There is an old fable from Aesop about a man who called his sons to his sick bed. "I am about to die," he said. "In my vineyard lies a treasure. Dig and you will find it." Not long after that, the man...
There is an old fable from Aesop about a man who called his sons to his sick bed. "I am about to die," he said. "In my vineyard lies a treasure. Dig and you will find it." Not long after that, the man...
Everyone's participation matters when it comes to the work we are called to do....
God works wonderfully through the faithfulness of people in many different vocations. It isn't just through the clergyman that our Father providentially cares for and speaks to us. It isn't just in a ...
God works wonderfully through the faithfulness of people in many different vocations. It isn't just through the clergyman that our Father providentially cares for and speaks to us. It isn't just in a ...
Martin was a slow worker and found it difficult to hold down a job. After a visit to the job center he was offered work at the local Zoo. When he arrived for his first day, the keeper aware of his rep...
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 ...
A man was hired to paint the lines on the highway that divide the lanes. Now the company didn't have a lot of resources so he had to do his painting on foot. After the first day at work his supervisor...
Share this one at your next pastor's meeting: It's time to consider whether your ministry is finished when…...
The difference in the two approaches is the difference between working man's way and working God's way; working in light of the end of the day versus working in light of the end of life; working for i...
News reports recently carried the story concerning Lester Lange of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Lange just celebrated his 108th birthday. He does not take medication. He has most of his original teeth a...
David Jeremiah tells about the group of men gathered one Saturday morning to help paint a friend's large, two-story home. Toward the end of the day when the job was almost complete, a small bi...
In his book, A Better Way to Live, Og Mandino reported that Andrew Carnegie once said that there are two types of people who fail to achieve much in life. The first is the person who won’t do ...
Chuck Swindoll tells the story of a young fellow who rushed into a service station and asked the manager if he had a pay phone. The manager nodded, "Sure, over there." The boy pushed in some change, d...
The fellow was being sold a very cheap suit. "But the left arm is a lot longer than the right arm," he complained. "That's why the suit is such a bargain," the sales clerk explained. "Just cock your l...
Years ago in Manchester England there lived a factory worker who had a very responsible job. The whistle that marked the beginning and end of the work day was operated by a clock and it was his job to...
Bonn, Germany - a German group of psychologists, physicians and insurance companies who cooperated on a research project, designed to find the secret to long life and success, made a surprising discov...