Words

It's the One on Fire!

A customer-service representative for a car rental company took a call from a driver who needed a tow. He was stranded on a busy highway,...

The Contact Cement of Character

Lord, thank you that I’ve controlled my temper all day. Thank you that I’ve resisted the temptation to eat junk food. Thank you that I’ve...

What it Takes to Be a Champion

Why do people fail to reach their dreams? A local marquee carried the words: “When we know better, we do better.” I don’t think so!...

For Best Results, Add Knowledge

Being good is, well, good. But uninformed goodness may be dangerous. A young mother was sick at home with her four-year-old daughter....

Add a Little Goodness

Are you a good person? Seems like a simple question, but we use the word good to mean such different things. “Fido was a good dog”...

A Unique Signature

In God We Trust lived in Zion. That’s Zion, Illinois, and it’s not the motto from our currency which lived there. It was an artist...

It All Adds Up

What does “walking distance” mean to you? A block or two? Maybe A mile or even two? To “Flyin’” Brian Robinson, “walking distance” was...

Everything You Need

After watching Cinderella, five-year-old Sarah pretended to be the fairy godmother. Holding her pinwheel as a magic wand, she approached...

Gospel vs Gossip

It’s been said: “People will believe anything if you whisper it.” Perhaps that’s true. Maybe we preachers should start whispering the...

Don't Crash the Car to Kill a Fly

These are supposedly actual statements from insurance forms filed by people who’ve had a traffic accident: · "I collided with a...