Shepherds of God’s flock are not to lord it over the flock, but to prove to be examples. They are to lead by their example. This is graphically illustrated in the U. S. Army. The symbol of the infantry (footsoldiers who do most of the front-line fighting) is a soldier with a rifle in one … Continue reading “LEADERSHIP BY EXAMPLE”
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LAW, FUNCTION OF
Many people are physiologically sensitive to chocolate. Certain of the larger benzene compounds present in chocolate are resisted by their bodies through an allergic reaction. Depending on the individual, this reaction may range from very mild, producing a minor skin rash, to very severe, producing medical shock and death. Chocolate is fatal for some persons … Continue reading “LAW, FUNCTION OF”
LAW, GRACE AND
An Indian pastor in Oklahoma was going to a pastors’ conference. He went to the train station and caught a train to a mansion where the conference was being held. The theme of the conference was “Law and Grace.” The Indian pastor listened intently to the lengthy theological discussions and arguments presented by each seminar … Continue reading “LAW, GRACE AND”
LAW, EFFECT OF
The Flagship Hotel in Houston, Texas, is built right next to the water. Large plate-glass windows adorn the dining room, which is on the lowest floor. However, the windows kept getting broken by guests fishing from the balconies above. Heavy sinkers had to be used to cast to the water, but the lines were often … Continue reading “LAW, EFFECT OF”
JUDGMENT, GOD’S
In the choir of life, it’s easy to fake the words—but someday each of us will have to sing solo before God.726 In the days of the pioneers, when men saw that a prairie fire was coming, what would they do? Since not even the fastest of horses could outrun it, the pioneers took a … Continue reading “JUDGMENT, GOD’S”
JUDGMENT, LEADERSHIP AND
Two men once robbed a jewelry store. One was a lawyer and the other was a high-school dropout. After being arrested, convicted, and sentenced, the lawyer received a ten-year imprisonment. The dropout received three years. The counselors for the lawyer protested the harsh judgment but the judge insisted that the lawyer was under greater responsibility … Continue reading “JUDGMENT, LEADERSHIP AND”
JEWS, CONVERSION OF
Some years ago, a clergyman of the Church of England attended an early-morning prayer meeting in behalf of Israel in an East London Jewish mission. Coming out on the street, he met another clergyman, who had attended a special service at St. Paul’s Cathedral on the anniversary of the conversion of the apostle Paul. After … Continue reading “JEWS, CONVERSION OF”
INSIGNIFICANCE, FEELINGS OF
Sir Michael Costa was conducting a rehearsal in which the orchestra was joined by a great chorus. About halfway through the session, with trumpets blaring, drums rolling, and violins singing their rich melody, the piccolo player muttered to himself, “What good am I doing? I might as well not be playing. Nobody can hear me … Continue reading “INSIGNIFICANCE, FEELINGS OF”
INADEQUACY, FEELINGS OF
A sign found above an office desk read, “We, the unwilling, led by the unqualified, have been doing the unbelievable for so long with so little, that we now attempt the impossible with nothing.”711
IDENTIFICATION WITH CHRIST
The story has been told of a girl who was the daughter of one of the royal families of Europe, but had a big, bulbous nose that in her eyes destroyed her beauty and resulted in her seeing herself as an ugly person. Finally her family hired a famous plastic surgeon to change the contour … Continue reading “IDENTIFICATION WITH CHRIST”