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The Bargainer Our mammas did not hesitate to bargain. Questioning a price was standard procedure. “How much are these cucumbers?” “Two for five.” The mamma pushed one aside. “And how much is this one?” “Three cents.” “Okay. I’ll take the other one.” – Sam Levenson Source unknown No Bargain! Never buy a portable TV set … Continue reading “Bargain”

Assistant Pastor A man who first pastored and nurtured a church brings in an assistant to help with the work, a hand-picked man. Later, both men do church planting work together for a couple of years, then return to the home church. A sharp disagreement arises over an issue they both view as a matter … Continue reading “Barnabas”

Joke The devil challenged St. Peter to a baseball game. “How can you win, Satan?” asked St. Peter. “All the famous ballplayers are up here.” “How can I lose?” answered Satan. “All the umpires are down here.” Source unknown Ins and Outs The baseball season is upon us and an office manager we know passes … Continue reading “Baseball”

Silent Prayer Hear about the man who was so bashful that he couldn’t even lead in silent prayer? Source unknown

Indy 500 Race car driver Bill Vukovich won the famed Indianapolis 500 race in 1953 and 1954, a record of success few other drivers had matched. Asked the secret of his success in Indianapolis, Vukovich replied, “There’s no secret. You just press the accelerator to the floor and steer left.” Today in the Word, February … Continue reading “Basics”

Rebound Les Henson, a six-foot, six-inch senior forward on the Virginia Tech basketball team, will never forget a game against Florida State University in Tallahassee last year (1986). With two seconds to go and the score tied at 77 to 77, Henson grabbed a rebound off the Florida State backboard a foot from the baseline … Continue reading “Basketball”

Faith and Sight From valley to valley out over the hilltops, From sunshine to fog like the darkest of night; So we follow the Lord down life’s winding pathway, And walk much by faith and little by sight. ‘Twould be easy to see were His presence like lightning, And easy to hear if like thunder … Continue reading “Baxter, Richard”

Commitment to a Cause We have all seen John Wayne movies that made combat look like a romantic romp in the park. Men who have been through it tell a different story. The most graphic descriptions of battle I’ve read came from Bruce Catton’s excellent books on the American Civil War, including The Army of … Continue reading “Battle/Bravery”

Commitment to a Cause We have all seen John Wayne movies that made combat look like a romantic romp in the park. Men who have been through it tell a different story. The most graphic descriptions of battle I’ve read came from Bruce Catton’s excellent books on the American Civil War, including The Army of … Continue reading “Ballow, Sullivan”

Extravagance In 1971, the Persian Empire celebrated its 2500th birthday as Shah Reza Pahlavi of Iran gave a four-day celebration costing $100 million. The focal point of the event was a huge banquet, the banquet hall being a gigantic silk tent lighted with $840,000 worth of colored lights! The guest list matched the occasion: the … Continue reading “Banquet”