I LOVE THE TRINITY Is it strange to say, "I love the Trinity?" James R. White thinks, whether it sounds strange or not, it should not sound that way. It should be the norm within…
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THANKS FOR THE SMUDGES Lord, thank you for this sink of dirty dishes; we have plenty of food to eat. Thank you for this pile of dirty laundry; we have plenty of nice clothes to…
THANK YOU PRAYER If the only prayer you say in your whole life is "thank you" that would suffice. - Meister Eckhart
BEGGING FROM HIS FATHER J. Wilbur Chapman often told of the testimony given by a certain man in one of his meetings: "I got off at the Pennsylvania depot as a tramp, and for a…
THANKSGIVING THAT SURVIVES WAR Martin Rinkart, in the early seventeenth century, wrote one of the great hymns of Thanksgiving during the Thirty Year War. He was the pastor in a city of refuse during the…
CHILLY RECEPTIONS You can sometimes catch a terrible chill waiting for somebody else to cover you with glory.
GIVING & GETTING THE BEST Give the world the best you have, and the best will come back to you. -- Madeline Bridges
CYNICAL SOCIETY Cynicism has gone too far. We are becoming what the history books tell us late Rome was like: mired in decadent self- absorption and lacking virtue. -- Oliver Stone, movie director
EMERSON ON TOMORROW Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a…
LIKING WHAT YOU GOT If you always love who you always liked, then you'll always get who you always got.
NURSING TROUBLES Troubles are like babies; they only grow by nursing.
WEALTH OF CONTENTMENT John Muir was to have said that he considered himself richer than a certain well-known magnate by saying, " I have all the money I want and he hasn't."
CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF CHRIST As early as the fourth century after Christ, Christians have observed Christ's birth on December 25th. While the date of December 25th had more to do with replacing the pagan…
MERRY CHRISTMAS Christmas is an annual event. It is a special day set aside by millions of Christians throughout the year. Christmas comes from the Old English phrase "Cristes Maesse" which means the mass of…
VIRGIN BORN Some time ago, Larry King, the renowned talk show host, was asked whom he would like to interview if he had his pick from all of history. His answer was Jesus Christ. The…
TIME OF THE CRIME It was Christmas, and the judge was in a merry mood as he asked the prisoner: "What are you charged with?" "Doing my Christmas shopping early," replied the defendant. "That's no…
GRANDMA'S SHIRT A three-year-old received some clothes from his grandparents for Christmas. A week later he wore one of his new shirts to nursery school. His teacher asked him if he had received a new…
IDENTITY OF CHRISTIANITY Christianity is either a dull habit or an acute fever. By William James
WEALTH FAME & HAPPINESS The message of Christmas is one of joy. "Joy to the World," the angel proclaimed. Evangelist, Luis Palau, remarked on the radio that Elvis Presley once said that he aspired to…
CHRISTMAS / CHANUKAH MERGER Continuing the current trend of large-scale mergers and acquisitions, it was announced today at a press conference that Christmas and Chanukah will merge. An industry source said that the deal had…
