Max Lucado tells the story of a man who had been a closet slob most of his life. He just couldn’t comprehend the logic of neatness. Why make up a bed if you’re going to sleep in it again tonight? Why put the lid on the toothpaste tube if you’re going to take it off again in the morning? He …
Decisions get made for lots of different reasons. For example, one mom and her daughter went to visit a prestigious university. During the tour, the student guide pointed out the nationally ranked library and state-of-the-art science facilities. She said that the professors were the best in the world, and she recommended the daughter apply early to improve her chances for …
Ron just got a new sports car and was out for a drive when he cut off a truck driver. The trucker motioned for Ron to pull over. When he did, the driver got out of his truck and pulled a piece of chalk from his pocket. He drew a circle on the road and told Ron to stand in …
“A lady took my seat in church a while back. It’s not that important really. She is a very nice lady, kind and considerate. A good friend, in fact. There were several other seats available. I can sit any place. The people in our congregation are as friendly and caring as you will find any place in the world. A …
After a particularly inspiring worship service, a church member greeted the pastor. “Reverend, that was a wonderful sermon. You should have it published.” The pastor replied, “Actually, I’m planning to have all my sermons published posthumously.” “Great!” enthused the church member. “The sooner the better!”
The young woman was married and had two beautiful children, but one day as she was standing over the sink, washing dishes, she thought, “There must be more to life than this.” When her husband came home, he found a note she’d written and began to weep. She would call him once every week to check on the children, and …
Jennifer was a young woman who wanted to go to college, but her heart sank when she read the question on the application blank that asked, “Are you a leader?” Being both honest and conscientious, she wrote, “No,” and returned the application, expecting the worst. To her surprise, she received this letter from the college: “Dear Applicant: A study of …
Rick Warren writes: “If you thank God after you’ve got it, that’s gratitude. When you thank him in advance, that’s called faith. If someone handed you a check right now for a thousand dollars, would you wait until you cashed it to say ‘thank you’? No! You’d thank that person right away. Yet the thousand dollars wouldn’t really be yours …
In a recent edition of his daily newsletter, Rick Warren wrote: “Sometimes I don’t feel like being nice to everyone. I don’t feel like doing the unselfish thing. I want to just lie on the couch and watch TV. I don’t want to do one more thing today. I don’t want to handle another problem. But just because I don’t …
Sam Houston was the first president of the Republic of Texas. It’s said he was a rather nasty fellow with a checkered past. Later in life Houston made a commitment to Christ and was baptized in a river. The preacher said to him, “Sam, your sins are washed away.” Houston replied, “God help the fish.” (King Duncan, Collected Sermons, www.Sermons.com) baptism
