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Church

They have found a previously undiscovered royal tomb in Egypt. It is from the era of the famed King Tut. The inscription says that the tomb was created for The Woman Who Nourished the Body of God. Sin...

Criticism

A woman walked into the huge mega church. The friendly usher greeted her at the door and led her up the flight of steps. “Where would you like to sit?" he asked politely. "The front row please," sh...

Communication And Understanding

A woman was visiting a relative who was stationed in Germany. She assumed that most Germans would speak English, but found that many people spoke only their native tongue - including the ticket inspec...

Overcoming Temptation

Donald Grey Barnhouse, who was pastor for many years of the Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, once told of a young man he knew who was dating a woman many of his friends thought was not worth...

The Lord's Supper

According to news sources, there is an 88-year-old woman in Colorado Springs who walks laps around her nursing home property every day. She has reached 10,000 miles. Why does she do it? ...

Human Compassion

Arthur Gordon in an article entitled "The Rewards of Caring," tells the story of how once, as a small boy, he was witness to a near tragedy. At the beach, a woman stepped off a sandbar into deep, swif...

Illustration: Ministers, Memory

Not too long ago a large seminar was held for ministers in training. ...

Repentance

Robert Falconer tells the story of his witnessing among destitute people in a certain city and of reading them the story of the woman who wiped Jesus' feet with her tears. While he was reading he h...

Illustration: Forgiveness

The scene is a courtroom trial in South Africa. A frail black woman stands slowly to her feet. She is more than 70 years old. Facing her from across the room are several white security police officers...

Optimism

Did you hear about the 90-year-old man who married a 25-year-old woman? His son by a previous marriage asked, "Dad, don't you think, um, sex is a little dangerous at your age?" "Well, son," he replied...

Earthly Riches - Vain

Dear Ann Landers: The letter from the woman married to the tightwad - she couldn't get an extra quarter out of him - reminded me of my wonderful aunt who was beautifully warmhearted and had a great se...

Illustration: Service

An Orlando, Fla., newspaper carried the story of a woman named Irene Johnston who was particularly dedicated to the "Meals on Wheels" program....

Driving, Marriage, Directions

Driving to a new restaurant, a woman took several wrong turns. When she finally found the right road, she asked her husband, "Why didn't you tell me I was lost?" "I thought you knew where you were go...

Hypocrites

Are You Real?   The famous actor Robert Redford was walking one day through a hotel lobby. A woman saw him and followed him to the elevator. "Are you the real Robert Redford?" she asked him with ...

Ministry

A passenger jet was suffering through a severe thunderstorm. As the passengerswere being bounced around by the turbulence, a young woman turned to a ministersitting next to her and with a nervous laug...

Illustration: Communication, Understanding

Something was lost in translation......

Salvation

The Ripley’s Believe It Or Not column tells of a woman in England who received a heart transplant in June of 2007. She decided to go and visit her old heart when it was placed on display in London. ...

Family Care

On here 80th birthday, a woman from Brooklyn decided to prepare her last will and testament. She went to her rabbi to make two final requests. First, she insisted on cremation. "What is your second re...

Aging & Peer Pressure

A respected woman in the community was being interviewed by a TV reporter in honor of her 104th birthday. The reporter asked, "And what do you think is the best thing about being 104?" She simply r...