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Category Archives: Humor
A Child’s View of Love
A group of children were asked the question, “What is love?” One little girl answered, “Love is when your mommy reads you a bedtime story. True love is when she doesn’t skip any pages.” We often get into trouble when … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 13, illustration, love, love is patient, love your neighbor, patience, the love chapter
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That’s Who I Am
Christian Herter, pictured above, was campaigning hard for reelection as governor of Massachusetts, and one day he arrived late at a barbecue. He’d had no breakfast or lunch, and he was famished. As he moved down the serving line, he … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor, Leadership
Tagged Christian Herter, humble service, humility, illustration, Mark 10:42-45, pride
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Attention Span
“The Other Coast”, a cartoon by Adrian Raeside, recently made a humorous observation about the attention span of a dog. It’s about two minutes if the dog is in behavior training. It’s two hours if the dog has spotted a … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor, Leadership, Prayer
Tagged Adrian Raeside, attention span, focus, illustration, The Other Coast
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“I’m not a hero. I’m just a man who constantly does heroic things.”—Dan Fielding of Night Court. Like Mac Davis used to sing, “It’s hard to be humble.” Even though we all have many reasons to remain humble, our sinful … Continue reading
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Tagged Dan Fielding, humility, illustration, James 4:10, Night Court, pride, Proverbs 16:18, sin
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White Christmas
A friend of mine says that she is dreaming of a white Christmas. However, if they run out of white she will drink the red! Sadly, a lot of people turn to alcohol or other drugs during the holidays. Too … Continue reading
Standing in Grace
Two men were once shoveling snow and ice off a concrete ramp at the entrance to a church building. One man almost fell on the slippery surface, prompting the other one to say, “Sinners stand on slippery ground, don’t they?” … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor
Tagged grace, hope, illustration, justified, Romans 5, sermon idea, slipping on ice, standing in grace
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Keep the “Giving” in Thanksgiving
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, it is important that we cultivate an attitude of gratitude. Some feel that people in general are not as thankful as they should be. One grandmother lamented the fact that her grandchildren used to … Continue reading
Let Us Pray!
1 Timothy 2:1-4 is an urgent call to prayer—“I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in … Continue reading
Renewed Strength
A reporter once interviewed the legendary baseball player Ty Cobb long after Cobb’s years as a player had ended. The reporter asked, “What do you think you would hit if you were playing today?” Cobb replied, “About .290 or .300.” … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor, Leadership, Sports
Tagged Isaiah 40, senior citizens, strength from the Lord, Ty Cobb
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Destiny
A man recently went looking for his sow that had gone missing. When he found her he discovered that she had found a hiding place to give birth to six piglets. Ironically, the birthing site she chose was underneath his … Continue reading
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