Archive for October, 2008
A young man who had been raised as an atheist was training to be an Olympic diver. The only religious influence in his life came from his outspoken Christian friend. The young diver never really paid much attention to his friend’s sermons, but he heard them often.
One night the diver went to the indoor [...]
October 31st, 2008 | Posted in Wise thoughts, inspirational | No Comments
A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, “What is this piece of paper & is it worth any thing ?” “It is a $20 bill, encashable in international & national markets for it’s quoted [...]
October 30th, 2008 | Posted in Wise thoughts, inspirational | No Comments
October 29th, 2008 | Posted in inspirational | Comments Off
A nurse escorted a tired, anxious young man to the bed side of an elderly man. “Your son is here,” she whispered to the patient. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient’s eyes opened. He was heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack and he dimly saw the [...]
October 27th, 2008 | Posted in Wise thoughts, inspirational | No Comments
A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about Nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he Felt a tug on [...]
October 26th, 2008 | Posted in Miscellaneous, inspirational | No Comments
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had [...]
October 25th, 2008 | Posted in Miscellaneous, inspirational | No Comments
The little country schoolhouse was heated by an old-fashioned, pot-bellied coal stove. A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived. One morning they arrived to find the schoolhouse engulfed in flames. They dragged the [...]
October 24th, 2008 | Posted in Wise thoughts | No Comments
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.
One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs.
His bed was next to the room’s only window.
The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.
The men talked for [...]
October 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Wise thoughts, inspirational | Comments Off