Comedian David Letterman once offered this tip to anyone planning a visit to “The Big Apple.” He advised, “If you’re planning to travel to New York City, do yourself a favor — this is a lot of fun — check into a Times Square hotel. And take the Bible out of the nightstand there, if …
“I wonder if Murphy’s Law is among the ten?”
TEN COMMANDMENTS MULTIPLIED Frank and Ernest are standing in front of row after row of shelves of books. On top of one of the shelves is a sign which reads, “Law Library.” Franks turns and says to Ernest: “It’s frightening when you think that we started out with just ten commandments.” It is. We have …
LISTING TEN COMMANDMENTS On his final exam a student was asked to list the Ten Commandments in any order. In a desperate attempt to not flunk this exam he answered, “3, 6, 1, 8, 4, 5, 9, 2, 10, 7.”
TED TURNER ON TEN COMMANDMENTS “If you’re only going to have ten rules, I don’t know if adultery should be one of them.” said Media magnate Ted Turner, suggesting that the Ten Commandments be revised. — Exodus 20:14 From Newsweek, March 1, 1999, p. 23
GOD’S LAWS DON’T BEND A little boy in Sunday School once asked his teacher why the Ten Commandments had been written in stone and not on parchment. The answer his teacher gave him may not have been entirely accurate but was certainly filled with insight. “They were written on stone so that men could only …
Children | Discipleship | Disobedience | Law | Obedience | Ten Commandments Read More »
BREAKING ALL TEN COMMANDMENTS Question: Why was Moses the most wicked man in the Bible? Answer: Because he broke all of the Ten Commandments at once.
THOU SHALT PICK UP TOYS Mother and her two small boys were having a serious discussion about stealing and why it was wrong. Mother asked the boys why they thought stealing was wrong. Five year old Luke said that stealing was against God’s laws. He had learned about the Ten Commandments in Sunday School. Mother …
Child | Children | Church | Humor | Law | Obedience | Ten Commandments | Theft | Toys Read More »
EIGHTY PERCENT SOLUTION During his visit to the United States the Pope met with the president of the United States. Instead of just an hour as scheduled, the meeting went on for two days. Finally, a weary president emerged to face the waiting news media. The president was smiling and announced the summit was a …
“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments, and His commandments are not burdensome” (I John 5:2). The story is told of the Old Testament period in which the Israelites were suffering in Egyptian bondage… God traveled around the earth in search of people who would be willing to follow His …