We often think of the thou-shalt-nots, but God more often says yes to His children....
A scientist approaches God and says to Him: "God, we don't need You anymore. Science has finally figured out a way to create life out of nothing. We can now do what You did in the beginning." "Oh, is ...
How to Join the Coronary Club Membership Requirements: 1. Never say NO to a request - always say YES. 2. Your job comes first; personal considerations are secondary. 3. Accept all invitations to mee...
When David Livingstone volunteered as a missionary with the London Missionary Society, they asked him where he wanted to go. He replied, "Anywhere, so long as it is forward." After he had reached Afri...
When Mikhail Gorbachev came to power, local Russian officials reopened an old Orthodox church building in what was then still Leningrad and turned it over to a Baptist pastor and his congregation. The...
Recently the comic strip Family Circus by Bill Keane reflected the enormous difference one's attitude makes. The strip shows an ambulance going by with siren screaming. The little boy is putting his h...
Never underestimate someone by the name of Bubba; you never know in what circles he might be running....
Children have an amazing sense of humor when they still have not developed their sense of the abstract....
Traveling on a plane next to a salesman, Billy Graham asked him, "Are you paid anything for all the swearing you do?" "No," was the startled reply, "I do it for nothing." "Nothing?" cried the famous p...
A small boy dialed "0" and asked the operator to call a number for him. He didn't speak clearly, so she couldn't understand him. After repeating it four times, he blurted out, "You operators are dumb,...
A friend called on Michelangelo as he was putting what appeared to be the finishing touches on a sculpture. Later when the visitor stopped in to see the artist again, he was surprised to find ...
For the uninitiated, religious leaders and historical figures hold little significance....
I’m sitting in row seven watching Dr. Bob, our senior pastor, give today’s sermon for children. He raises a box and squints his eyes as though he is trying to figure out what is in it. Now most of us,...
Writing in The Sunday School Times many years ago, Newman Hall told about a Christian friend who was invited to debate publicly with some men who had no use for the Lord or the church. The believer...
Soon after Augustine's conversion, he was walking down the street and passed by a prostitute whom he had known most intimately. She called but he would not answer. He kept right on walking....
The "Coronary and Ulcer Club" lists the following rules for members... 1. Your job comes first. Forget everything else.2. Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays are fine times to be working at the office. T...
A drunken man stumbles across a baptismal service on Sunday afternoon down by the river. He proceeds to walk into the water and stand next to the old country preacher. The minister notices the old dru...
The Challenger Not only can the lack of integrity kill the individual involved, it can also cut down whole groups of innocent people as well. It was a chilly Tuesday morning, 28 January 1986, when Chr...
There was a painter named Jack, who was very interested in making a dollar or two extra where he could. So he often would thin down his paint to make it go a wee bit further. As it happened, he got aw...