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"For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; knowledge; self-control;  perseverance,  godliness; brotherly kindness, and  love....But if anyone does no read more..

Jill's car was unreliable and she called John for a ride every time it broke down.  One day John got yet another one of those calls. "What happened this time?" he asked. read more..

"The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valor." - Judges 6:12   Gideon was puzzled when he was addressed by the Angel of the LORD. And well he might be. The Israelites were cro read more..

"You just go ahead," the man in the shopping mall said to his wife.  "While you're shopping, I'll browse in the hardware store." An hour later, she returned and read more..

What's the best way to help Boy Scouts get their rocketry, modelling, counting backwards, world record, and air pollution merit badges?  That's right, fire off 965 model rockets on a su read more..

"Oh, that I might have my request and that God would grant me the thing that I long for." Job 6:8   Job was a man of God. but when his possessions and his children were taken from read more..

The best laughs I have known in life have been from my own children.  I have captured rhetorical comments from my children's discussions.  No Pulitzer Prize could ever hold a candle to read more..

To pass the time while our plane was being de-iced, the flight attendants played a trivia game with the passengers. They asked us to guess the total number of years the three of them had worked for th... read more..

"Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ." Ephesians 5:20   The Apostle Paul urges us to give thanks always for all things. read more..

A collector of rare books ran into an acquaintance who told him he had just thrown away an old Bible that he found in a dusty, old box.  He happened to mention that Guten-somebody-or-other had pr... read more..

"I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have read more..

Fresh after leading Israel out of Egypt, Moses was overwhelmed and overworked by the task of nation building. Divorced and on the path to complete exhaustion and failure, he received and followed wi read more..

He was a young Pastor and as usual the enemy would try to stir up trouble in the family just before church ...  so they were running late getting into town ...  and he was speeding.  ... read more..

"Feed My lambs.. Feed My sheep." - John 21:15-16   Giving up may seem to be the easy way out for Steven, but soon enough he will learn what Peter learned. Just before Jesus was cr read more..

My friend, the manager of a grocery store, nabbed a shoplifter in the act.  He was escorting the suspect to the office in the front, near the cash registers, when the shoplifter broke from hi... read more..

"And they said one to another: Did not our hearts burn within us while He talked with us by the way and while He opened to us the Scriptures?" - Luke 24:32   To see a great paint read more..

Our part of the country had gone for weeks with little or no rain.  The TV weatherman, on his computerized map, was pointing out a thunderstorm 50 miles away.  He placed his cursor over ... read more..

Ascension Day "When He had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them. While He was blessing them, He left them and was taken up into heaven. Then the read more..

I was teaching my 6-year-old daughter how to unbuckle her seat belt.  She asked, "Do I click the square?" I said, "Yes." She asked me, "Single click or double... read more..

"And He laid His right hand upon me, saying unto me: Fear not; I am the First and the Last; I am He that liveth and was dead; and behold I am alive forevermore. Amen." - Revelation 1:17 read more..

*The Ten Most Common Forms of Office Illness* 1.  The Macy's One Day Sale Flu. 2.  The Drivers License Renewal Appointment 24-Hour Virus. 3.  The Friday-Afternoon-Start-The read more..

We are all familiar with the historic race that took place between the tortoise and the hare - proving the old addage that "slow and steady wins the race."  Here is the re-match:  read more..

"I play golf in the low 80's," the little old man was telling one of the young boys at the club. "Wow," said the young man, "that's pretty impressive." &quo read more..

A good friend of mine warned me that, as my three daughters became old enough to date, I'd disapprove of every young man who took them out.But when the time came, I was pleased that my friend's predic... read more..

For a long time people have complained that there is too much violence on TV.  After listening to some of the sounds on this site you may be tempted to declare that there is too much violins on the in... read more..

"You heard me say, "I am going away and I am coming back to you."If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. I have told you read more..

One of the world's greatest scientists was also recognized as the original absent-minded professor.  One day, on board a train, he was unable to find his ticket.  The conductor said,... read more..

When a grandmother was in her late eighties, she decided to move to Israel. As part of the preparations, she went to see her doctor and get all her charts. The doctor asked her how she was doing, so s... read more..

Take time to read Isaiah 66:13 "As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you."   HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY "I thank God when I call to remembrance the genuine fait read more..

Sometimes our closest relationships are not blood relationships.  Listen Online: {audio}podcast/sm20070513.mp3{/audio} read more..