Death is never easy

Story of the day: Death is never easy
Death is never easy.  No matter how we may prepare for it, or when it is unexpected, is it never easy to face.  Death, just like birth is a part of life that we all come across at some time or another.  I was told today that we [...]

God is here to rescue you.

Story of the day:  God is here to rescue you.
Several years ago an eastern paper reported this story:
One evening a woman was driving home when she noticed a huge truck behind her that was driving uncomfortably close. She stepped on the gas to gain some distance from the truck, but when she sped up the [...]

Keep the Vision Alive!”

Quote of the day:  Keep the Vision Alive!
In the book A Saviour for All Seasons, William Barker relates the story of a bishop from the East Coast who many years ago paid  a visit to a small, midwestern religious college.  He stayed at the home of the college president, who also served as professor of [...]

Funny Friday Quote: How serious is it doc?

Funny Friday Quote:  How serious is it doc?
A distraught patient phoned her doctor’s office.
“Is it true,” the woman asked the nurse, “that the medication the doctor prescribed is to be taken for the rest of my life?”
“Yes.”
There was a moment of silence before the woman said, “I’m wondering, then, just how serious my condition is.  [...]

I give you my world

Story of the day:  I give you my world
Bruce Larson, in Believe and Belong, tells how he helped people struggling to surrender their lives to Christ:
For many years, I worked in New York City and counseled at my office any number of people who were wrestling with this yes-or-no decision.  Often I would suggest they walk [...]

In conflict with…

Good morning to all.  This quote is going out for Tuesday and Wednesday, because my youngest has had the flu since Saturday.  I hope you all are doing well.
Christy:)
Story of the day:  In Conflict with…
At the close of World War II, two pictures appeared in a magazine showing a soldier in conflict with a tank. [...]

Building Strong Spiritual Lives

Story of the day:  Building Strong Spiritual Lives
In Untended Places, Bill Crowder writes:
Our family had just arrived at the lake cottage we had rented for a week of much-anticipated vacation when my wife discovered the unmistakable evidence of spiders and mice in the house.  It wasn’t that we had never encountered such things, but that [...]

Funny Friday Quote: Super Bowl Tickets

Funny Friday Quote:  Super Bowl Tickets
A huge football fan receives a free ticket to the Super Bowl from his company.  Unfortunately, when he arrives at the stadium he realizes the seat is in the last row in the corner of the stadium–he is closer to the Goodyear Blimp than the field.
About halfway through the first [...]

Hope

Story of the day:  Hope
In Pavlov’s Trout, Paul Quinnett writes:
It is better to fish hopefully than to catch fish.
Fishing is hope experienced.  To be optimistic in a slow bite is to thrive on hope alone.  When asked, “How can you fish all day without a hit?” the true fisherman replies, “Hold it, I think I [...]

Whatever your Niche, Embrace it!

Story of the day:  Whatever your niche, embrace it!
In a cartoon some years ago a little guy was taking heat from his sister and friends for a newly found “calling”–patting little birds on the head.  The distressed birds would approach, lower their little feathered pates to be patted, sigh deeply, and walk away satisfied.  It [...]