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Monthly Archives: November 2018
Which Kind of Giver?
It has been said that there are three kinds of givers—the flint, the sponge and the honeycomb. To get anything out of a flint you have to hammer it. And then you get only a few chips and sparks. In … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living
Tagged 2 Corinthians 9, blessing others, cheerful giver, generosity, giving, greed, honeycomb, stewardship, stingyness
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Seasoned
I usually put cinnamon on my breakfast cereal. The spice gives it a little extra flavor, and cinnamon reportedly helps keep your blood sugar regulated. Recently I grabbed the wrong spice to put on my cereal. It turns out that … Continue reading
Sweet Revenge
Abe Lemons was asked if he was bitter at Texas Athletic Director Deloss Dodds who fired him as the Longhorn’s basketball coach. He replied, “Not at all, but I plan to buy a glass-bottomed car so I can watch the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor, Sports
Tagged Abe Lemons, bitterness, forgiveness, illustration, revenge, Romans 12:19
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Priorities
A couple of weeks ago I was on the campus of our local high school for an event that was open to the public. Before the program started, a student asked me enthusiastically, “Are you ready for tomorrow?” Seeing the … Continue reading
Thinking Ahead
A man was watching his eighty-year-old neighbor planting a small peach tree. He approached the man and asked, “You don’t expect to eat peaches from that tree, do you?” The old man rested on his spade and answered, “No, at … Continue reading
Give Thanks
A few days ago I typed out a verse of Scripture about giving thanks. Upon proofreading my work, I noticed that I had typed the word “thank” instead of “thanks”. The thought occurred to me that perhaps we don’t give … Continue reading
It Could Have Been Worse
When Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on his lonely island, he drew up in two columns what he called the evil and the good. He was cast away on a desolate island, but he was still alive—not drowned, as his ship’s … Continue reading
It Won’t Grow Here
There is a legend of a man who found the barn where Satan kept his seeds ready to be sown in the human heart. The man noticed that the seeds of discouragement were more numerous than other seeds. He asked … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Leadership, Prayer
Tagged discouragement, encouragement, gratitude, illustration, thanksgiving
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Time of Grace
In Warren Wiersbe’s Meet Yourself in the Psalms, he tells about a frontier town where a horse bolted and ran away with a wagon carrying a little boy. Seeing the child in danger, a young man risked his life to … Continue reading
The “Nays” Have It
A story is told about a church that hosted a birthday celebration for one of its members who had reached the age of 100. One of the newer members of the church approached the guest of honor and said, “You … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Humor
Tagged change, complaining, grumbling, illustration, negativity, Philippians 2:14, positive attitude
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