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Personal Heroes
Jack Eppolito wrote about the time his granddaughter’s second-grade class was asked to write about their personal heroes. Her father was flattered to find out that she had chosen him. “Why did you pick me?” he asked her. She replied, … Continue reading
Other Interests
Brad Dickson, a sportswriter for the Omaha World-Herald, took note of the fact that the Army football team has a junior wide receiver named Edgar Allan Poe. Dickson said, “If he’s the only Edgar Allan Poe you’ve heard of, you … Continue reading
Results
A young boy came home from school with a stuffed animal. His father asked him where the toy came from. He answered, “I won it at our class Valentine party.” “How did you win it?” the father asked. “Well,” he explained, … Continue reading
Watch Your Language!
Several years ago, a local disc jockey played a Charlie Daniels song, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, on his live radio show. The DJ didn’t realize that he had inadvertently put on the uncensored version, the one that uses … Continue reading
Get Real!
A man applied for a job at a zoo. The human resource manager explained that the zoo’s gorilla had died, and it was cheaper to hire someone to wear a gorilla suit than to buy another gorilla. Since he was … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor
Tagged authentic, Ephesians 4:25, hypocrisy, illustration, man in a gorilla suit, pretending, telling the truth
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Very Efficient
In his book, Eats with Sinners, Arron Chambers shares the following story. A construction worker accidentally shot a nail into his hand with a nail gun. Fortunately, the construction site was right across the street from the hospital, so the … Continue reading
Now, that’s Different!
A respectable looking lady entered a drug store and walked up to the pharmacist. She said to him, “I want to buy some cyanide.” The pharmacist asked, “Why in the world do you need cyanide?” “I need it to poison … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged forgiveness, illustration, marital unfaithfulness, pharmacist, revenge, Romans 12:17
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Changing Things Around
My wife and I are building a house in the country. The basement has been poured, the walls are up and the roof is complete. We drove out there the other day to see the progress. I jokingly asked our … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor, Prayer
Tagged forgiveness, illustration, impossible with man, Jesus, Luke 18:27, possible with God, sin
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This Is Our Year!
As the Chicago Cubs prepare for their playoff game against the Pittsburgh Pirates this evening, I can’t help but think about my friends who are Cubs fans. They have remained loyal to their team through one of the longest dry … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Humor, Sports
Tagged baseball playoffs, Chicago Cubs, church at Philadelphia, hope, illustration, patience, Revelation 3:8, victory in Jesus
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In Control
A mother was teaching her young daughter the fruit of the Spirit, from Galatians 5:22-23. When she thought she had the list memorized, she recited it for her mother: “Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and remote control!” … Continue reading
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