Author: Administrador

Topics: Communication; Creativity; Preaching; Teaching; Words Reference: 1 Corinthians 13:11 Some attention-grabbing metaphors (for better or for worse) found in high school papers: “He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole … Continue reading “INCREDIBLE
METAPHORS”

Topics: Church; Joy; Worship References: Psalm 103:15–17; Ecclesiastes 7:2–3 One Sunday morning, little Alex stared at the large plaque that hung in the foyer of the church. The seven-year-old had been staring at the plaque for some time, so Pastor McGhee walked up, stood beside the boy, and said quietly, “Good morning, Alex.” “Good morning,” … Continue reading “DYING
IN THE SERVICE”

Topics: Envy; Greed; Materialism References: Proverbs 14:30; Colossians 3:5–6 A hip young man bought one of the best cars around: a Ferrari GTO. He took it out for a spin and stopped at a red light. An old man on a moped pulled up next to him. The old man looked over at the sleek, … Continue reading “HOOKED
ON A CAR”

Topics: Eternity; Money; Perspective; Time Reference: 2 Peter 3:8 An economist who read 2 Peter 3:8 was amazed. “Lord, is it true that a thousand years for us is like one minute to you?” “Yes,” God said. “Then a million dollars to us must be like one penny to you,” the economist said. “Well, yes,” … Continue reading “PLAYING
WITH GOD’S NUMBERS”

Topics: Death; Fun; Happiness; Meaning of Life; Mortality; Youth References: Job 14:1–2; Psalm 39:5; 90:12; James 4:14; 1 Peter 1:24 Nancy Walker of Newport Beach, California, was invited to attend the burial of a goldfish owned by her neighbor, Jimmy Yeargan, age five. Since Jimmy couldn’t write, he asked Walker to do the honors for … Continue reading “ODE
TO A FISH”

Topics: Conscience; Fasting; Foolishness; Hypocrisy; Integrity; Lent; Resisting Temptation; Vices References: Proverbs 20:11; Matthew 23:13–36; 1 Corinthians 8:8; Titus 1:16; 1 John 3:18 A priest was coming back to his rectory one evening in the dark when he was accosted by a robber who pulled a gun on him and demanded, “Your money or your … Continue reading “THE
ROBBER AND THE PRIEST”

Topics: Death; Mortality References: 2 Samuel 14:14; Psalm 49:10; Ecclesiastes 8:8; Hebrews 9:27 “I’m afraid you have only three weeks to live,” the doctor told his patient. “OK, then,” the patient replied, “I’ll take the last two weeks of July and the week between Christmas and New Year’s.” —Van Morris, Mount Washington, Kentucky

Topics: Children; Communication; Reputation References: Proverbs 21:23; James 3:1–12 My wife was busy one evening making porcelain dolls at a doll-making class, leaving me at home to watch our two children, Melinda, seven, and Craig, five. While I was chatting with a neighbor on the front porch, the phone rang. Craig answered the phone promptly … Continue reading “WHY
MOM’S NOT HERE”

Topics: Celebration; Gender Differences; Joy; Laughter Reference: Luke 6:21 A man laughs, on average, 69 times a day. A woman laughs 55 times. —Cindy Hall and Genevieve Lynn, USA Today “Snapshots” (March 4, 1999)

Topics: Morality; Movies; Reality Reference: John 8:32 Watch enough movies, and you pick up a system of truisms. Some of them: •     All grocery shopping bags contain at least one stick of French bread. •     The ventilation system of any building is the perfect hiding place. •     The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window in Paris. … Continue reading “LAWS
OF THE MOVIES”