2007 Archives: Timely Truths

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... (read more)

Ready to Vanish Away

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... (read more)

Children on Thanksgiving

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... (read more)

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In My Next Life

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... (read more)

The Color of Grace

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... (read more)

The Glory of the Groom

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... (read more)

If You're Not Sure of Your Part

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... (read more)

Looking at Things Differently

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... (read more)

Too Slow or Too Hasty?

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... (read more)

When You Care Enough

by Alan Smith — Jul 21st, 2007

Somehow those cards truly don't seem very appropriate for a card company that advertises with the slogan... (read more)

Last Will and Testament

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... (read more)

The Bigger Picture

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... (read more)

Broken Spirit

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... (read more)

Willing to Be Weirdos

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... (read more)

The Comforter

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... (read more)

Something Bigger

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... (read more)

The Pleasure of Tight Boots

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... (read more)

Unrecognized Workers

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... (read more)

New Wood

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... (read more)

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