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Indoors / Outdoors

27 August 2010
Posted in Creation

In the last years of this life, William Wordsworth, the famous English poet, lived in a home called Rydal Mount near Grasmere, England.

Strange Deaths

27 August 2010
Posted in Sacrifice

Judy Anderson grew up as the daughter of missionaries in Zaire.

Two-Cookie Reward

19 August 2010
Posted in Stubborn

The 20/20 TV show once did an experiment on self-control with children. They were told that they could have a single treat, such as a cookie, right now.

Wings Of Giving

19 August 2010
Posted in Giving

In “Run With The Horses,” Eugene Peterson writes about seeing a family of birds teaching the young to fly:

Alligators For Sharks

14 August 2010
Posted in Worry

“Are there any alligators in this river?” asked the man in the water. “No, not a single one,” assured his friend who was standing near. The swimmer

Winning Team

27 August 2010
Posted in Love

Lee Iacocca once asked legendary football coach Vince Lombardi what it took to make a winning team. The book “Iacocca” records Lombardi's answer:

Where Did You Meet God?

19 August 2010
Posted in Finding God

A story is told where a mother had a different way of asking the same question: “How was your day?”

Homemade Biscuits

19 August 2010
Posted in Good Works

When complimented on her homemade biscuits, the cook at a popular Christian conference center said:

Stamping A Parking Ticket

14 August 2010
Posted in Disrespectful

Here’s a good story about being a respecter or, should I say, a disrespecter of persons:

Trust The Plank

14 August 2010
Posted in Faith

Some years ago I was one of the speakers at a large Convention in Travancore, now Kerala State. The pandal for the Convention was in the sandy dried-up bed of a river, and