An
elderly woman walked into a church. The friendly usher greeted
her at the door and helped her up the flight of steps, “Where would you like to
sit?” he asked politely.
During Sunday school, the teacher asked her class of
first-graders if anyone could describe a Christian. A little boy quickly raised
his hand and stated, “Christians are nice people who never complain, argue, or
talk back.” He then added, “My...
A Sunday school teacher was endeavoring to impress
upon a class of boys the importance of living the Christian life. “Why do
people call me a Christian?” the man asked.
After a moment’s pause, one youngster said, “Maybe
it’s because they...
When native
converts of the island of Madagascar used to present themselves for baptism, it
was often asked of them, “What first led you to think of becoming Christians?”
The answer usually was that the changed conduct of others who had become...
At the one-hundredth anniversary of the arrival of missionaries in Zaire, Christians
gathered to celebrate from that part of Zaire that was once called the Belgian
Congo. Near the end of the celebration, a very old man stood to give a speech.
He...
As a schoolboy, I
worked with my father during the summer months. Each morning we stopped to pick
up the early edition of the newspaper at a small grocery store.
One morning when we
got to work, my father found that by mistake he had taken...
An American Indian was asked to explain the grace of Jesus. He took a pile of leaves and an
earth worm. He laid the worm in the leaves and set the leaves on fire—at the
last minute he lifted it out and said, “That is the way Jesus saved me!”...
After businesses were ravaged by bombs during World War
II the owners would often clear away the rubbish and place a sign out front that
said, “Business as usual.” When God saves us, His desire is that we would put
out a sign that says, “Under...