Bad or Busy
If the Devil can’t make you bad, he’ll make you busy, because he knows you’ll be no threat to his territory either way. One of Satan’s favorite tactics is getting …
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Staying Focused to Completion
Bill decided to water his garden. As he turned on the hose, he noticed the car needed washing. But as he started for the garage to get the car, the …
Read More Motorized Tie Racks
While searching the internet recently, I came across something I’m amazed that I have survived without for the past 43 years. It was a motorized, revolving tie rack. It held …
Read More Spiritual Warfare
You and I are in a war today. We may not be in Iraq or Afghanistan, but we are in a war that is just as real. It is the …
Read More Ceramic Alligators
A few years ago, while traveling the Florida turnpike, a colorful billboard grabbed my attention. It advertised a 13 foot long alligator we could see for free at a store …
Read More Diversions
A man approached the border on his bicycle with two large bags over his shoulders. The customs agent asked, “What’s in the bags?” “Sand,” he answered. The suspicious guard emptied …
Read More First Things First
Nearly every night many of us go to bed with a gnawing feeling that we have somehow left undone the things we should have done that day. While at the …
Read More Running Over the Cat
In 1978 the British army took over firefighting during a strike by London firemen. On Jan 14th they received a call from an elderly lady to retrieve her stranded cat …
Read More Lion Training
When a lion trainer walks into a cage he carries a stool. Have you ever wondered why they choose a stool? It has to do with focus. When the trainer …
Read More Curious Felon
A 21 year old man walked up to two police officers in a squad car who were showing their felon-identification computer to children in a Detroit neighborhood. When he asked …
Read More Baby Boa Constrictor
A wild animal trainer raised a baby boa constrictor till it grew to an enormous size. He eventually trained the giant snake to curl around him in coils until the …
Read More Distracting Trinkets
“Ma’am, how did this accident happen?” asked the policeman. “I was driving along when this tree suddenly appeared on the road in front of me” she responded. “I swerved to …
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