...a fellow...went to a pet store to
buy a parrot. He thought the bird might fill some of his lonely
hours....Some have mistakenly thought that happiness consists of lining
our cages...
[more]DO AND SAY DO AND SAY
Two brothers once lived down this way; One was Do, the other was Say.
[more]THE HELPFUL ALLIGATOR
The Helpful Alligator
James C. Guy
Mr. Rabbit wanted to cross the river.....Mr. Alligator offered to take him across.....
[more]THE NAILThe Nail
a little nail heard the people praising every-
thing about the new building. They praised everything
but him. No one even knew he was there,
[more]LEADERSHIP -- WHEN 'PUSH' COMES TO 'SHOVE'Leadership -- When 'Push' Comes to 'Shove'
Dwight Eisenhower used a piece of string to make a great illustration on leadership that is much needed in the church today.
[more]ORDINARY CHURCH MEMBER
JUST AN ORDINARY CHURCH
MEMBER
POEM: God can use the "ordinary" for the "extraordinary."
[more]THE LIFE THAT COUNTSTHE LIFE THAT COUNTS
The life that counts must toil and fight;
Must hate the wrong and love the right;
[more]LESSONS FROM THE HAMMER LESSONS FROM THE HAMMER
What can we learn from a hammer??? Read and see....
[more]HUT BURNING
Is Your Hut Burning?
We don’t always know God is there in our times of trial, but He is...
[more]BLIND LEADING BLIND
The Formerly Blind Leading The Blind
You’ve heard of the “blind leading the blind” but what of the FORMERLY blind leading the blind???....
[more]MEME
Our preacher sure did pour it on,
But he just let me be;...
[more]DISCERNMENT (THE ROTTEN APPLE)The Rotten Apple
A man had three sons....he gave each of them a piece of apple with a rotten spot in it.
[more]THE CHURCH IN THE CITY
A CHURCH IN THE CITY
by: Rick Woodall
They sing of a church in the wildwood, the most wonderful place in the dale. But, I know a church in the city where humbleness and sacrifice prevail....
[more]WILL YOU LIKE YOURSELF?
Will You Like Yourself?
"You're going to meet an old man some day....The kind of old man you meet depends entirely on yourself. Because that old man will be YOU.
[more]THE REWARDS OF KINDNESS
The Rewards of Kindness
Helen Steiner Rice
You can't do a kindness without a reward....
[more]MY DRUG PROBLEM
MY DRUG PROBLEM...
See why a "drug" problem is not always a bad thing. Maybe kids today need some more "drugging."
[more]WHY THE AVERAGE CHRISTIAN CAN'T PLAY BASEBALL Why The Average Christian Can't Play Baseball
This one's interesting. See if some of it doesn't sound like your congregation - or like you???
[more]DEATH IN THE CITY DEATH IN THE CITY
"I'm going to take 100 people,"Death replied......”You told me....100 people,"...."Why did 1,000 die?"
[more]100%100%
What makes 100 percent? ? ? ? ? ?
[more]THE MARRIAGE BOX THE MARRIAGE BOX
Most people get married believing a myth; that marriage is a beautiful box
full of all the things they have longed for:
[more] [media]HONEY AND POISONHONEY AND POISON
....the honeybee makes her honey from exactly the
same nectar from which the hermit spider distills one of the deadliest
poisons known to man.
[more]DEAR GOD, Dear God,
Dear God Why didn't you save the school children at . . .
[more]DEAR SUPREME COURT, Dear Supreme Court,
NOW that the President has called us to prayer.....
[more]BROKEN DREAMSBroken Dreams
POEM: I brought my broken dreams to God
Because He was my friend.
[more]JUST ASLEEP JUST ASLEEP
by Sally Harris Cleghorn
An excellent poem for ANYTIME following the loss of a loved one, but particularly appropriate during this time of tragedy.
[more]CHURCH MEMBERSChurch Members
Some church members are like.....
[more]A FATHER'S REQUEST A Father's Request
J.J. Turner
{POEM} Lord, help me to be A father in your sight, Who trains his children In what's wrong and right.
[more]A CHANGED LIFE A CHANGED LIFE
{POEM} Let me be a little kinder, Let me be a little blinder To the faults of those about me;
[more]COMPARING LEPROSY AND SINCOMPARING LEPROSY AND SIN
James T. Heron
Leprosy was one of the most highly feared diseases in times of old, and still is in many places. The similarities to sin are interesting. If only sin were feared as much as leprosy!
[more]GIVING LIKE A DOGGiving like a dog
....unless you learn to give you can never learn to be fully human.
[more]PANCAKESPANCAKES
Six-year-old Brandon decided one Saturday morning to fix his parents pancakes...........That's how God deals with us. We try to do something good in life, but it turns into a mess.
[more]GOD GIVES...GOD GIVES...
God is Almighty, All powerful, etc. He blesses and gives, but He doesn’t do it all for us.
[more]LEARNING TO LISTENLEARN TO LISTEN
Author Unknown
This one will get you. Parents, learn to listen to your kids.....
[more]DECISION MAKINGDECISION MAKING
Jerry Brown
The keys to making right decisions is to think right. Here are a few suggestions.
[more]A NEW YEAR'S PRAYERA NEW YEAR'S PRAYER
A whole new year is mine today...
May I be wiser, Lord I pray!
[more]THE RACE THE RACE
The race for the princess is like the race for heaven. There are many “jewels” to distract us, but we must keep our eyes on the real prize.
[more]10 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LIVE AND DEAD CHURCHES10 Differences Between LIVE and DEAD Churches
LIVE churches evangelize; DEAD churches fossilize....
[more]DID YOU KNOW THAT...Did you know that....
Psalm 118 is the middle chapter of the entire Bible?
The Bible has 594 chapters before Psalm 118 and 594 chapters after Psalm 118?
[more]A GOOD GOSSIP RECIPEA GOOD GOSSIP RECIPE
See what Gossip is REALLY made of....
[more]ONE HUNDRED PIANOSONE HUNDRED PIANOS
One hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? Christians are to be united by the warmth of brotherly love.
[more]RECONCILIATIONReconciliation
Owen Cosgrove
Sin cried out, "I'm sorry!" Grace answered, "I forgive."
[more]THE CHOICEThe Choice
I dreamed that it was judgment day.....and God took second place.
[more]WHERE “U” ARE NEEDED...WHERE “U” ARE NEEDED...
– From “Glad Tidings Of Good Things”
Jacksonville church of Christ)
[more]The Excuse Test -- Wednesday, October 18, 2000Last Night I Took A Journey -- Wednesday, October 18, 2000Suicide Note From A Troubled Man -- Friday, October 06, 2000
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