If someone betrays you once, it's his or her fault; if he or she betrays you twice, it's your fault.
Sermon Illustrations
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.
God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw the food into its nest.
He who loses money, loses much; he who loses a friend, loses more; he who loses faith, loses all.
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.
The tongue weighs practically nothing, but so few people can hold it.
READ AND OBEY A man had been in business for many years, and his business was going down the drain and was full of debt. He was seriously contemplating suicide, and he didn't know what…
PULL OVER OR SCARF Knitting behind the wheel: A highway patrolman pulled alongside a speeding car on the freeway. Glancing at the car, he was astounded to see that the woman behind the wheel was…
PREGNANT CADDIE The Lamaze class was in full swing. The instructor was teaching the women how to breathe properly, along with informing the men how to give the necessary assurances at this stage of the…
EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said. -- Peter F. Drucker
COMMUNICATION TIMING The greatest hindrance to effective communication is the mistaken notion that it has already occurred. By Michael Hodgin
WRONG MEASUREMENT At a pharmacy, a woman was weighing a baby on some infant scales. The clerk saw what she was doing and explained that the scales were not working correctly and told the woman,…
WHY THE FORK? The sound of Martha's voice on the other end of the telephone always brought a smile to Brother Jim's face. She was not only one of the oldest members of the congregation,…
CHASED COMMUNICATION A teenage son listened as his father explained the values that he had learned as a teenager. The father concluded: "A moderate lifestyle will develop chastity in your life. As you continue to…
PROVERBS BY CHILDREN The following proverbs were collected by a first grade teacher over the years. She gave her classes part of an old proverb and let them fill in the rest. As You Shall…
TAKE ME OUT OF THE CHURCH SERVICE Our church held a dinner and hymn-sing last fall during the World Series. One of our parishioners was eager to get home and watch the game on TV.…
SIGNS OF LONDON Here are some cute signs that came from London: IN A LAUNDROMAT: Automatic Washing Machines: Please remove all your clothes when the light goes out. IN A DEPARTMENT STORE: Bargain Basement Is…
SUCCEEDING IN MARRIAGE An article from a 1989 issue of Redbook suggested that if you are considering a divorce you should ask yourself these questions that were developed after talks with therapists and wives whose…
KNOCKING FROM THE TRUNK Gladys Thornapple, the Born Loser's wife, is driving along in the car and begins hearing a knocking sound. She pulls into a service station and speaks to the attendant: "I keep…
