Topic(s): Faith, Patience

 A little old lady called the police station begging for help. “I’ve got a skunk in my basement!” As a solution, the policeman told her to crumble up some bread and make a trail of the crumbs up the stairs, through the house, and out the door. The policeman then instructed her to leave the house for an hour.

An hour later the lady called the police again. “I need help!” The same policeman asked her, “Maam, did you crumble up some bread, make a trail up the stairs, through the house, and out the door?” “Yes,” she replied. The policeman asked, “Then, what is the problem?” The lady cried out, “I now have TWO skunks in my house!”

Problems are inevitable. But as sure as we may experience problems, and as sure as they might multiply, there is a God who will inevitably see us through. He is our Rock and Deliverer (2 Samuel 22:2). We can know assuredly that when we face problems—or the multiplication of problems—God will take care of us. Be patient, be positive, and have faith in Almighty God!

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose” —Romans 8:28

My Stomach Hurts

Topic(s): Humor

A little girl went up to her mother one day while holding her stomach saying, “Mommy, my stomach hurts.” Her mother replied, “That’s because it’s empty. You have to put something into it!” She then prepared a bowl of soup.

Later that day the preacher and his wife came over for dinner. The preacher began to feel bad. Holding his head he said, “I have such a terrible headache!” The little girl looked up at him, giving him a sweet smile, and said, “That’s because it’s empty. You have to put something into it!” —CleanLaugh List

Called From, To, How, and What

Topic(s): Christian Life

From/To:

I. Called from labor to rest (Matthew 11:28)
II. Called out of darkness into light (1 Peter 2:9)
III. Called from bondage to liberty (Galatians 5:13)
IV. Called from death to life (1 John 3:14)
V. Called from bondage to peace (1 Corinthians 7:15).
VI. Called from alienation to fellowship (1 Corinthians 1:9)

How:

“Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Thessalonians 2:14).

What:

I. We are made sons of God (John 1:12)
II. We are made the children of God (Galatians 3:26)
III. We are made the servants of God (Matthew 25:21)
IV. We are made God’s saints (Colossians 1:1)
V. We are made workers together with God (2 Corinthians 6:1)
VI. We are called to a high calling (Philippians 3:14)
VII. We are called to a holy calling (2 Timothy 1:9)
VIII. We are called to a heavenly calling (Hebrews 3:1)
—adapted from Pulpit Helps, August, 1992, p. 11

Love from a Kid’s Point of View

Topic(s): Children, Love

• “When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.”

• “When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth.”

• “Love is when someone hurts you, and you get so mad, but you don’t yell at them because you know it would hurt their feelings.”

• “Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is okay.”

• “Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.”

• “Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.”

• “Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.”

• “Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.”

• “You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.”

---LightSinger


“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” —1 Corinthians 13:13