Time to Make Repairs
“As long as the candle burns, there is time to make repairs.” – Rabbi Salanter
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Unarmed Self Defense
During a practical exercise at a military police base, the instructor was giving the class instruction in unarmed self defense. After he presented a number of different situations in which they might find themselves, he asked a student, “What steps … Continue reading →
Meaningful Conversation
A farmer walked into an attorney’s office wanting to file for a divorce. The attorney asked, “May I help you?” The farmer said, “Yea, I want to get one of those dayvorces.” The attorney said, “Well, do you have any … Continue reading →
Error and Truth
“Error is often dressed in the garb of the truth.”
Continue reading →Facing a Change
“Not everything that can be faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed that is not faced.” – James Baldwin
Continue reading →A Sizable Donation
When the minister picked up the phone, a special agent from the IRS was on the line. “Hello, is this the minister?” “Yes, this is.” “I’m calling to inquire about a member of your congregation, a Dr. Smith. Do you … Continue reading →
Resisting All Change
“Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would jar their little worlds.” – Zig Ziglar
Continue reading →An Attitude Adjustment
So there’s this man with a parrot. And his parrot swears like a sailor. He can swear for five minutes straight without repeating himself. The trouble is the guy who owns the parrot is a quiet, conservative type, and this … Continue reading →
Teaching Our Children to Walk and Talk
“We spend the first twelve months of our children’s lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve telling them to sit down and shut up.” – Phyllis Diller
Continue reading →The Kind of Beauty
“The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within—strength, courage, dignity.” – Ruby Dee
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