Growing in Sanctification
Growing in Sanctification I am not what I might be, I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I wish to be, I am not what I hope to be. But I thank God I am not what I once was, and I can say with the great apostle, “By the […]
Living in the Past
LIVING IN THE PAST “Men who live in the past remind me of a toy I’m sure all of you have seen. The toy is a small wooden bird called the Floogie Bird. Around the Floogie Bird’s neck is a label reading, ‘I fly backwards, I don’t care where I’m going. I just want to […]
Continually Growing
Continually Growing Pablo Casals was considered the greatest cellist to ever live. When he was 95 years old he was asked why he continued to practice 6 hours a day. He answered, “Because I think I’m making progress.”
Giving it Your All
Giving it Your All Former college and pro basketball star Ed Macauley use to conduct summer basketball camps. At these camps he would stress the importance of giving your all by telling the campers: “Just remember that if you’re not working at your game to the utmost of your ability, there will be someone out […]
Turn Trials into Pearls
Turn Trials into Pearls The oyster takes a grain of sand and turns it into a beautiful pearl. Many people are just the opposite—they take pearls and turn them into grains of sand.
Smart Scholars
Smart Scholars The two most intellectually astute years for children are age four and age seventeen. At four they know all of the questions, and at seventeen they know all of the answers.
Putting Away Childish Things
Putting Away Childish Things A dad with five children was picking up toys in the back yard. He said to his wife, “You know since we had children I’ve learned the meaning of, ‘When I became a man I put away childish things.’”
Growing Older
Growing Older A lady said to her nephew, “How old are you?” “Three,” he said. “Well, when will you be four?” He replied, “When I’m done being three!”
Children Must Be Taught While They Are Young
Children Must Be Taught While They Are Young The English poet Samuel Coleridge talked with a man who did not believe that children should be given any religious instruction at all. This man claimed that the child’s mind should not be prejudiced in any direction, and when he became older he should be permitted to […]
Bad Behavior Cancels Easter Egg Hunt
Bad Behavior Cancels Easter Egg Hunt This year’s annual Easter egg hunt in Colorado Springs, Colorado was canceled because of misbehaving parents last year. Many parents entered the roped-off area reserved for the children and helped them collect the eggs. This ended the hunt in seconds and left many children with no eggs. Some of […]