Serious Study John Huffman tells the classic story of the man who was in a difficult situation, and in desperation turns to the Bible. He didn't know where to look, so he let the book flop open and he...
"All groups of human beings have a tendency to be exclusive; they want to know who is inside and who is out. So they adopt identity markers—visible practices of dress, vocabulary or behavior that serv...
Through the courtesy of MovieMinistry.com, we'll be frequently sharing illustrations from films. Here's one from the new movie, Secondhand Lions. The Big Idea: You can't reach out to people you don't...
The leaf cutter bee cuts a round piece of leaf to line a nest. Then she cuts oval pieces for the sides. Here she lays an egg and places near it a paste of pollen-nectar to feed the larva that will hat...
A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside. "That laundry is not very clean," she said. ...
That is the title of a novel set in India by Araundhati Roy. Even if one has not read the book, the title is intriguing. It sounds like the title for a sermon. We often speak of the great things God h...
You know you're drinking too much coffee when: - You answer the door before people knock. - You grind your coffee beans in your mouth. - You sleep with your eyes open. - You have to watch videos i...
One of the mysteries of medicine concerns the epidemic of influenza that swept around the world in 1918. Called "Spanish influenza," the disease suddenly began in March of 1918 and ended just as sudde...
We all know the song Loch Lomond and many have seen that lovely lake in Scotland. The songs says, "Me and my true love will never part again, on the bonny bonny banks of Loch Lomond." It's not true, o...
Recently newspapers carried the story of two women who had the same first, middle and last name, were born on the same day, and had the same Social Security number! It took a while to straighten out t...
People who play it too safe take the greatest risks. Did you know that? In the long haul, the intelligent risk takers develop the greatest security. It's a wise person who learns the importance of ris...
As a mother was walking with her 4-year-old daughter, the girl picked up something off the ground and started to put it in her mouth, and Mom told her not to do that. "Why?" she asked. "Becaus...
The pastor James Moore of Houston tells about an elderly man who spoke at a banquet. With a broad grin and twinkle in his eye, he said, "I know I'm old because there are three things I can't remember...
Author Ken Blanchard reminds us that "All good performance starts with clear goals." He points to the story of Alice's encounter with the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland. Alice asked what road she...
A story is told of Abraham Lincoln. One day the President summoned to the White House a surgeon in the Army of the Cumberland from the state of Ohio. The major assumed that he was to be commended for ...
Each one of us is graced with certain talents and abilities. What are your gifts, and do you view them as such?...
The regional manager at a retail chain forgets his first laptop on a store counter. When he returns, it's gone; so he reports it stolen. That night, he got a phone call from a person saying he was a p...
In 1991 writer Rick Bragg published an article in the St. Petersburg Times (Florida) newspaper about Miami's homeless. He interviewed a group that lived under the Interstate 395 overpass. They lived i...
Recently in Bill Keane's Family Circus comic strip the little boy says, "Ah-Choo!" and his mother says, "God bless you!" He says it again and again she says, "God bless you." He does it again and agai...