Four Inches of Yellow Paint
Four inches of yellow paint. That is all that separates you from death at any moment when riding down the highway. Every year thousands of people die in head on …
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The Final Examination
Remember when you were in high school. The first day of the new school year your English teacher started class by saying, “I’m giving you an important assignment today- a …
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Graveyard Decisions
Where do you go when you need to make an important decision? We all have our favorite places to go for reflective thought and prayer when we need to make …
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Optimist on his Funeral
Fred was asked what he wanted the last words at his funeral to be. He carefully thought through the question and responded, “Wait! Hold everything! Look, he’s moving!” At least …
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5 Things to do Before you Die
Would you like a quick way to get some focus to your day? Try listing 5 things you want to do before you die. This is a powerful technique for …
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Expiration Dates
I recently read of a Rhode Island state trooper that once pulled over a 99 year old woman who produced a driver’s license issued in 1917. He ruled the license …
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Every Day as Your Last
If you knew that today would be the last day of your life, what would be the number one thing on your priority list for today? That question, as much …
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Cannibals or Worms
I recently read of a missionary who was reviewing his life and those who had given him advice down through the years. He said: Amongst many who sought to deter …
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Donald Trump Quote
Donald Trump and I really don’t have much in common. Besides the vast difference in our incomes, we also have widely differing definitions of success and formulas for achieving success. …
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And he Died
Genesis 5 is the first of several chapters in Scripture devoted to genealogy. It gives us a list of the descendants of Adam down through Noah. We’re told for example …
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The Dash
The next time you walk through a graveyard, take a moment to look at the tombstones. They all have something in common. It’s a dash. They have the date of …
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Going to Funerals
Baseball player and philosopher Yogi Berra said, “Always go to other peoples’ funerals, otherwise they won’t go to yours.” Yogi’s quote raises an important question. Who is going to be …
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Timothy Tortise
A stately old member of the British Navy died recently and was buried with full military honors at Powderham Castle. He was given such honors because of his extraordinary length …
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Fallen Trees Reveal
If you visit a forest ranger’s station or natural history museum, you might see a display showing the cross section of a very old tree with the rings marked to …
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Who Will be Crying at your Funeral?
Who will be crying at your funeral? That’s a question that author Patrick Morley, began asking himself. Morley and his wife were successful in their business. Their schedules were filled …
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Death is Certain
The behavioral sciences, such as sociology or psychology, are known as soft sciences. That means that unlike hard sciences, such as mathematics or chemistry, there is often much disagreement among …
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Nothing Hurts
An older couple woke after a good night’s sleep. The wife says “Don’t touch me.” “Why not?” the husband asks. She answers, “Because I’m dead.” The husband says, “What do …
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Fear Motivation
A man was walking through a graveyard at midnight when he accidentally fell into a fresh grave prepared for a funeral the next day. After trying unsuccessfully to scale the …
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Forgotten Faces
Andrew Jackson, the 7th US President was the first President to have his photo taken. No one alive today has seen the face of any of the first 6 Presidents. …
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Dying for the Future
An unknown author wrote the following observation about living and dying First I was dying to finish high school and start college. And then I was dying to finish college …
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