Once when there was a famine, a kind, rich Baker sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town and said to them: ” In this basket, there is a loaf for each of you. Take it and come back to me every day at this hour till God sends us better times.” The hungry children constantly...
Three monkeys sat in a coconut tree Discussing things as they’re said to be. Said one to the others: “Now listen, you two, There’s a particular rumor that can’t be true That man descended from our noble race – Why the very idea is a disgrace! “No monkey ever deserted his wife, Starved her babies...
A young man had been to Wednesday night Bible Study. The Pastor shared about listening to God and obeying the Lord’s voice. The young man couldn’t help but wonder, “Does God still speak to people?” After service, he went out with some friends for coffee and pie, and they...
“For as the body [the Church] is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body … And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.”1 Corinthians 12:12, 26 Evxn though...
There once was a man named George Thomas, a pastor in a small New England town. One Easter Sunday morning, he came to the church carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage and set it by the pulpit. Several eyebrows were raised, and as if in response, Brother Thomas began to speak. “I was walking...
Isaac was born to his parents at a very old age, hence he was beloved to his parents. Yet he submitted himself to his dad’s wish to sacrifice him. This is a pre-mark of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. Although he lived in a culture where men married many women, he married one woman and lived a...
Beth and Margie, two teenage sisters, had enjoyed shopping in the large enclosed shopping mall. But by the time they were ready to leave, it was dark. Standing at the mall exit, they could hardly see the outline of the car, the only one left in that section of the dimly lit parking lot. The girls...
Source: Signs of the Times Copyright © July 1908A clock in an Edinburgh church steeple was striking nine when three young men passed on their way to a place of sin. Suddenly one of them stopped and said, “I can not go with you.” And when they pressed him for a reason, he said, “When I left my...
The rain was falling and the water level was rising. As the water level rose higher and higher, forcing the man onto the roof of his house, alone comes a rowboat with an offer to take him to safer ground. “No, thanks” the man replied “The Lord will provide.” As the water got higher, alone comes...
A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule ‘braying’ or whatever mules do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule but decided that neither the mule nor the...
There was once a bridge, which spanned a large river. During most of the day, the bridge sat with its length running up and down the river paralleled with the banks, allowing ships to pass through freely on both sides of the bridge. But at a certain time each day, a train would come along and the...
Guest of Honor: Jesus ChristDate: Every day. He’s always around, so the date is flexible.Time: Whenever you’re ready, (please don’t be late, though; or you’ll miss out on all the fun).Place: In our heart… He’ll meet you there (you’ll hear Him knock)Attire: Come as you are… grubbies are okay. He’ll...