Let our lives be our Thanksgiving
To our Father up above:
Count your friends instead of your foes.
Count your smiles instead of your tears;
Count your courage instead of your fears.
Count your full years instead of your lean;
Count your kind deeds instead of your mean.
Count your health instead of your wealth;
Count on God instead of yourself.
~The Bulletin Digest
Through the years, I have often had people ask me the question, “Do I have to go
to all of the services of the church? I mean, what if I don’t go on Sunday night?” Well,
allow me to answer that question with a few questions of my own.
1. Do you have to hug and kiss your [...]
Your influence is like your shadow. It may not always fall where you want it. Therefore,
you need to be especially careful to see that wherever it falls, it will have a “good”
effect on all. You may not be able to control the shadow, but you can control the one
who casts the shadow. Make your influence [...]
1. God won’t ask what kind of car you drove, He’ll ask how many people you
drove who didn’t have transportation.
2. God won’t ask the square footage of your house, He’ll ask how many people
you welcomed into your home.
3. God won’t ask about the clothes you had in your closet, He’ll ask how many
you helped to [...]
Before U were thought of time had begun,
God stuck U in the name of His Son.
And each time U pray in His name, you’ll see it’s true,
You can’t spell JesUs and not include U.
You’re a pretty big part of His wonderful name,
For U, He was born; that’s why He came.
And His great love for U [...]
1. Learn to laugh; a hearty laugh is much better than medicine.
2. Learn to mind your own business; few people can handle their own well.
3. Learn to tell a story; a well-told story is like a sunbeam in a sickroom.
4. Learn to say kind things; nobody ever resents them.
5. Learn to stop grumbling; if you [...]
“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In my Fa-ther’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive [...]
How good is it that God above has never gone on strike,
Because He was not treated fair or saw things He didn’t like.
If only once He’d given up and said, “That’s it, I’m through!”
“I’ve had enough of those on Earth, so this is what I’ll do.
I’ll give my orders to the sun – Cut off [...]
In his farewell address, Joshua stands before the representatives of all the tribes of Israel and tells them to make a decision. He says that they can either turn from God and serve idols, or they can turn to God and serve Him. Joshua told them what his decision was: “As for me and my [...]
I will do more than belong — I will participate.
I will do more than care — I will help.
I will do more than believe — I will practice.
I will do more than forgive — I will forget.
I will do more than dream — I will work.
I will do more than teach — I will inspire.
I [...]