A Harvard MBA graduate was at a pier in a small coastal village in China when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large fishes. The Harvard MBA graduate complimented the Chinese fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. [...]
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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 [...]
The Obstacle In Our Path
Friday, 26 June 2009
In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none [...]
Pastor’s Car
Thursday, 25 June 2009
A young boy had just gotten his driving permit. He asked his father, who was a Pastor, if they could discuss the use of the car. His father took him to his study and said to him, “I’ll make a deal with you. You bring your grades up, study your Bible a little and get [...]
Mistakes mean different things to different people
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
If a barber makes a mistake, It’s a new style If a driver makes a mistake, It is a New path If a engineer makes a mistake, It is a venture If parents make mistake, It is a New Baby If a politician makes a mistake, It is a new law If a scientist makes [...]
What is obedience?
Saturday, 20 June 2009
Suppose I say to my boy, “Willie, I want you to go out and bring me a glass of water.” He says he doesn’t want to go. “I didn’t ask you whether you wanted to go or not, Willie; I told you to go.” “But I don’t want to go,” he says. “I tell you, [...]
I found myself in the room
Friday, 19 June 2009
In that place between wakefulness and dreams, I found myself in the room. There were no distinguishing features except for the one wall covered with small index card files. They were like the ones in libraries that list titles by author or subject in alphabetical order. But these files, which were stretched from floor to [...]
Peace
Thursday, 18 June 2009
There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who could paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The King looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he really liked and he had to choose between them. One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was [...]
How long does it take to read the bible?
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
It takes 70 hours and 40 minutes to read the Bible at pulpit rate. It takes 52 hours and 20 minutes to read the Old Testament. It takes 18 hours and 20 minutes to read the New Testament. In the Old Testament the Psalms take the longest to read: 4 hours and 28 minutes. In [...]
The Devil’s Beattitudes
Friday, 5 June 2009
If the Devil were to write his Beatitudes, they would probably go something like this: Blessed are those who are too tired, too busy, too distracted to spend an hour once a week with their fellow Christians in Church — they are my best workers. Blessed are those Christians who wait to be asked and [...]