Topic(s): Eternity, Joy

A widely respected man known as “Uncle Johnson” died in Michigan at the incredible age of 120. Perhaps his advanced years could be credited in part to the cheerful outlook that characterized his life. One day while at work in his garden, he was singing songs of praise to God. His preacher, who was passing by, looked over the fence and called, “Uncle Johnson, you seem very happy today.”

“Yes, I was just thinking,” said the old man.

“Thinking about what?” questioned his preacher.

"Oh, I was just thinking that if the crumbs of joy that fall from the Master's table in this world are so good, what will the great loaf in glory be like! I tell you, sir, there will be enough for everyone and some to spare up there.” —The Timothy Report

Take Them Out

Topic(s): Humor

My preacher friend put sanitary hot-air hand dryers in the church rest rooms, but after two weeks he took them out. I asked him why and he confessed that they worked fine, but when he went in there he saw a sign that read,

“For a sample of this week’s sermon, push the button.”

“A merry heart doeth good . . .” —Proverbs 17:22

Design Demands a Designer

Topic(s): Evidences, Science

We are not the product of evolutionary chance . . . we are the handiwork of a skillful Weaver.

“Your body is made up of microscopic cells so small that the letter O on the this page would contain between thirty to forty thousand of them. Each cell is a world in itself, containing as estimated two hundred trillion tiny molecules of atoms . . . Each cell has its own specialized function, and each works on an intricate timetable which tells it when to grow, when to divide, when to make hormones, and when to die. Every minute of every day, some three billion cells in the body die, and the same number are created to take their place. During any given moment in the life of any one of these cells, thousands of events are taking place, each one being precisely coordinated at the molecular level by countless triggers. The human body has more than a million million of them—a million in each square inch of skin, thirty billion in the brain, billions of red blood cells in the veins.” —John Phillips

“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.” —Psalm 139:14

Always Remember God Gives Enough...

Topic(s): Faith

• Enough happiness to keep you sweet
• Enough trials to keep you strong
• Enough sorrows to keep you human
• Enough hope to keep you happy
• Enough failure to keep you humble
• Enough success to keep you eager
• Enough friends to give you comfort
• Enough wealth to meet your needs
• Enough faith to banish depression
• Enough enthusiasm to make you look forward
• Enough determination to make each day a better day than the last.

“Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.” —Proverbs 16:3

Where to Look

Topic(s): Jesus

Look around you and be distressed,
Look within you and be depressed.
Look to Jesus and be at rest.

“In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.” —Psalm 120:1