ICE CREAM FOR THE SOUL A mother took her children to a restaurant. Her six-year-old son asked if he could pray. As they bowed their heads, he prayed, "God is good. God is great. Thank…
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CAROL BURNETT DOES WINDOWS In a society and age where people have become particular about what they will or will not do, we are encouraged by the immortal words of Carol Burnett: "People invite me…
GOD WANTS AVAILABILITY God does not ask your ability or your inability. He asks only your availability. By Mary Kay Ash
THE HEART OF MINISTRY I was in my first year of ministry at this church. The treasurer--an elderly senior citizen--was in the hospital recovering from surgery. Her daughter called frantically one Sunday morning in the…
HELPFUL PHONE FEATURES A young man wanted to get his beautiful blonde wife something nice for their first wedding anniversary. So he decides to buy her a cell phone. She is all excited, she loves…
DAILY REPENTANCE & REVIVAL Nationwide repentance and revival is America's only hope. We may have only five years left before our society will be too sick, too decadent, too self-destroyed to reverse the destruction. We…
METHODISTS HELP CHANGE LIGHT BULBS Question: How many United Methodists does it take to change a light bulb. Answer: We choose not to make a statement either in favor of or against the need for…
57 CENTS At the beginning of the twentieth century, a sobbing little girl stood near a small church from which she had been turned away because it 'was too crowded'. "I can't go to Sunday…
COMPUTER VIRUS HOAX If you are currently hooked up to the internet--with e-mail and all that--then you are probably accustomed to virus alerts and virus alert hoaxes. Here is the ultimate virus alert hoax-- more…
THE ESSENCE SELF-GIVING In self-giving, if anywhere, we touch a rhythm not only of all creation but of all being. For the Eternal Word also gives Himself in sacrifice; and that not only on Calvary…
OPPORTUNE APPEARANCE Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. -- Thomas Edison
A VOLUNTEER OR CALLED OF GOD 1. A volunteer looks upon ministry as another commitment he's been obligated to fulfill, but one called of God looks at ministry as another opportunity to be used of…
MAKING STEPPING STONES Jack Penn writes, "One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks." Don Maddox
GOD'S PROVISION God gives every bird it's food, but He does not throw it into it's nest.
DADDY IS A SISSY! One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm, a mother was tucking her small boy into bed. She was about to turn off the light when the boy asked with a tremor…
MAXIMIZING GOOD Do all the good you can By all the means you can In all the ways you can In all the places you can To all the people you can As long as…
LITTLE COMFORT A visitor's guide to Yellowstone Park gave instructions on how to spot the difference between a Grizzly Bear and a Brown Bear: Apparently when challenged by a bear you should try to climb…
SPIRITUAL COMFORT Dr. Lehman Strauss, pastor, professor, and writer who died in 1997, wrote in his book God's Waiting Room, concerning the discovery of God's comfort in times of trial: The faith of the Christian…
BLOSSOMING ABILITIES Abilities wither under faultfinding, blossom with encouragement. From Donald Laird
REASONS TO LOVE GOD Some people want to see God with their eyes as they see a cow, and to love Him as they love their cow--for the milk and cheese and profit it brings…
