Moses stuttered. David’s armor didn’t fit. John Mark was rejected. By Paul.. Hosea’s wife was a prostitute. Amos’ only training was in the school of fig tree pruning. Solomon was too rich. Abraham was too old. David was too young. Timothy had ulcers. Peter was afraid of death. Lazarus was dead. John was self-righteous. Naomi
‘FORGETTING THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE BEHIND, AND REACHING FORTH UNTO THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE BEFORE’ —PHILIPPIANS 3:13. ‘Forget it’ doesn’t mean losing awareness of the event. That’s amnesia! It means releasing the pain from the memory like you’d remove the poison from a snake bite. Allow all those unsettled and unsettling issues that keep holding
One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway, it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey. He invited all his
When a child has the confidence to place his hand in yours, it may be dirty, full of chocolate or ice ceam or it may be full of dirt. Perhaps he has a wart where he has sucked his thumb. He may have a bandage on one of his little fingers. But what is important
PEAS SQUASH LETTUCE “LET US” TURNIPS “TURN UPS” Preparedness Gossip Faithful Sunday School Promptness Criticism Unselfish Church Perseverance Indifference Loyal Smile Politeness Truthful New Idea Prayer Loving Determination
They cannot shell His temple, Nor dynamite His throne, They cannot bomb His City, Nor rob Him of His own. They cannot take Him captive, Nor strike Him deaf or blind, Nor starve Him to surrender, Nor make Him change His mind. They cannot cause Him panic, Nor cut off His supplies; They cannot take
Socialism: You have 2 cows. Give 1 cow to your neighbor. Communism: You have 2 cows. Give both cows to the government, & they may give you some milk. Fascism: You have 2 cows. You give all of the milk to the government, & the government sells it. Nazism: You have 2 cows. The government shoots you
A builder builded a temple; He wrought with care and skill. Pillars and groins and arches Were fashioned at his will. Men said, when they saw its beauty; “It shall never know decay. Great is thy skill, O builder, Thy fame shall endure for aye.” A teacher builded a temple; She wrought with skill and
