Topic(s): Humor, Marriage

HIS: Sometimes women are overly suspicious of their husbands. When Adam stayed out very late for a few nights, Eve became upset. "You're running around with other women," she charged. "You're being unreasonable," Adam responded. "You're the only woman on earth." The quarrel continued until Adam fell asleep, only to be awakened by someone poking him in the chest. It was Eve. "What do you think you're doing?" Adam demanded. "Counting your ribs," said Eve.

HERS: A man was sitting quietly reading his paper one morning, peacefully enjoying himself, when his wife sneaked up behind him and whacked him on the back of his head with a huge frying pan.

MAN: "What was that for?"

WIFE: "What was that piece of paper in your pants pocket with the name Marylou written on it?"

MAN: "Oh honey, remember two weeks ago when I went to the horse races? Marylou was the name of one of the horses I bet on."

The wife looked satisfied, apologized, and went off to work around the house. Three days later the man was once again sitting in his chair reading and his wife repeated the frying pan swatting.

MAN: “What was that for this time?”

WIFE: “Your horse called.”

". . . be sure your sin will find you out " - Numbers 32:23

All Cut from the Same Cloth

Topic(s): Nature of Man

The state of Illinois gets its name from an Indian word to which a French suffix has been added. It means "tribe of superior men." Certainly modern-day residents of Illinois do not ordinarily boast of themselves as superior men. Yet throughout history there have been those who regarded themselves as superior to others. The worst example is in Nazi Germany, where Hitler taught his people that they were a superior race. The Bible urges us not to think more highly of ourselves than we ought to think and asks that we honor others above ourselves (Rm. 12:10). Humility is a virtue… - Robert C. Shannon

Sin’s Not a Smart Investment

Topic(s): Sin

• Adam and Eve, for a bit of fruit when they were not even hungry, brought sin, suffering, shame and death upon themselves and us (Gen. 3).
• Lot's wife, revealing her longing for the things that pertain to earth, took one last look back and became a pillar of salt (Gen. 19).
• Achan, for a garment he could not wear, and for silver and gold he could not spend, paid with all his possessions, family and life (Jos. 7).
• Samson, for the caress of a hypocritical woman, lost his will, his strength, his liberty, his eyes, and finally his life (Jd. 15).
• David, to enjoy another man's wife, handed to posterity a tale of adultery, shame and tears, boldly written across its face (2 Sam. 11,12).
• Ahab, coveting a vineyard he’d never enjoy, permitted his wife to have its owner killed (2 Kgs. 23).
• Judas, for thirty pieces of silver which he had no occasion or conscience to use, took his own life in shame and despair (Mt. 27).
• Demas, loving the transient world more than a permanent future, forsook Paul and provoked the wrath of heaven (2 Tim. 4).
• A Christian who leaves Christ and forfeits his ticket to heaven for joys that are only temporary (2 Pet. 2:20-33; Heb. 11:25).

Simple Answers

Topic(s): God, Science

A friend of mine is a professor at an Ivy League school. He told me about a conversation he overheard: The head of the astronomy department was speaking to the dean of the divinity school.

The astronomy professor said, "Now, let's face it. In religion, what it all boils down to very simply is that you should love your neighbor as you love yourself. It's the Golden Rule, right?"

"Yes, I suppose that's true," replied the dean of the divinity school. “Just as in astronomy it all boils down to one thing—‘Twinkle, twinkle, little star’” (Bruce Larson, Christianity Today, Vol. 31, no. 2).

“...Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment” - Matthew 22:37,38

Wrecked by a Gnat

Topic(s): Encouragement, Love, Unity

I once read a statement that really got my attention. It declared that a tiny gnat can wreck an automobile. Of course, I wondered, "How?" The article then explained that a tiny gnat had wrecked a car by flying into the eye of the driver at a critical time, causing him to lose control. So often in life, little things can do great harm. It is easy for us to be like that gnat. Our petty criticisms, murmuring, complaints, and fault-finding can "wreck" the most ambitious person or program. Friend, what our world needs is builders—not "wreckers" - David Sain

“Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines...” - Song of Solomon 2:15

Keep Your Thinking Straight

Topic(s): Nature of Man

When a victorious Roman general arrived back in Rome, he was given a hero's welcome and a triumphant parade of victory, but a philosopher was hired to ride beside him. As he acknowledged the crowd’s cheers, the philosopher kept whispering in his ear: "You are mortal. You are mortal."

“….not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think but to think soberly…” - Romans 12:3