I like to read the obituary section of the newspaper. It is a reminder that our life on earth is but a short sojourn. I like to read what people say about their loved ones who have gone before them. Several years ago, while I was reading the newspaper and munching my breakfast I suddenly [...]
Archives for the ‘Simply Inspiring’ Category
Him that honoureth me I will honour
Monday, 13 July 2009
Chariots of Fire At the Paris Olympics over forty years ago, when an Edinburgh student, Eric Liddell, was chosen to run in the 100 metres, he withdrew because he refused to run in the heats on a Sunday. He switched to the 400 metres, somehow scrapped through to the final and won the Gold Medal. [...]
Blessing in disguise
Sunday, 28 June 2009
This is good I heard the story about a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he had grown up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, “This is good!” One day the king and his friend were out [...]
Have you written your epitaph?
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Face it. We will not live forever. Are you ready to face death? Where are you going? Or is death still a taboo subject and you find it too superstitious to even mention it. Perhaps you may even think that it will not come so soon. I wrote about how a business contact smsed me [...]
William Neal Moore
Friday, 12 June 2009
William Neal Moore is an ordained minister at the church, which is sandwiched between two housing projects in the racially mixed community. He is a doting father, a devoted husband, a faithful provider, a hard working employee, a man of compassion and prayer who spends his spare time helping hurting people who everyone else seems [...]
Puppies For Sale
Monday, 8 June 2009
A store owner was tacking a sign above his door that read “Puppies For Sale”. Signs like that have a way of attracting small children, and sure enough, a little boy appeared under the store owner’s sign. “How much are you going to sell the puppies for?” he asked. The store owner replied, “Anywhere from [...]
The Wallet
Saturday, 6 June 2009
As I walked home one freezing day, I stumbled on a wallet someone had lost in the street. I picked it up and looked inside to find some identification so I could call the owner. But the wallet contained only three dollars and a crumpled letter that looked as if it had been in there [...]
The Amazing Story of David and Svea Flood
Thursday, 4 June 2009
The Amazing Story of David and Svea Flood This is an exert from the book ‘Fresh Power’ by Jim Cymbala Back in 1921 a missionary couple named David and Svea Flood went with their 2 year old son to what was then called the Belgian Congo. They met up with another young Scandinavian couple. In [...]
Charlie Coulson – The Christian Drummer Boy
Wednesday, 3 June 2009
The following story is an true account, taken from an old, out of print book called “Touching Incidents and Remarkable Answers to Prayers.” WE BELIEVE IT WILL TOUCH YOUR HEARTS AS MUCH IT HAS TOUCHED OURS. WE SERVE A TRULY FAITHFUL GOD! I was a surgeon in the United States Army during the Civil War. [...]