IF YOU buy an appliance, and it doesn’t work after you’ve paid for it, that is quite irritating, isn’t it? It’s not a good feeling to know you’ve paid hundreds of dollars for an appliance that doesn’t work. It drives me crazy to think that the folks at the store where I bought my appliance … Continue reading “SALVATION,
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A MAN one day was low on funds and all he had was one valuable thing to his name—a family ring that had been passed down for generations. He didn’t want to part with the ring that so full of memories, but he needed money to survive. He took his ring off, took it to … Continue reading “SALVATION,
COST OF”
SALVATION, BENEFITS OF
THE LOWER that an object goes into a body of water, the more pressure there is. If a diver goes down deep enough, their jaws will even lock because of the pressure. If a boat sinks down far enough, the pressure of the water that deep will tear that boat apart, and the boat will … Continue reading “SALVATION,
BENEFITS OF”
SALVATION, ASSURANCE OF
ONE DAY, a lady got on a train. Now, there were a lot of trains at the station, but she had asked someone about which train was the correct train for her to get where she wanted to go. They told her which train and she followed their direction. She got on the train but … Continue reading “SALVATION,
ASSURANCE OF”
RESTRICTIONS
A KID wanted ten things for Christmas. His parents bought nine things but all the kid could talk about on Christmas day was the one thing he didn’t get. Because he thought his parents were going to get that one gift for him, he figured that they were just mean and didn’t love him. He … Continue reading “RESTRICTIONS”
RESTORATION, PROVISION FOR
DEREK Redmond was a runner on the British sprint team. He was running the four-by-four hundred relay with his teammates. At the onset of the race, his team was moving nicely along the track. Then came the baton handoff to Derek. His job was to bring it home. His last leg of the race should … Continue reading “RESTORATION,
PROVISION FOR”
RESTORATION, POWER FOR
ONE of my favorite all-time movies is Rocky V. In the movie, Rocky Balboa is now too old to fight. He received an eye injury in Rocky IV and retired. Up comes a young man named Tommy Gunn. Tommy Gunn is an up-and-coming heavyweight and has always idolized Rocky Balboa. He asks Rocky to train … Continue reading “RESTORATION,
POWER FOR”
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A FEW months ago, I had some problems with my car. I had to pull over on the side of the road because the problems were so severe. I got out of the car, opened up the hood, and pretended like I knew what I was looking for even though I didn’t have the slightest … Continue reading “REST,
PROVISION OF”
REST, PROMISE OF
IN BALLROOM dancing, the job of the man is to lead. The job of the woman, if her partner knows what he’s doing, is to follow his lead. His job is to watch the floor and see where all the other dancers are. All she does is line up with his movement. She puts her … Continue reading “REST,
PROMISE OF”
REST, NATURE OF
AS I travel through various large airports across the country, I regularly see chapels. That is interesting. Why do they put chapels in airports? The airport is full of people trying to catch a plane and trying to get to their destinations. Chapels are put in airports because the airport people know that folks are … Continue reading “REST,
NATURE OF”