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That’s What We Need
A church once held a meeting to discuss some plans for the future. Someone suggested that the church buy a chandelier. One man angrily took exception to this idea. He exclaimed, “We do not need a chandelier! First of all, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Humor, Leadership
Tagged church meetings, humility, illustration, Philippians 2:3-4, pride, putting others first
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How Many Legs Does Your Cow Have?
Abraham Lincoln was once trying to make a point, but wasn’t having much success. The person he was debating with was unconvinced and extremely stubborn. Lincoln was beginning to become frustrated, so he tried another angle. He said to the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Culture, Humor
Tagged abortion, church attendance, gender roles, illustration, John 8:32, truth
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Glass Beach
Ussuri Bay near Vladivostok was once used as a dumping ground for discarded bottles that had contained alcoholic beverages. Over time, the powerful waves of the North Pacific broke the bottles and wore the remnants down into millions of small, … Continue reading
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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Where Your Treasure Is
One of the biggest news stories this month is the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank, the second largest bank to fail in U.S. history. This collapse has caused a lot of concern, not only in the U.S., but throughout … Continue reading
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
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Tagged Adrian Raeside, attention span, focus, illustration, The Other Coast
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The Bible often emphasizes the importance of families teaching faith to the next generation. The apostle Paul says this to his beloved disciple Timothy—“I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your … Continue reading
Framing
Over the years baseball catchers have adopted a practice that is called framing. When a pitch is just out of the strike zone, the catcher will receive the pitch and immediately move his mitt into the strike zone, hoping to … Continue reading
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