Men, suppose you are having one of those intense conversations with your wife. There is some area of disagreement. Dissension. Or at least, misunderstanding. So, she says to you, as she rolls her eyes, in a voice of exasperation, “You‘t don’t even know me!”
What if my wife said that to me, and I responded this way? Continue reading
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The headline read: “Matty Lovo is a Hero”
I googled it. And it’s a true story. Matty Lovo, then 9 years old when it happened, saved his father’s life.
Matty’s dad, Matty Lovo, Sr, a semi-tractor-trailer driver, was hauling lumber through St. Helens, Oregon, when he had a seizure and lost consciousness. The semi veered into oncoming traffic. Stuck a utility pole. And seemed destined for a tragic accident. Continue reading
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Some of you from my generation and older may remember Art Linkletter. He hosted a day time TV variety show called “House Party” from 1952 to 1969. My Mom loved to watch it.
One of the segments from that show was called “Kids Say the Darndest Things.” Years later Bill Cosby did a show with the same title and similar results. The premise was based on asking a child, usually 3-8 years old, a question that would elicit a cute response.
Whether from those shows or another source, I came across these funny responses from children after they were given a well-known proverb and then asked to come up with the ending. Continue reading
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Alan Smith tells the story about a boss complaining in his staff meeting that he wasn’t getting any respect from his employees.
Later that morning he went to a local sign shop and bought a sign that read, “I’m the Boss”. He then attached it to his office door.
That afternoon, when he returned from lunch, he saw someone had taped a note to the sign that read: Continue reading
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What words, thoughts or mental pictures come to your mind when you hear the word “meek”?
Weak? Wimpy? Wishy-washy?
In the minds of most people a meek man is a “Mr. Milquetoast” kind of character scared of his own shadow. A “yes man” always giving in to others. Or a fellow like Uriah Heep out of a Charles Dickens novel, wringing his hands and whimpering, “I’m so humble, you know, so very humble.” Actually, he was more creepy than meek! Continue reading
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Polycarp was a second century Christian who lived at the time of Roman persecution.
This godly man, one of the bishops of the church at Smyrna, managed to escape persecution for almost his entire life. However, at age 86, he was suddenly a target of the Roman government.
Friends urged him to flee and go into hiding. Polycarp refused. When the soldiers came to his door, he let the them in and said, “God’s will be done.” Historians record that he was brought before the local proconsul, Statius Quadratus, who interrogated him in front of a curious crowd of bystanders. Continue reading
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“It is impossible to rightly govern without God and the Bible, once affirmed our first President George Washington.
In his farewell address, September 19, 1796, Washington said, “The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of right and order which Heaven itself has ordained. … Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.” Continue reading
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The American Humorist, Mark Twain, told it, so it must be true! Supposedly he once overheard a prominent and wealthy businessman, known for his ruthless behavior, brag, “Before I die I’m making a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Then I’m going to Mt.Sinai, climb to top and read the Ten Commandments.” Continue reading
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Russell Sedelmaier had cleaned Ivon and Eileen Harris’ home once a week for five years. He had the keys to their home. They trusted him. He was a man described by those who knew him as “easy-going, even friendly.” And while Sedelmaier had his share of trouble, hard luck, and minor skirmishes with the law, no one saw this coming. Certainly not the Harrises. Continue reading
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Several years ago, I heard a story that came out of the Special Olympics in Seattle. Nine contestants, all physically or mentally handicapped, assembled at the starting line to run the 100 yard dash.
The gun sounded. And off they went! Well, not exactly in a dash! But with a zest and enthusiasm to run the race. However, one little boy stumbled and fell. As he tumbled to the track, he began to cry. The other eight heard him. Stopped. And slowly returned. Continue reading
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