God of truth deliver me. From…
BAD PERSON LIMITATIONS You cannot make a good deal with a bad person. By Mark Kimball, now President of the Quad-City Thunder CBA basketball team, as quoted from Soul Management, by Wayne Schmidt, Zondervan Publishing…
COMMUNICATING UNCONCERN A man from another country visited the United States for an extended period. While in the United States, he attended a church. During an evening fellowship service, he was introduced to the congregation.…
WHAT'S GOING ON? You see someone you know, and ask a simple question: "What's going on in your world these days?" You may get an all too common answer: "I've got to cut down! I'm…
CHANGING TIMES Change has been part of the human experience since the beginning of time, but these days, it seems to occur at a much more rapid pace. Just think about the amount of change…
