May I Never Get Too Busy In My Own Affairs! It was a bitter, cold evening. The old man’s beard was glazed by winter’s frost while he waited for a ride across the river. The wait seemed endless. His body became numb and stiff from...
Don’t We All I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work. Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society...
The Rose Within A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and before it blossomed, he examined it. He saw the bud that would soon blossom but noticed thorns upon the stem and he thought, “How can any beautiful flower come from a...
Put The Glass Down! A professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see and asked the students, “How much do you think this glass weighs?” ‘50 gms!’…. ‘100 gms!’…… ‘125 gms’...
The Bar A tale is told about a small town that had historically been “dry,” (no alcohol sold) but then a local businessman decided to build a tavern. A group of Christians from a local church were concerned and planned an all-night prayer meeting to...
Lessons on Life There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great...
Always Thankful To God Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS. From the world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: “Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease?” To this Arthur Ashe replied:...
The Mayonnaise and The Coffee When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise Jar…and the Coffee… A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of...
Love and Time Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left....
Wealth – Love – Success A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said “I don’t think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please...
