Roy L. Smith pointed out, "Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability." ...
In South Korea some people are getting operations on their tongue, but not for a true medical reason. They are getting the operations so that they can say their L and R sounds like an American. This a...
Different subjects are difficult for some, while we excel in others, including thinking on our feet....
Roy L. Smith said, "The person who has an experience with God has something beyond the reach of any argument." ...
Dwight L. Moody told this story: “A minister was one day moving his library upstairs. As he was going up with a load of books, his little boy came in, very anxious to help his father. So his father ju...
I'm reminded of the time a fellow confronted Dwight L. Moody and criticized him for the way he evangelized. Moody listened courteously and then asked, "How would you do it?" Disarmed, the man mumbled ...
Dwight L. Moody told this story: "A minister was one day moving his library upstairs. As he was going up with a load of books, his little boy came in, and was very anxious to help his father....
In the book Give Praise to God, J. Ligon Duncan III and Terry L. Johnson write, "If your children are in your home for eighteen years, you have 5,630 occasions (figuring a six-day week) for family wo...
Missionary Dr. Albert L. Shelton said that the first wedding he performed in Tibet was a memorable one. The bride and groom had never seen each other until they arrived for the ceremony. The groom, a ...
Missionary Dr. Albert L. Shelton said that the first wedding he performed in Tibet was a memorable one. The bride and groom had never seen each other until they arrived for the ceremony. The g...
When Dr. Albert L. Shelton went to Tibet as a missionary doctor, he faced some difficult cases. One was a man who had a serious head wound. Dr. Shelton didn't think the man would survive, but an opera...
Some months ago the New York Times published a piece by Thomas L. Friedman, in which he noted that no two countries that both have a McDonald's restaurant have ever fought a war against each other. He...
Dwight L. Moody, by his own admission, made a mistake on the eighth of October 1871 - a mistake he determined never to repeat. He had been preaching in the city of Chicago. That particular nig...
One godly man or woman can make a dramatic difference, even in the darkest of circumstances....
A well-dressed European woman was on safari in Africa. The group stopped briefly at a hospital for lepers. The heat was intense, the flies buzzing. She noticed a nurse bending down in the dirt, tendin...
A mother asked her small son what he would like for his birthday. "I'd like a little brother," a boy said. "Oh my, that's such a big wish," said the mother. "Why do you want a little brother"? "Wel...
One day, a lady criticized D.L. Moody for his methods of evangelism in attempting to win people to the Lord. Moody's reply was, "I agree with you. I don't like the way I do it either. Tell me, how do ...