MY ANGEL Barefoot and dirty, the girl just sat and watched the people go by. She never tried to speak, she never said a word. Many people passed, but never did one person stop. Just…
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LITANY OF THANKSGIVING We can be thankful and grateful to the Lord even in the midst of suffering. A woman named Sally was a patient in the hospital; the doctors had to amputate her leg.…
BREAK EVEN IN LIFE A person brings nothing into this world, and takes nothing out. And considering the kind of world it is, he's extremely lucky thus to break even. By Danny Pyles in The…
TOO MUCH PRAISE & WORSHIP Regarding emotional worship: "You don't like emotional display? Then tell the father of the just-returned prodigal son in Luke 15 to calm down. The celebration and singing are unnecessary! Tell…
GIVEN TO SERVE GOD It is my belief that God gives us all gifts, special abilities that we have the privilege of developing to help us serve him and humanity. -- Dr. Benjamin Carson, neurosurgeon…
TURKEY THOUGHTS A man went to the psychiatrist and said, "Doctor, please help me! I keep thinking like I'm a turkey!" "I understand," said the doctor. "And how long have you had these thoughts?" The…
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THANK EVERYONE A man who had lost everything at the gaming tables in Las Vegas begged a dime from another patron to use the men's room whose stall cost ten cents to use. But when…
VIRG AND MARY As Christmas approached, the teacher told her elementary school class the story of the incarnation of Jesus Christ. The teacher later quizzed her students as to the name of the mother of…
JESUS IN HIS CAR SEAT A little boy was taking the nativity set out for his mother in preparation for Christmas. "Here is the king," the boy said, "and here are the sheep, and here…
WHERE'S JOSEPH? An eight-year-old girl was showing her preschool sister a picture of Mary and the baby Jesus. The younger girl examined the picture closely and then she asked, "Where's Joseph?" The older sister thought…
LOST JESUS A Presbyterian pastor was admiring a creche of the nativity that one of his parishioners purchased in Oberammergau years earlier. His hosts noticed that he was admiring the creche and explained the purchase.…
SPEND CHRISTMAS OR KEEP IT May we not spend Christmas, but keep it. -- Peter Marshall
REBELLIOUS INNKEEPER A young boy was embittered that another boy was granted the role of Joseph for the annual Christmas program. Instead of receiving the role of Joseph, the young boy was given the part…
VACUUM CLEANER BLINKERS A woman purchased a new vacuum cleaner a short time before Christmas. The demonstration had convinced her that this was indeed the vacuum cleaner for her. It was a wonder. It did…
CHRISTMAS HANG UPS Mothers are sometimes saddened as they watch the family hang their stockings over the hearth . . . it may be an entire year before they hang anything up again.
LIFE IS LIKE THAT As a pastor, he traveled from town to town. Whenever he walked by the home of a Mr. Gentry, he saw a beautiful garden with flowers and vegetables. More, he always…
WISE MEN FROM A FIRE A Southern Interpretation In a small southern town I saw a wonderful "Nativity Scene," but one feature bothered me. The three wise men were wearing firemen's helmets. Unable to come…
BEST OF THE STORY Two little girls were talking about the Christmas pageant. The first said, "Wasn't the baby Jesus just the sweetest thing in the world?" The young friend replied, "Yes, but it was…
ANGELS COVERED THE CROSSES Harold tried out for the Christmas pageant. He wanted to play the role of Joseph, but was selected to be "just a shepherd." Further evidence of miscasting came when his sister…
PLEASE OPEN BEFORE CHRISTMAS Here is a new twist on the phrase, "Do not open until Christmas!" There are some things that we should open before Christmas. We should open the following BEFORE Christmas: Our…
