Author: Administrador

Mississippi Spurning A good bit of one-upmanship has transpired over the years between Trent Lott and Thad Cochran, the two Mississippians in this week’s showdown for Bob Dole’s job as Senate majority leader. But as Jackson columnist Bill Minor notes, their rivalry pales when compared with a feud waged six decades ago by two other … Continue reading “Bitterness”

One Liners •      People who are out to find fault seldom find anything else. •      Don’t find fault, find a remedy. •      “I pray to God this day to make me an extraordinary Christian.” – George Whitefield Sources unknown Center Field In Discipleship Journal, Don McCullough wrote: “John Killinger tells about the manager of a … Continue reading “Blame”

The Doughnut As a minister was addressing a group of men, he took a large piece of paper and made a black dot in the center of it with a marking pen. Then he held the paper up before the group and asked them what they saw. One person quickly replied, “I see a black … Continue reading “Blessing, Blessings”

Developmental Windows In his brilliant new book, Catching the Light, quantum physicist Arthur Zajoc writes of what he describes as the “entwined history of light and mind” (correctly described by one admirer as the “two ultimate metaphors of the human spirit”). For our purposes, his initial chapter is most helpful. From both the animal and … Continue reading “Blindness”

The Sufficient Blood His blood is so sufficient He tells us in His word On the mercy seat in heaven It was put there by our Lord. It stops the accuser of the brethren As he walks before the throne Our God just points to the blood And Satan knows He cares for His own. … Continue reading “Blood of Christ”

Gas Mileage According to a story in the Grand Rapids Press, the owner of a small foreign car had begun to irritate his friends by bragging incessantly about his gas mileage. So they decided on a way to get some humor out of his tireless boasting, as well as bring it to an end. Every … Continue reading “Boasting”

Beautiful Music At a meeting of the American Psychological Association, Jack Lipton, a psychologist at Union College, and R. Scott Builione, a graduate student at Columbia University, presented their findings on how members of the various sections of 11 major symphony orchestra perceived each other. The percussionists were viewed as insensitive, unintelligent, and hard-of-hearing, yet … Continue reading “Body of Christ (corporate nature of)”

Five Senses Our five senses give us some astonishing capabilities. We can see a candle’s flame 30 miles away on a dark, clear night, and smell a single drop of perfume diffused in a three-room apartment. We can taste . 04 ounce of table salt in 530 quarts of water. Our sense of touch can … Continue reading “Body (human)”

The Apology Hugh Lattimer once preached before King Henry VIII. Henry was greatly displeased by the boldness in the sermon and ordered Lattimer to preach again on the following Sunday and apologize for the offence he had given. The next Sunday, after reading his text, he thus began his sermon: “Hugh Lattimer, dost thou know … Continue reading “Boldness”

No Matter How You Slice It No matter how thin you slice it, it’s still bologna. – Alfred E. Smith Source unknown