George Washington Carver, the scientist who developed hundreds of useful products from the peanut said: "When I was young, I said to God, 'God, tell me the mystery of the universe.' But God answered, ...
Karl Stegall tells of two brothers who entered the first grade. One said he was born January 1, 1984. The other said he was born April 4, 1984. "That is impossible," said the teacher. "No," replied th...
A little girl was on the way home from church when she turned to her mother and said, "Mommy, the preacher's sermon this morning confused me." The mother said, "Oh! Why is that?" The girl replied, "We...
A teacher asked her group of 1st graders to draw something on their papers - whatever they wished. The teacher came around and saw little Frankie and he was busy at work. She said, "What are you...
Gospel musician Hilding Halverson told of overhearing a conversation between his son and two other little boys. The youngsters were bragging about their dads. One boy said proudly, "My dad knows the...
The boy said, "What a wonderful day! I asked for one flower but got a beautiful bouquet." That's the thankful spirit. That's the gratitude attitude. It's that attitude that should guide our giving and...
At a 1981 Symposium, Sir Fred Hoyle said: The chance that higher life forms might have emerged in this way (through evolutionary processes is comparable with the chance that "a tornado sweeping throug...
Senator Jim Talent says he prayed to trust Jesus as his Savior in response to an invitation he heard on the radio. The Missouri Republican gave his Christian testimony at a National Day of Prayer eve...
Oscar Hammerstein had seen a picture, a photograph of the top of the Statue of Liberty from a helicopter. And he said, "This picture reveals the intricate detail that has been sculpted on Lady Liberty...
No Strings Eugene Cernan, one of the astronauts who enjoyed the exciting adventure of walking on the moon said with wonder, "Our world appears big and beautiful, all blue and white! You can see from t...
H.G. Wells once said, "If there is no God, nothing matters. If there is a God, nothing else matters!"...
Let Go As children bring their broken toys With tears for us to mend, I brought my broken dreams to God, Because He was my friend. But then, instead of leaving Him In peace, to work alone, I hung arou...
A mother was approached by her young son, who asked, "Mommy, did God make Himself?" Realizing that such questions by children are very important and must be answered, she dropped what she was doing an...
A Pumpkin Tree? Oppressed by the noonday heat, a tired farmer sat under a walnut tree to rest. Relaxing, he looked at his pumpkin vines and said to himself, "How strange it is that God puts such big h...
Thank God I'm An Atheist is the title of a little book by Rudolph Brasch. He said he got the title from a reported exchange between a disbeliever and a heckler at the famous Speaker's Corner in Hyde P...
H.G. Wells once said, "If there is no God, nothing matters. If there is a God, nothing else matters!" That ought to highlight our need to walk in God's ways, to talk in a fashion that pleases Him, and...
In A Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Rev. John R. Ramsey tells how in one church a certain person provided him with a rose boutonnière for the lapel of his suit every Sunday. At first he ...
H. G. Wells once said, "If there is no God, nothing matters. If there is a God, nothing else matters!" That ought to highlight our need to walk in God's ways, to talk in a fashion that pleases Him,...
A cartoon in a national magazine recently showed a couple standing before a minister during their wedding. The minister, looking at the bride, said, "The correct response is 'I do' - not 'It's worth a...
There's a lot of potentially good-sounding advice to be gained, but not all of it rests on sound biblical verbiage....