UNUSUAL TIMES The paradox of our time in history is that we have: taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it…
Sermon Illustrations
TOO ORGANIZED An old curator of entomology died, and his successor went through his rooms and cabinets cleaning and sorting to start the new regime afresh. He opened one drawer and found a box designated…
HIGHER PRIORITY FOR LOVE An episode of the TV show "The Equalizer" showed the hero talking with his son. When the boy was eight, the father had gone off for what seemed like forever to…
FELINE OPPORTUNITY A farmer was milking cows in the barn. As he turned around, he knocked one of the milk buckets over, spilling the entire contents onto the ground. His cat ran to the milk…
SLOW DOWN Have you ever watched kids On a merry-go-round Or listened to the rain lapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight Or gazed at the sun into the fading night? You…
WHITE- KNUCKLE INTENSITY On a commuter flight from Portland, Maine to Boston in 1987, the pilot heard an unusual noise near the rear of the plane. Henry Dempsey turned the controls over to the co-pilot…
NUCLEAR EXCUSES One evening Johnny sat down at the kitchen table doing his homework while his mother watched television. Upon hearing the evening news, his mother let out a shriek. "Johnny! Johnny! China has just…
WORDS OF WISDOM Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue. Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself,…
HOURS THAT COUNT What counts is not the number of hours you put in, but how much you put in the hours.
ALL GORE ON PURPOSE The purpose of life is to glorify God. -- Presidential candidate Al Gore
SHAKE IT OFF & STEP UP A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer's well. The farmer heard the mule 'braying' -- or -- whatever…
MAKING A GOOD MANAGER Someone once asked Yogi Berra, "What makes a good manager?" Yogi answered, "A good ball club!"
LEADERSHIP BEATITUDES Blessed is the leader who has not sought the high places, but has been drafted into service because of ability and willingness to serve. Blessed is the leader who knows where to go…
FIRST INVITATION A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard... She did not recognize them... She said, "I don't think I know…
THEOLOGY OF FAITH John Powell, A Professor at Loyola University in Chicago writes about a student in his Theology of Faith class named Tommy: Some twelve years ago, I stood watching my university students file…
PUTTING OFF PROCRASTINATION Procrastination is my sin. It brings me naught but sorrow. I know that I should stop it. In fact, I shall . . . tomorrow. Are you a procrastinator? Many of us…
DEFINITION FOR MINISTRY dis or gan i za tion (dis or' gan ni za'shan or, ep. Brit., ni.), n. 1. The sign of a very healthy individual who is trying to do more in a…
RULES & THEIR EXCEPTIONS There are two great rules of life, the one general and the other particular. The first is that everyone can, in the end, get what he wants if he only tries.…
LEADERS & VISION Leaders do not have to be the greatest visionaries themselves. The vision may come from anyone. The leaders do have to state the vision, however. Leaders also have to keep the vision…
CELEBRATING THANKSGIVING C. Thomas Hilton writes, "Thanksgiving is a good preparation time for Christmas. Thanksgiving is a distinctly American holiday. It celebrates no birth, no battle, and no anniversary of soldiers or heroes. It is…
