Influence of Music
Influence of Music Some say that the music they listen to does not affect them. It would be hard to convince the Kuntz family of this. Fifteen year old Richard Kuntz was listening to a Manson album when he committed suicide by shooting himself. His father says Richard was a major Manson fan and his […]
It Is Easier to Criticize Than to Work
It Is Easier to Criticize Than to Work A man came up to Moody once and criticized him for the way he went about winning souls. Moody listened courteously and then asked, “How would you do it?” The man, taken aback, mumbled that he didn’t do it. “Well,” said Moody, “I prefer the way I […]
I Am Not All Right. – Dwight Lyman Moody
I Am Not All Right. – Dwight Lyman Moody I had to notice during the war, when enlisting was going on, sometimes a man would come up with a nice silk hat on, patentleather boots, nice kid gloves, and a fine suit of clothes, which, probably, cost him $100; perhaps the next man-who came along […]
It’s Okay to Say, “Merry Christmas”
It’s Okay to Say, “Merry Christmas” According to the Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for 2011, 70% of American adults like stores to use signs that say “Merry Christmas” rather than “Happy Holidays” when they are shopping. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email
If Grades Don’t Improve
If Grades Don’t Improve A little girl said to her teacher, ”Miss Hayes, I don’t want to scare you, but my dad said, If my grades don’t improve, someone’s going to get a spanking!” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email
Investing Time
Investing Time Charles Francis Adams, son of President John Quincy Adams and grandson of President John Adams, kept a diary. One day he entered: “Went fishing with my son today—a day wasted.” His son, Brook Adams, also kept a diary, which is still in existence. On that same day, Brook Adams made this entry: “Went […]
“I THINK I’M HAVING A WIFE”
“I THINK I’M HAVING A WIFE” At Sunday school they were teaching how God created everything, including human beings. Little Johnny, a child in the kindergarten class, seemed especially intent when they told him how Eve was created out of one of Adam’s ribs. Later in the week his mother noticed him lying down as […]
IMPROVING ON MILK
IMPROVING ON MILK Two cows were grazing in a pasture when they saw a milk truck pass. On the side of the truck were the words, “Pasteurized, homogenized, standardized, vitamin A added.” One cow sighed and said to the other, “Makes you feel sort of inadequate, doesn’t it?” People try to improve on milk, but one […]
“I Know.” – Dwight Lyman Moody
“I Know.” – Dwight Lyman Moody The man of God who has fixed his feet on the rock of salvation can say *th certainty, “I know.” If you have not got assurance and want it, just believe God’s Word. If you go down South and ask those three million colored people how they think they […]
“I Don’t Know.” – Dwight Lyman Moody
“I Don’t Know.” – Dwight Lyman Moody There is no doubt about assurance in the Word of God. A person said to me some time ago: “I think it is great presumption for a person to say she is saved.” I asked her if she was saved. “I belong to a church,” she sobbed. But […]