Help The Children
Eat your beans! There are children in this world who'd give anything to have those!" What child hasn't heard that kind of speech coming from parents who love them enough to encourage good nutrition?
A Tempting Opportunity
The biggest theft in Philadelphia's history was carried out by a couple of men who just happened to be in the right place at the right time. According to witnesses, a yellow container fell out of an armored truck. Two motorists following the truck jumped out, grabbed the object, and sped off laughing.
A Poor Substitute
What happens when a person abandons his faith in God? Cases differ, to be sure, but most faith-renouncers confess to sensing a void inside. They have an emptiness that must be filled. Inevitably, they turn to a God-substitute.
Turn Back To Get Ahead
The church in Corinth got off to a good start. In Paul's first letter to them, he expressed his gratitude for the evidence of God's grace among them. In their early days they had exercised their spiritual gifts harmoniously and had proven the genuineness of their faith.
Safe In Christ
British clergyman F. B. Meyer wrote about two Germans who wanted to climb the Matterhorn. They hired three guides and began the steep and treacherous ascent. They roped themselves together in this order: guide, traveler, guide, traveler, guide.
Apprenticeship Program
Life certainly was a lot simpler years ago. If a man was a carpenter, his son was likely to be the same. That's because the shop was at home and the boy worked with his father. The son watched carefully as Dad cut the wood, planed and smoothed it, then fastened it together to build a table or a bench. It was apprenticeship by example.
That's My Dad!
You don't have to meet a man face to face to know what kind of a father he is. Just listen to the way his children refer to him.
Buried Toys
Have you ever seen this bumper sticker?
Barking Dogs
Science continues to refine ways of reducing noise. By producing "anti-sound," unwanted audio waves are canceled out. Carefully controlled frequencies are used to offset and therefore eliminate unwanted noise.
