TOUCHING MARILYN MONROE A free-lance reporter from the New York Times was interviewing Marilyn Monroe years ago. She was aware of Marilyn's past and the fact that during her early years Marilyn had been shuffled…
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TWICE AS MUCH Two men had stores across the street from each other. They competed for the same customers. Their rivalry became intense, and the shopkeepers began to dislike each other greatly. They became angry…
UMP WANTS NEW PARENTS People can be cruel--especially to umpires. During one such Little League game, the hostile crowd of parents were chanting, "We want a new ump; we want a new ump!" The umpire…
HALO MISFIT A cranky old Christian died and went to heaven, and legend has it that his first comment on arrival at his celestial home was, "The halo doesn't fit!" From Dining with the Devil,…
NEED FOR LOVE Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat. We must find each other. -- Mother Theresa
TEACHER'S COMPASSIONATE APPROACH A teacher writes: I had a great feeling of relief when I began to understand that a youngster needs more than just subject matter. I know mathematics well, and I teach it…
GRACE OR LEGALISM The list of legalism we impose on others is long--and not always obvious. We judge people for being judgmental. For not being judgmental enough. For liking praise choruses instead of Bach chorales.…
FELLOWSHIP REFUSED John Stott, the British writer, relates a visit he made to a city in Latin America--the capital city of the country. In the center of the city was a huge square. In the…
ONLY GOD CAN LOOK DOWN Only God is in a position to look down on anyone. -- Sarah Brown
SHAPING PEOPLE Teddy Kolleck, mayor of Jerusalem, on shaping parks and people: You go to the parks and see Jews and Arabs, religious Jews and nonreligious Jews, walking together, not talking together, but walking together…
AMANDA'S MURDER Amanda Simpson was a twelve-year-old girl described by Fortune magazine as "an animal lover, a saxophone player, a computer buff, and a volunteer at a local nursing home. One year she sold more…
EXCELLENCE IMITATED It should always be noted that the more excellent something is the more likely it will be imitated. There are many false diamonds and rubies, but who goes about making counterfeit pebbles? However,…
BENEFITS OF LEADERSHIP True leadership must be for the benefit of the followers; not the enrichment of the leaders. -- Robert Townsend
CRAVING APPRECIATION The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated. -- William James
HEAVENLY FAMILY A happy family is but an earlier heaven. -- Sir John Bowring
COMFORT THERAPY Words of comfort, skillfully administered, are the oldest therapy known to man. -- Louis Nizer
DIET DECEPTION A mother walked into an ice cream shop with her two sons. The boys ordered a milkshake and a banana split. The mother was asked what she wanted to order. She answered, "Oh,…
ENCOURAGEMENT SPREAD Encouragement in a family is like a peanut butter sandwich--the more you spread, the better the sandwich sticks together.
SPEAKING OF MISERY Nobody who gets enough food and clothing in a world where most are hungry and cold has any business to talk about "misery." From The Quotable Lewis, pg. 234; "The Letters of…
CLEVER TONGUES There are two ways to be clever. First, think of a bright remark in time to say it. Second, think of it in time not to say it.
