Martin Luther is credited with this interesting story. Two mountain goats meet each other on a narrow ledge just wide enough for one of the animals. On the left there is a sheer cliff, and on the right a deep lake below. The two face each other. What should they do? They cannot back up
Once upon a time there was a rich King who had four wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest of delicacies. He gave her nothing but the best. He also loved the 3rd wife very much and was always showing her off
Psalm 147:4: “He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.” It is estimated that there are more stars than there are single grains of sand on all the beaches of the world! According to the late physicist Albert Einstein, there must be at least ten octillion stars in the universe.
Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels in the mansion’s guest room. Instead, the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a
A Bible Story for Boys and Girls Did you ever wonder why snakes don’t have legs? If you ever went to the zoo maybe you saw all kinds of snakes—big ones and little ones, black ones, brown ones and green ones; but you never saw a snake that had legs. Do you know why snakes
A missionary on furlough told this true story while visiting his home church. While serving at a small field hospital in Africa, every two weeks I traveled by bicycle through the jungle to a nearby city for supplies. This was a journey of two days and required camping overnight at the halfway point. On one
How many times do we miss god’s blessings because they are not packaged as we expected? Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that wht you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. I asked God to grant me patience. God said, No. Patience
By Oswald J. Smith Night had come again. Another day had gone, and all was still. But what matter? It was always night in the cold, clammy dungeon where Barabbas—son of Abbas—lay. The sun now and then did manage to penetrate the inky darkness that ever reigned beneath the surface of the ground. But even
PETER who denied the Lord with curses, is the pastor of this church. MATTHEW and ZACCHAUS, who were collaborators of questionable honesty, are also shepherds. THOMAS, the unbeliever. PABLO, who consented to Esteban’s murder. MARK, the deserter. They are all leaders. MARIA MAGDALENA, freed from 7 demons, is also in the group. THE HARLOT WOMAN,
Imagine a bank that agrees to credit your personal account with $86,400 each morning. The only stipulation they make is that they will carry over no balance from day to day — every evening they will delate whatever balance you failed to use during the previous day. What would you do? My guess is that
