A small congregation in the foothills of the Great Smokies built a new sanctuary on a piece of land willed to them by a church member. Ten days before the new church was to open, the local building inspector informed the pastor that the parking lot was inadequate for the size of the building....
The story is told about a king in Africa who has a close friend he grew up with. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred n his life (positive or negative) and remarking, “This is good!”One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting expedition. The friend...
A story tells of a merchant in a small town who had identical twin sons. The boys worked for their father in the department store he owned, and when he died, they took over the store.Everything went well until the day a dollar bill disappeared. One of the brothers had left the bill on the cash...
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Matthew 11;28, NIVAnd upon his outer garment, even upon his thigh, he has a name written, King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Revelation 19:16, NWT “Why was my burden so heavy?’ I slammed the bedroom door and leaned against it....
A churchgoer wrote a letter to the editor of the newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. “I have gone for thirty years now,” he wrote, “and in that time I have heard something like three thousand sermons. But for the life of me, I can’t remember a single one of...
I met the strangest man:He said he believed in the Bible, but he never reads it.He said he loves the church of which he is a member, but he never attends.He said he believes a man should be honest in money matters, but he never tithes.He said younger people certainly need Lord, but he isn’t...
A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm. And he was given a slingshot to play with, out in the woods. He practiced in the woods but he could never hit the target. And getting a little discouraged; he headed back to dinner. As he was walking back he saw Grandma’s pet duck. Just out...
It’s a great temptation to volunteer as a victim. Do you know that we sign up for that job?A man who dined every day in his favorite restaurant complained about the bread. It wasn’t fair, he emphasized, that other restaurants served lots of bread with the meal. But here he gets only one piece.So...
Every Sunday afternoon, after the morning service at their church, the Pastor and his eleven-year-old son would go out into their town and hand out Gospel Tracts. This particular Sunday afternoon, as it came time for the Pastor and his son to go to the streets with their tracts, it was cold...