J. Michael Shannon tells about three men discussing the biggest liars they had ever heard. One said, “I know a boy who lied so often he had to get somebody else to call his dog.” The second man complained, “That’s nothing. I knew a man who lied about his golf score so often that one […]
We had decided to float the Flint River as one of our summer camp activities. The formula would include 25 or so people and roughly 10-12 canoes. Add into the fact that my track record with water craft includes two very serious boat wrecks…and I decided to ask for a guide. My “go to” on […]
One day a man was out with his wife and they got caught in a terrible hailstorm. This storm was massive! The hail was as large as baseballs. Under the torrent coming against them, the man realized that his wife would be severely hurt if he didn’t do something. He quickly slung himself over his […]
So, what would you want more than anything else if you were in prison? I know what I would want – to get out! That would be at the very top of my prayer and wish list. The apostle Paul was in prison on more than one occasion (see 2 Corinthians 11:23b). He apparently wrote […]
Mother’s Day is the day our culture does what the Bible teaches we ought to do every day – honor our mothers (Exodus 20:12 * Ephesians 6:1-2). I hope Mother’s Day is a good day on your calendar and in your heart. It is not good for everyone. This little article has a two-fold aim: […]
I came across this preacher story a few years ago. It is one of the best that I’ve found that illustrates the concepts of creation, life before birth, and life after death simultaneously. It’s a story about two babies who were in their mother’s womb. One asked the other, “Do you believe in life after […]
A man in Louisiana explained why he refuses to buy life insurance: “When I die, I want it to be a sad day for everybody. Believing that man is nothing more than a pile of material (if magnificent) molecules, millions find it impossible to view death with anything but gloom and despair. What is it like […]
Your relatives and the funeral staff will take care of it. They will take your body out of the house and deliver you to the funeral home of your family’s choice. They will take off your clothes, wash your body, and dress you up. They will even apply makeup to make you look presentable. Many […]
A preacher was having a tough ministry. His work was not going well and he was not appreciated by many in the congregation. Things were falling apart, attendance was low, finances failing. After one particularly poor bad Sunday morning sermon he received an anonymous note – “The last train out of town leaves today at 3 […]
Christina Curley from Pennsylvania, related in Reader’s Digest (May, 1997, p 234): “She’s only in her 40’s, but my friend Mary has bounced back from cancer, heart problems, even a stroke. Through it all, she and her husband, Mark, have kept a sense of humor. One day she said, ‘You know what kills me . […]