DEGREES OF FAITH Fred Craddock tells of conducting a tour of the Holy Land. At one of the stops in Bethlehem, his group listened as a learned professor explained what they were seeing. "This is…
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STORY OF BLIND MAN WITH LANTERN We can't make assumptions someone else is doing what we expect of them. There is the story about a man who was visiting his rabbi. When it came time…
WHAT DOES THE 'G' STAND FOR? Some time ago, R. G. LeTourneau, owner of the large earth-moving equipment company, told this story. "We used to have a scraper known as the model 'G.' Somebody asked…
BACK TO THE BOOK At the dress rehearsal of Bach's St. Matthew's Passion, the great conductor Leopold Stokowski went through the work once with the several hundred singers and orchestra, tapped for silence, and said,…
TAKING A LONGER VIEW When I was 14 my father would sometimes allow me to take a turn at driving the family car on some near-deserted country roads. The problem was that I would tend…
RULES FOR LIFE -- WITH BREVITY Hollywood producer Sam Marx has made a collection of wise sayings consisting of four words. Some examples: IN GOD WE TRUST THIS, TOO, SHALL PASS. LIVE AND LET LIVE.…
DARKNESS/LIGHT -- FEAR We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. Plato
SUCCESS The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. George Patton
SUCCESS Eighty percent of success is showing up. Woody Allen
GOOD FEELINGS One of the greatest feelings in the world is finding some logic to support your beliefs. Funny, Funny World
FEEL THE STUBBORN OUNCES You say the little efforts that I make will do no good; they never will prevail to tip the hovering scale where Justice hangs in balance. I don't think I ever…
A WORD FOR TRIED ONES A blacksmith, about eight years after he had given his heart to God, was approached by an intelligent unbeliever with the question: "Why is it you have so much trouble?…
STRUCK DOWN, BUT NOT DESTROYED Jim Ryun once held the record for the mile race. He was a devoted Christian man. In 1972 Ryun was set to run in the Olympics held in Munich, West…
THE WEAK V S. THE STRONG Weak men are the slaves of what happens. Strong men are masters of what happens. Weak men are victims of their environment. Strong men are victors in any environment.…
GETTING BACK UP A man was travelling down the streets of a large city and stopped at a stop light. He looked off to his right and saw two boys fighting in an alley. One…
SILENT, SWEET AND STEPPING There are three simple words that begin with an "S," That are wise with a wisdom the world cannot guess; But those who employ them their beauty confess -- Keep Silent…
MAKE PLANS THAT WILL LAST Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that…
WAITING VERSUS HUSTLING Things may come to those who wait . . . but only the things left over from those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln
AS I WAS SAYING In his book, Tortured For Christ, which deals with the Communists' brutal treatment of Christians, Richard Wurmbrand, rehearses, among many others, an incident in a Communist prison which depicts great heroism…
BUSY BEE When you feel that being persistent is a difficult task, think of the bee. A red clover blossom contains less than one-eighth of a grain of sugar; 7,000 grains are required to make…
