PICTURE frames are sold with a valueless picture displayed. The point of it is just to take up space. It means nothing. A person will purchase the frame, take it home, and put in a picture of somebody who means something—a relative, a friend, a special memory. The picture that is placed inside the new … Continue reading “GOD,
IMAGE OF”
GOD, FEAR OF
THE REVERENCE and fear of God is the starting place for wisdom. If a driver is going 80 mph and notices a police car parked up ahead on the side of the road, they will slow down. In fact, a whole series of things goes into motion. First the driver’s heart starts beating a little … Continue reading “GOD,
FEAR OF”
GOD, EQUALITY WITH
YOU’VE heard a teenager say it or maybe you’ve even said it yourself. You may be staying up fairly late until you are ready to go to bed, and your child wants to know how come he or she can’t stay up because you’re doing it. They have lost the distinction between parent and child. … Continue reading “GOD,
EQUALITY WITH”
GOD, AUTHORITY OF
THE QUEEN of England is a prestigious figure. She looms larger than life. She even has her own palace. There’s only one problem. She has no power. She looks good. She looks like one of the most powerful women in the world, but she can’t vote and she can’t veto. Her position in her country … Continue reading “GOD,
AUTHORITY OF”
GIVING, TYPES OF
THERE are three kinds of givers: the flint, the sponge, and the honeycomb. To get anything out of the flint, you have got to hammer it. Then you only get chips and sparks. To get water out of the sponge, you have got to squeeze it. The more you squeeze, the more you get. But … Continue reading “GIVING,
TYPES OF”
GIVING, PRIORITY OF
A PREACHER out in the country was testing out one of his rich members. John was a farmer and the preacher asked him, “John, if you had 100 pigs, would you give 25 to God?” “Yes, Pastor, I would.” “John, if you had 20 pigs,would you give 5 to God?” “Absolutely, Pastor.” “John, if you … Continue reading “GIVING,
PRIORITY OF”
GIVING, MOTIVATION FOR
I REMEMBER when I was teaching my oldest son, Anthony, about giving. At the time, he was getting one dollar a week for an allowance. I explained to him that he now had to give ten cents to God before he spent the other ninety. I also explained that ten cents was the minimum and … Continue reading “GIVING,
MOTIVATION FOR”
GIVING, METHOD OF
A STORY is told of a circus strong man who had particularly powerful hands. One of the things he would do is take an orange before the crowd and squeeze it with his bare hand until every drop of juice came out. Then he would dare the audience to find another drop because of how … Continue reading “GIVING,
METHOD OF”
FRIENDSHIP, NATURE OF
REAL friends are those people who, when you make a fool of yourself, don’t think that you have done a permanent job.337 [Second Chances] A FRIEND is someone who is there when the good times aren’t.338 [Adversity; Commitment; Trials] Prov. 18:24; 27:10 A FRIEND is someone who always gets in your way when you are … Continue reading “FRIENDSHIP,
NATURE OF”
FREEDOM, ROAD TO
SOME people live their lives like hamsters. A hamster looks outside the glass of his cage and sees freedom. He decides to run for it. He gets on the wheel. He runs on the wheel, trying to get to his freedom. He soon realizes that he’s not getting anywhere. So, he runs faster. An hour … Continue reading “FREEDOM,
ROAD TO”