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A man decided to live in a monastery a few days because he was looking for spiritual direction, peace and contentment. The head monk showed the visitor to his devotional cell and told him; “I hope your stay is a blessed one,”. “If you need anything, let us know, and we’ll teach you how to live without it.” (Philip Yancey,… Read more →

In our preparation for communion I would like to review this great passage. Communion is a special time to gather and celebrate our great salvation and to encourage us to continue to be faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ.   The background of the book of Hebrews was written to men and women in the thick of the battle against… Read more →

The Hebrew Christians were being taunted by their estranged relatives, friends, co-workers, synagogue and governmental rulers.  These relationships despised the Hebrew Christians for leaving the historic Jewish religion.  As they followed Jesus Christ they heard discordant voices telling them; “you’re on the wrong path, you are headed away from Sinai and Jerusalem, you have left your heritage in Abraham and… Read more →

A childhood friend of mine named Kevin stole a pocket full of rare coins from his father. The collection included a variety of rare and valuable coins, including Liberty-Head quarters, Morgan dollars, and other coins dating back to the early 1800s. Initially, Kevin denied taking the coins, but he was caught when he spent the coins at face value unaware… Read more →

Have you heard about the mechanic who accidentally drank from a brake fluid can and really liked the taste and then drank the rest of the bottle? One of his co-workers caught him taking a swig of brake fluid the next day. “Man, that stuff will kill you,” said his friend, “you’ve got to give it up.” “Don’t worry,” the… Read more →

The late Bear Bryant coached the University of Alabama football team from 1958 to 1982. In one game, with under two minutes to play, he called on his slow-but-steady, fourth string quarterback to finish the game. Bryant instructed him with a quarterback keep play and run the ball up the middle and then they would punt. However, the new quarterback… Read more →

Theodor Seuss Geisel, known for his works such as Green Eggs and Ham, and The Cat in the Hat.  He also wrote a story about a character named The Zoad in the Road. I’ll read it to you… Did I ever tell you about the young Zoad, Who came to a sign at the fork of the road? He looked… Read more →

Two Kentucky farmers who owned racing stables had developed a keen rivalry.  They always entered a horse in a local steeplechase.  One of the farmers thought that a professional rider might help him outdo his friend, so he hired a jockey on the day of the race.  During the race the two horses were neck and neck with a large… Read more →

Miss Jones had the distinction of being the oldest resident in a small Midwest town. When she died, the funeral director wanted to publish an obituary in the local paper.  Except he couldn’t find anything to write about her.  Miss Jones had never had a public record. Never married nor had any children. Neither had she accomplished anything significant in… Read more →

A popular home feature in 1800 was an outhouse.   On one family farm, a son detested it, because the outhouse was hot in the summer, cold in the winter, and the stench was always unbearable. The outhouse sat on the edge of the creek, so their teenage son determined that one day he would push that outhouse into the creek.… Read more →