Author: Administrador

G. Campbell Morgan While he always kept abreast of the activities of the church, Campbell Morgan detested committee work. He told a friend, “I would prefer to preach three sermons a day rather than spend half an hour at a deacon’s meeting discussing who ought to keep the keys to the door.” The Wycliffe Handbook … Continue reading “Committee”

Leaky Roof In 1937 architect Frank Lloyd Wright built a house for industrialist Hibbard Johnson. One rainy evening Johnson was entertaining distinguished guests for dinner when the roof began to leak. The water seeped through directly above Johnson himself, dripping steadily onto his bald head. Irate, he called Wright in Phoenix, Arizona. “Frank,” he said, … Continue reading “Common Sense”

During an important military exercise, another Air Force member and I were working in a radar van under a simulated attack. We were under strict orders not to open the door unless we received the secret code, which we had been given at the morning briefing. Later in the day, we heard knocking at the … Continue reading “Communication”

Tradition A small country church in Wisconsin has a special tradition that they have used at the close of their communion services for a number of years. It is adapted from an ancient Jewish closing of the Passover meal. Since it is the hope of every devout Jew to celebrate the Passover at least once … Continue reading “Communion”

Law of Distribution Marxist Law of Distribution of Wealth: Shortages will be divided equally among the peasants. J. Gustafson, source unknown

Yogi Berra, Hall of Fame catcher and former New York Yankees manager, was the champion of muddled conversation. Here are a few of his ambiguous statements: •      On a hot day in St. Petersburg, Florida, a spring training observer told Yogi, “Good afternoon, Mr. Berra. My, you look mighty cool today.” “Thank you, ma’am,” Yogi … Continue reading “Clarity”

One Liners •      Imbesis Law: In order for something to become clean, something else must become dirty. Freeman’s extension: but you can get everything dirty without getting anything clean. •      Isabella of Spain bragged that she had had only two baths in her life—one when she was born, and the other when she married Ferdinand. … Continue reading “Cleanliness”

Hand Washing Ridiculed In 1818, Ignaz Phillip Semmelweis was born into a world of dying women. The finest hospitals lost one out of six young mothers to the scourge of “childbed fever.” A doctor’s daily routine began in the dissecting room where he performed autopsies. From there he made his way to the hospital to … Continue reading “Cleansing”

Absurd Figure Many a woman who thinks she has purchased a dress for a ridiculous price has actually bought it for an absurd figure. Source unknown

First to Stop Applauding We Americans do not adequately appreciate the political process in our nation. During the campaign, I often recounted a nightmarish 1938 incident from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s The Gulag Archipelago, by way of contrast: A district party conference was under way in Moscow Province. It was presided over by a new secretary of … Continue reading “Coercion”