In recent years, some members of our Society have become more aware of the benefits of solitude, as various forms of meditation have gained popularity. But the majority of Americans are still hurried, harried and…
Sermon Illustrations
There’s a song inside of me And I can hardly wait to see What it is I have to say, Or the music I will play. It has been so long in coming. First the…
There’s a song inside of me And I can hardly wait to see What it is I have to say, Or the music I will play. It has been so long in coming. First the…
A local civic club invited a noted surgeon as guest speaker for their monthly business meeting. The esteemed physician addressed the audience, “You know, I have operated on many people over a great many years.…
At a reunion of retired executives, each of the guests was invited to give a two-minute after-dinner talk on his experiences since retirement. Since some of the former executives were inclined to be rather long-winded,…
When the wife of University of Oklahoma Basketball Coach Billy Tubbs suggested that he loved basketball more than he loved her, he joked, “Well, I love you more than track.”
An Irish Prayer: May those who love us, love us; And those who don’t love us, May God turn their hearts; And if he doesn’t turn their hearts, May he turn their ankles, So we’ll…
The Pope was travelling to a much anticipated, historic meeting with the Secretary General of the United Nations. Preparations for the meeting had begun months earlier, and the Pope, now restless from his long journey,…
Several years ago, a cartoon was published which depicted two men marooned on a desert island. One of them is standing at the water’s edge looking extremely distraught and worried, the other man is sitting…
A newly married preacher and his wife struggled to make ends meet as they began their new life together. The preacher was frequently called upon to speak at small rural Churches. One Sunday, he and…
A small midwestern community depended on the large manufacturing plant in town as its primary source of employment. The community was devastated when the plant was forced to cease operations. One Sunday, a local Pastor…
A minister told the organist how the morning service was to to be conducted. Then he explained, “After my sermon, I’m going to ask those members who are willing to give $25 or more for…
A mother in Arizona tried to teach her daughter the meaning of “proportionate giving”. She took ten pennies from her daughter’s bank and laid them in a row. The mother said, “There are your ten…
Henry Ford gave away millions of dollars. But he always tried to avoid solicitation for gifts to schools because he felt that money given to schools was frequently mishandled by well-meaning, non-businesslike people. Although she…
A mother in Arizona tried to teach her daughter the meaning of “proportionate giving”. She took ten pennies from her daughter’s bank and laid them in a row. The mother said, “There are your ten…
Ed Flom, Chairman and CEO of Florida Steel Corporation, addressed the Harvard Business School Club of Florida West Coast on the subject of “Leadership.” To illustrate one of his points, Flom told this story: I…
Early in his career, Dr. Robert J. McCracken, former pastor of the Riverside Church, New York City, was minister of a Church in Canada. For some reason an elderly spinster took a vehement dislike to…
The line in Church for Communion seemed endless to one nine-year-old. After a good deal of squirming and rifling through a prayer book and a hymnal, he nudged his mother and loudly whispered, “Mom, is…
A group of artists were asked to paint a picture of peace. While there were many and varied interpretations, the winner was a painting of a small bird calmly sitting in a nest built on…
There is an ancient legend about two small boys who were walking slowly, deep in conversation, when they stopped to share an apple. “You cut and I’ll choose,” said one to the other. The other…
