Timely Truths
by Bill Sherrill — Mar 12th, 2013
Across the street from my office in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, nearly fifty years ago, there was a gas station, they did not call them “service stations” back... (
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by Alan Smith — May 8th, 2010
Two children ordered their mother to stay in bed one Mother's Day morning. As she lay there looking forward to being... (
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by Steve Higginbotham — Apr 10th, 2009
In the year 1815, Napoleon gathered his French forces at Waterloo to battle against the Duke of Wellington. Of course... (
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Older Articles from 'Timely Truths'
by Alan Smith — Jan 31st, 2009
As Terry Mikel was speeding toward Tucson, he passed a car, an unmarked Arizona Highway Patrol car. The officer pulled ... (
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by Alan Smith — Nov 18th, 2008
Doug Nichols went to India to be a missionary, but while he was just starting to study the language he became infected... (
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by Alan Smith — Nov 11th, 2008
The story is told of an American tourist in Paris who picked up an amber necklace in a trinket shop. When he arrived... (
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by Alan Smith — Oct 24th, 2008
The following ideas are entitled "All I Need To Know About Life I Learned From Trees." The author is not known to... (
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by Alan Smith — Sep 12th, 2008
I heard recently about a man who filled his car with gas at a self-service gas station. After he had paid and driven... (
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by Alan Smith — Aug 19th, 2008
An elderly man lay dying in his bed. In death's agony, he suddenly smelled the aroma of his favorite chocolate... (
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by Tom Norvell — Jul 17th, 2008
You see, at just the right time when it appeared that life could not get any worse, when you felt hopeless and when you... (
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by Mike Barres — Jul 10th, 2008
Don't you love it when people are thoughtful? They think about others, and look for ways to be a blessing to... (
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by Alan Smith — Jun 28th, 2008
Townsend, the developer of the laser, was once asked if he didn't have a tremendous sense of achievement in all he... (
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by Alan Smith — Apr 4th, 2008
Elie Wiesel was brought up in a closely knit Jewish community in Sighet, Transylvania (Romania). When he was fifteen... (
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by Alan Smith — Mar 15th, 2008
The following short story comes from an unknown author, but most of us can recognize it as something that could... (
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by Tom Norvell — Mar 6th, 2008
Jesus said these are the most important things: Love God and love people. My question: Is this enough?... (
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by Alan Smith — Feb 22nd, 2008
I want to share with you something that happened to me a couple of years ago. I was doing some yard work around the... (
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by Steve Higginbotham — Feb 17th, 2008
Hello, my name is Steve Higginbotham and I am an impulse buyer. There, I feel better now. But it's true, I'm the... (
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by Alan Smith — Feb 8th, 2008
On August 15, 1930, a New York State Supreme Court Justice named Joseph Carter hailed a cab and was never seen or... (
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by Alan Smith — Jan 25th, 2008
The story is told of a young man who wished to marry the farmer's beautiful daughter. He went to the farmer... (
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by Alan Smith — Jan 18th, 2008
Linda was on vacation playing the slot machines. It was her first time in a casino, and she wasn't sure how the machines... (
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by Bill Sherrill — Dec 13th, 2007
Well here we are, trapped between the "Thank You" and the "Give Me" seasons. Somehow it seems that Thanksgiving should follow... (
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by Alan Smith — Dec 4th, 2007
An older lady was in the hospital reading her Bible when her doctor came in for his visit. She asked him how she was doing. He told her to read... (
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by Alan Smith — Nov 22nd, 2007
With the Thanksgiving holiday soon to arrive for those in the U.S., I thought you might enjoy these excerpts from a book called... (
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by Alan Smith — Nov 3rd, 2007
I admit it sounds tempting -- especially the part about being able to eat and sleep and growl! But, for those of us who are Christians, there's something even... (
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by Alan Smith — Oct 16th, 2007
Ralph Milton tells of a teacher who asked the kids one day, "If all the bad children were painted red and all the good children were painted... (
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by Alan Smith — Oct 13th, 2007
Fed up with the way the bride invariably steals the show at her own wedding, the university at which Rob Tombes works (exact school unknown) carried in... (
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by Alan Smith — Oct 6th, 2007
I heard about a junior high music teacher who had just organized a band in her school. The principal was so proud of the music teacher's efforts... (
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by Alan Smith — Sep 25th, 2007
A teenage boy lost a contact lens while playing basketball in his driveway. After a fruitless search, he told his mother the lens was... (
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by Alan Smith — Sep 13th, 2007
The story is told of five doctors who went duck shooting one day. Included in the group were a general practitioner, a pediatrician, a psychiatrist... (
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by Alan Smith — Jul 21st, 2007
Somehow those cards truly don't seem very appropriate for a card company that advertises with the slogan... (
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by Alan Smith — Jun 24th, 2007
In 1926, a wealthy Toronto lawyer named Charles Vance Millar died, leaving behind him a will that amused and electrified the citizens of his Canadian... (
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by Alan Smith — May 24th, 2007
Leith Anderson shared a story about when he was a boy. He grew up outside of New York City and was an avid fan of the old Brooklyn Dodgers. One day, his... (
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by Alan Smith — May 19th, 2007
I have heard that there is a monastery in Greece perched high on a cliff, several hundred feet in the air. The only... (
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by Alan Smith — Apr 29th, 2007
I have a good friend who recently taught a Bible class made up of 4-year-olds. The lesson dealt with one of the widows in the New Testament... (
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by Alan Smith — Mar 3rd, 2007
One Sunday, a mother could not attend church due to illness and asked her young daughter what the lesson had been... (
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by Alan Smith — Feb 25th, 2007
A number of years ago, Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks did a popular series of comedy sketches called the... (
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by Alan Smith — Jan 27th, 2007
I heard about a preacher and farmer who bought a brand new pair of boots. However, the boots turned out... (
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by Alan Smith — Jan 9th, 2007
One afternoon a man came home from work to find total mayhem in his house. His three children were outside... (
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by Jamie Shell & Brent Nidiffer — Jan 6th, 2007
When the great poet and author Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was well along in years, his head as white as snow... (
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by Alan Smith — Dec 26th, 2006
The
Washington Post held a contest of the "worst analogies ever written in a high school essay." Listed... (
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by Jamie Shell & Brent Nidiffer — Dec 20th, 2006
For awhile, Christmas was banned in Boston and much of New England. Yes, Christmas was banned; a feast or... (
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by Alan Smith — Dec 3rd, 2006
I love the story of a church that had a parking problem. It was right next door to a store that was closed... (
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by Alan Smith — Nov 23rd, 2006
Two old friends bumped into one another on the street one day. One of them looked forlorn, almost on the verge... (
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by Alan Smith — Nov 16th, 2006
In the days of the circuit riders a minister was out riding one afternoon and came upon a man out working... (
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by Alan Smith — Nov 5th, 2006
Jewish poet and storyteller, Noah ben Shea, tells this parable: After dinner, the children turned to Jacob and asked if... (
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by Alan Smith — Oct 7th, 2006
One afternoon, I was in the back yard hanging the laundry when an old, tired-looking dog wandered into the... (
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by Alan Smith — Oct 1st, 2006
One Saturday, Ken Erickson's wife cleaned out leftovers from the refrigerator. She gave the one remaining portion... (
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by Alan Smith — Sep 24th, 2006
A circus owner walked into a restaurant to see everyone crowded around a table watching a little show. On the... (
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by Alan Smith — Aug 25th, 2006
I read once about a missionary who was living in Africa. He was disturbed over something he was seeing. The women... (
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by Alan Smith — Aug 12th, 2006
A young boy was looking through the family album and asked his mother, "Who's this fellow on the beach with you... (
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