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Marriage

Some years ago the comic strip “Small Society” showed a man talking to his wife. He is saying, “Of course you’re my valentine." ...

Redeemed

Recently Kentucky Ancestors carried a remarkable story written by Edwin Burrows Smith. It concerns a man and wife who, in the first half of the 19th century, bought the freedom of 107 slaves! Paul and...

Leadership And Opportunities

The husband-and-wife vacationers had paid hundreds of dollars for their getaway to an exclusive Caribbean resort. Included in the package was a scuba diving lesson. Clear blue waters beckoned as they ...

Marriage And Service

A woman accompanied her husband to the doctor's office. After his checkup, the doctor called the wife into his office alone. He said, "Your husband is suffering from a very severe disease, combined wi...

Repair

Arnold and his wife were cleaning out the attic one day when he came across a ticket from the local shoe repair shop. The date stamped on the ticket showed it was over eleven years old. They both laug...

Easter

The cartoon This Funny World once showed a couple leaving church. The wife said to her husband, "I'll tell you why it's always the same old sermon. The only time you come is on Easter Sunday, that's w...

Illustration: Conflict, Marriage

Bob was telling his friend that he and his wife had a serious argument the night before. "But it ended," Bob said, "when she came crawling to me on her hands and knees." ...

Mortality of Man

The Breakdown of Years "Man's life is made up of 20 years of his mother asking him where he is going, 40 years of his wife asking him where he has been and one hour at his funeral when everyon...

Sermon Illustration: Love

There is a minister’s wife in the Midwest who is also a well-known speaker. Her name is Love Lockman. ...

Compliments

Todd's wife bought a new line of expensive cosmetics guaranteed to make her look years younger. After a lengthy sitting before the mirror applying the "miracle" products, she asked, "Darling, honestl...

Friends

In 1971, UCLA head coach Pepper Rodgers had a disastrous season that started with four straight losses. He later said things were so bad he had trouble finding any friends. "My dog was my only true fr...

Anniversary, Marriage

Two gentlemen were talking and one said to the other, "You're having an anniversary soon, right?" The other replied, "Yes, a big one. 20 years." "Wow," said the other, "what are you going to get you...

Illustration: Marriage, Vision

Marriage partners are a matter of perspective, which become our realities....

Illustration: Church/Second Coming

At the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Colby of Wales left to go bear hunting in Siberia. He would be gone 18 months. His wife asked if she could make a few alterations to the house while he was g...

Illustration: Meals, Company

The boss and his wife were coming over for dinner, and little Mary was helping by setting the table. She finished just as the company arrived, and as the guests came in and everyone sat down, Mother n...

Gift, Surprise

A famous author was autographing copies of his new novel in a Cleveland department store. One gentleman pleased him by bringing up not only his new book for signature, but reprint editions of ...

Marriage

A man was in his usual place in the morning, sitting at the table, reading the paper after breakfast. He came across an article about a beautiful actress who was about to marry a football player. The ...

Illustration: Compassion

Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a 4-year-old child whose next-door nei...

Church Attendance

Heads or Tails You heard about the golfer named Jones who was twenty minutes late at the first tee on Sunday morning and the other three members of the regular foursome were almost ready to drive off ...

Family - Work

A hard working man heard an interesting conversation his two year old daughter had with his wife. They were discussing geography and the mother asked.” Where does mommy live?" "Minneapolis," answered ...