The following series of advertisements appeared in a daily newspaper … MONDAY: “The Rev. A.J. Jones has one color TV set for sale. Telephone xxx-xxxx after 7 […]
Take a moment to think about all of the miracles Jesus performed, which includes … … healing the official’s son (John 4:46-54) … … casting out an […]
Once during Queen Victoria’s reign, she heard the wife of a common laborer had lost her baby. Having experienced deep sorrow herself, and the comfort from loved […]
You don’t have to know me well to know that cold weather and I are not friends. I’ve lived too long in places like Arizona, California, and […]
In 1992, a Los Angeles County parking control officer spotted a brown El Dorado Cadillac illegally parked next to the curb on street-sweeping day. The officer dutifully […]
Why does the church seem to be so impotent in our culture? Perhaps one reason is similar to the problem folklore tells us Mark Twain occasionally suffered […]
How do you invest in the lives of others? Before you answer that question, consider this little story … Before leaving on an extended vacation, a very […]
You find your friend’s name in “Contacts” on your smartphone, select it and the phone number. Your smartphone dials automatically, and after a couple rings you’re startled […]
A Facebook friend shared this exchange … Overheard in a restaurant: WAITER: “Is everything okay sir?” MAN: “Huh? Oh, yeah, well, I’ve been kind of down since […]
I came across this story several years ago. The lesson contained in it makes it worth re-telling. The original author is unknown. A frail old man lived […]