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Opportunities Missed There was a very cautious man Who never laughed or played; He never risked, he never tried, He never sang or prayed. And when he one day passed away His insurance was denied; For since he never really lived, They claimed he never died! Source unknown Eggs in Basket Put all thine eggs … Continue reading “Caution”

Misery Dinner Author Leo Buscaglia tells this story about his mother and their “misery dinner.” It was the night after his father came home and said it looked as if he would have to go into bankruptcy because his partner had absconded with their firm’s funds. His mother went out and sold some jewelry to … Continue reading “Celebration”

Over Confidence Money magazine reported in its January 1997 issue that a group of people were asked which is longer, the Panama Canal or the Suez Canal, and then asked how certain they were that their answer was correct. Among those who were 60% certain, 50% of them got the answer right—meaning that this group … Continue reading “Certainty”

Four Precautions The Council of Chalcedon (451 A.D.) failing to penetrate the mystery of the divine and human natures of Christ, offered four precautions that would protect the Christian from error when contemplating this mystery. 1. Attribute true and proper divinity to Christ. 2. Attribute true and proper humanity to Christ 3. Do not so … Continue reading “Chalcedon, Council of”

The Five Criticizing, comparing, complaining, competing, correcting. Replace them with complimenting. Source unknown

Resource Kingdom Conflict, J. Stowell, Victor, 1985, p. 46.

Obedience In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch. He made application to Prior Richard at a local monastery, asking to be accepted as a contemplative and spend the rest of his life in the monastery. “Your Majesty,” said Prior Richard, “do … Continue reading “Calling”

Death If you live in a graveyard too long you stop crying when someone dies. Source unknown

Hungry Pythons Here is an instruction on how to react to hungry pythons, as given to Peace Corpsmen serving in Brazil: “Remember not to run away, the python can run faster. The thing to do is to lie flat on the ground on your back with your feet together, arms at your side, head well … Continue reading “Calm”

Some Truth in Both Systems When a Calvinist says that all things happen according to the predestination of God, he speaks the truth, and I am willing to be called a Calvinist. But when an Arminian says that when a man sins, the sin is his own, and that if he continues in sin, and … Continue reading “Calvinism”