GOD NEVER EXPLAINS God never explains to us what he is doing or why. There is no indication that God ever explained to Job the reasons for all of his terrible sufferings. As readers, we…
YOU FOUND THE CURE What if before you left this service today, you discovered a cure for cancer or AIDS, the two most dreaded diseases of all. When you left here you'd immediately start to…
REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL Jonathan Edwards three basic requirements that must occur among all God's people if they want to see spiritual awakening: 1. Explicit Agreement, 2. Visible Unity, 3. Extraordinary Prayer. David Bruce
The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win you're still a rat. -- Comedian Lily Tomlin
The lack of scriptural knowledge is the source of all evils in the church. -- John Chrysostom
If I ever had a problem, my parents never had a problem telling me I had a problem. -- Michael Jordan
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. -- Thomas A. Edison
It's not better teachers, texts, or curricula that our children need most; it's better childhoods, and we will never see lasting school reform until we see parent reform. -- Samuel Sava
One of the hardest jobs for a parent is making a child realize that "no" is a complete sentence. -- Anonymous By Billy D. Strayhorn, Arlington, Texas
JOURNALISM & LORD JONES Journalism largely consists in saying, "Lord Jones is dead" to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive. -- G.K. Chesterton
CONSCIOUS ENDEAVOR I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor. Henry David Thoreau
JOKING WITH THE TRUTH My way of joking is telling the truth; that is the funniest joke in the world. -- George Bernard Shaw
JODIE FOSTER ON COMMUNICATION Jodie Foster was born and grew up in - - where else? -- Los Angeles, a city she approaches, as she does many things: with a sense of humor: 'If you've…
DECEIT OR HONESTY It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. Noel Coward, Blithe Spirit (Doubleday)
CHINESE UNDERSTOOD Why is a Chinese fortune cookie written in English? Quoted by Flo Ashworth in Dawson County, Georgia, Advertiser
DIVERSE INTERESTS I like to have a man's knowledge comprehend more than one class of topics, one row of shelves. I like a man who likes to see a fine barn as well as a…
DELIBERATE DOUBLE TALK J. S. Armstrong has developed the "Dr. Fox Hypothesis" for both written and spoken communication: "an unintelligible communication from a legitimate source in the recipients' area of expertise will increase the recipients'…
TRUTH CURES Truth, like surgery, may hurt, but it cures. -- Han Suyin
OUTREACH COMMUNICATIONS Before people join churches they visit churches. An effective growth strategy requires attracting and retaining newcomers. So how can churches do this. Robert Bast, in Attracting New Members, gives insight concerning this process.…
STROKES ARE SERIOUS S.M. Handleman in Parade tells of a woman who met a friend on the street and asked, "How is your husband?" The friend replied, "Oh, my husband died last month. He had…
