Miser on his Deathbed
A stingy old man was lying on his deathbed. His family had been summonsed from around the country to come home for their father’s final departure. As he began to …
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God Won’t Ask
Someone recently sent me an email of things God won’t ask you on Judgment Day: God won’t ask what kind of car you drove. He’ll ask how many people you …
Read More First Things First- Not in That Order
I came across a list of funny bumper stickers recently which included: -If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving isn’t for you. -Old age comes at a bad time. -I …
Read More 5th Gospel
Most people think there are four Gospels. But did you know there are actually five? They are Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and you. The problem is, most people won’t read …
Read More Tombstone with Dollar Signs
Have you ever seen a tombstone with dollar signs on it? No. And you probably never will, because when people leave this world they do not want to be remembered …
Read More Time Poverty
I once heard a man say that he knew his family always had plenty to eat when he was growing up because when he would ask for more his mother …
Read More Oxygen Masks
If you’ve flown anywhere in the past 30 years you’ve heard the familiar instruction, “In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, put your own oxygen mask on …
Read More Automobile Parts
There are approximately 14,000 individual parts in the average automobile. If you were to have all 14,000 parts spread out on the floor in a large room and began shoveling …
Read More Focusing on Little Things
In September, 2004 Science magazine reported that Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers recently made advances in state of the art electron microscope technology that has allowed them to view object …
Read More Throw out the Elephants
If you were on an ark full of animals, similar to Noah’s, and the boat began to sink, would you first throw overboard the spiders, ants, and grasshoppers or would …
Read More Businessman and Fisherman
A retired businessman met a fisherman returning from the sea early one morning and asked, “Why don’t you stay out longer and catch more fish? He replied, “I have enough …
Read More Big Rocks First
School bell rings TEACHER: Attention class! Welcome to time management 101. Today’s lesson is on priorities. As you see I have on the table a jar and several large rocks. …
Read More 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 …
Read More Choosing the Best
William Gladstone was a man of extraordinary accomplishment. He was elected prime minister of Great Britain four times and was the most prominent man in politics in his day. One …
Read More Starting Something
A man wanted to eat at an exclusive restaurant but was stopped at the door and told he had to have a necktie. He went back to his car but …
Read More Scrambling for Coins
A man dropped two pennies on the floor at while paying at the cash register. He sat his wallet on the counter as he looked for the fallen coins. Once …
Read More 6 Months to Live
If you knew you were going to die six months from today how would you spend your time this week? The answer to that question can be very revealing about …
Read More Poem- Invest for Eternity
Author Wesley Duewel wrote the following poem called, “Invest Your Life for God”: Invest your time for eternity; Invest your life for the life to be Forever gone are the …
Read More George Mueller’s Routine
When we think of great men of prayer a name that nearly always comes to mind is George Mueller. Mueller had an unusual ability to pray in faith for God’s …
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