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Friendship

An Alarming Answering Machine Greeting

A man dialed a wrong number and got the following recording: “I am not available right now, but I thank you for caring enough to call. I am making some changes in my life. Please leave a message after the beep. If I do not return...

Change, Communication, Friendship, Humor

Descriptions of a Friend

A middle school teacher asked her class to write imaginative definitions of a friend. These were the descriptions she received:

“A friend is a pair of open arms in a society of armless people.”

“A friend is a warm bedroll on a cold...

Children, Friendship

The Friend Inside

Throughout his administration, Abraham Lincoln was a president under fire, especially during the scarring years of the Civil War. And though he knew he would make errors of office, he resolved never to compromise his integrity. So strong was this...

Accountability, Courage, Criticism, Friendship, Quote

Why People Choose a Church

Ninety percent of people said that friendliness or facilities was a major factor when deciding where to attend church.

Out of 353 people interviewed about the first time they attended a new church 311 mentioned the friendliness of the...

Church, Friendship

5 Tips from Dale Carnegie

1. Become genuinely interested in other people. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.

2. Smile. If you want to draw others to you, light up your face with a smile.

3. Remember names. A person’s name...

Friendship

Sleep Praying

A young man in Bible college fell asleep during class. As he was sleeping, a friend of the young man suddenly shook him and earnestly whispered, “Hey, he just asked you to pray!” The sleeping man, thinking he had just been called on to pray,...

Friendship, Humor, Prayer

The Blessing of Old Age

A woman was interviewed by reporters on her 102nd birthday. When asked about the benefits of living past the century mark, she answered, “No peer pressure!”

Source: 1001 Quotes, Illustrations, and Humorous Stories for...
Friendship, Humor

Harsh People Are Like Titanium

The April 29, 1992 issue of the Chicago Tribune reported: “A stripped gear in the propeller controls of a commuter plane caused it to nosedive into the Georgia woods last April, killing former U.S. Senator John Tower of Texas and...

Friendship, Words

Do You Know God?

We may know sports figures, their statistics, even their personal likes and dislikes, but we don’t really know them. How well do you know God? You likely know all about Him, you likely have studied His book, the Bible, but do you...

Discipleship, Friendship, Worship

Outrunning a Friend

Two men were out hunting in the northern U.S. Suddenly one yelled and the other looked up to see a grizzly charging them. The first started to frantically put on his tennis shoes and his friend anxiously asked, “What are you doing? Don’t you know...

Friendship, Humor
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