I Am Habit
I am your constant companion. I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden. I will push you onward or drag you down to failure. I am completely at your command. Half of the things you do you might as well … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Thought Provokers
Fractured Christmas Carols
Listen very closely when kids sing Christmas carols, This is what you just might hear! Deck the Halls with Buddy Holly… We three kings of porridge and tar… On the first day of Christmas my tulip gave to me… Later … Continue reading →
Praying for the Sick
A young boy called the pastor of a local “corner” church to ask the pastor to come by and pray for his mother who had been very ill with the flu. The pastor knew the family and was aware they … Continue reading →
The Broken Doll
Little Emily ran into the house, crying as though her heart would break. “What’s wrong, dear?” asked her mother. “My doll! Billy broke it!” she sobbed. “How did he break it, Emily?” “I hit him over the head with it.”
Continue reading →More than We Imagine
“When we are fully alert in spirit, mind, and body, we are more than we imagine and can accomplish more than we suppose.” – Barbara Holmes
Continue reading →The 23rd Television Psalm
The TV is my Shepherd, I shall not want. It makes me to lie down on the sofa. It leads me away from the faith. It assaults my soul. It leads me in the paths of sex and violence for … Continue reading →
A Great Writer
There was once a young man who, in his youth, professed his desire become a great writer. When asked to define “great,” he said, “I want to write stuff that the whole world will read, stuff that people will react … Continue reading →
Log Cabin Living
A friend and his wife were considering traveling to Alaska for a trip that the husband had long dreamed of taking. He kept talking about how great it would be to stay in a log cabin without electricity, to hunt … Continue reading →
Thanking God for Food
A 4-year-old boy who was asked to return thanks before Christmas dinner. The family members bowed their heads in expectation. He began his prayer, thanking God for all his friends, naming them one by one. Then he thanked God for … Continue reading →
More – English is a Crazy Language
Let’s face it English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant or ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins were not invented in England or french fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies, while … Continue reading →