Before You Criticize Someone
“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you’re a mile a way and you have their shoes.”
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Dinner on a Plane
It was mealtime during our trip on a small airline. “Would you like dinner?” the flight attendant asked the man seated in front of me. “What are my choices?” he asked. “Yes or no,” she replied.
Continue reading →English is a Crazy Language!
Let’s face it — English is a crazy language. There is neither egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger, neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren’t invented in England or French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies while … Continue reading →
The Five Finger Prayer
Your thumb is nearest you. Begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember. To pray for our loved ones is, as C. S. Lewis once said, a “sweet duty.” The next finger … Continue reading →
Top Christian Break Up Lines Used by Women
“I’m sorry, I’ve found someone more spiritual.” “I’m sorry, it’s just not God’s will.” “I feel called to the ministry…very soon and very far from you as soon as possible.” “I’m sorry, it could never work. I’m a sanguine and … Continue reading →
A Simple Smile
“I will never understand all the good that a simple smile can accomplish.” – Mother Teresa
Continue reading →A Duty to Encourage
“We have a duty to encourage one another. Many a time a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept a man on his feet. Blessed is the man who speaks such a word.” – William Barclay
Continue reading →Two Ears, One Mouth
“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” – Zeno
Continue reading →Anything Said and Sung
“Anything too stupid to be said is sung” – Voltaire
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 →