How to succeed: Try hard. How to fail: Try too hard. The pastor was sitting at his desk one day when he heard a bold knock at his door. It was a young man, quite impressive in dress and manner. "May I talk with You?" He asked. "Come in, and … [Read more...]

I CAN HEAR GOD And she’s off! Maggie hops on her two-wheeler, and begins her daily mad dash to her special place. It’s summer vacation. This year, Maggie’s world expanded beyond her own neighborhood into the great wide open. Maggie can cross … [Read more...]

A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert-like island. The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other recourse but to pray to … [Read more...]

March 9, 1943 in a large tobacco warehouse In Kyustendil Bulgaria, a giant of a man in a tall miter hat and a long robe stood among one thousand of his countrymen. In a booming voice that carried throughout the crowd he recited scripture from the … [Read more...]

The baker had a good business, a plump wife, and a big family. He was a happy man. But trouble came to his shop one day in the guise of an old woman.  She entered the shop a few minutes before closing and said:  “I wish to have a dozen cookies.”  She … [Read more...]

Maggie is a wholehearted little girl. Everything she does (and even the things she does not get done) is done with sincerity, enthusiasm, and a whole heart. When Maggie gets an idea in her head, she simply can't not do it. And her ideas...well, … [Read more...]

There was a bird who lived in a desert. This little bird was very sick. He had no feathers, nothing to eat or drink, no shelter, and no nest to live in. The little bird cursed his life day and night. One day a dove passed overhead, and the sick … [Read more...]

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WHAT GOD SAID TO REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. It was nighttime and Dr. King placed the phone down after receiving another death threat. “Listen, (n-word), we’ve taken all we’re gonna from you, before next week you’ll be sorry.” Dr. … [Read more...]

Charles is exactly the type of sort you'd think of when someone asks you to describe a man named Charles. Well groomed. Well mannered. Well heeled. Charles loves good things and values quality. He and his wife were at that stage in life when … [Read more...]