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Ray Bakke writes...I knew an old Glasgow professor named MacDonald who, along with a Scottish chaplain, had bailed out of an airplane behind German lines. They were put in a prison camp. A high wire fence separated the Americans from the British, and the Germans made it next to impossible for the two sides to communicate. MacDonald was put in the American barracks and the chaplain was housed with

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Spiros Zodhiates writes...There is a significant word in the Greek New Testament which isused to describe a person who truly exhibits sincerity in theirChristian life. The word is haplotes, which literally meanswithout folds. This is best illustrated by examining a simplesheet of paper. As you fold down the edges or if you were tocrumple the page, you will notice that in trying to straighten

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This space has been reserved so often for "Zingers" by Croft Pentz.Croft Pentz passed on to his eternal reward on July 2, 2008.Here is a portion of his obituary. He will be missed.Rev. Croft M. Pentz, 77, of 13394 Meadow View Ave., Waynesboro, PA, died at 10:55 P.M., Wednesday, July 2, 2008, in the Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. His death was unexpected and attributed to natural causes.

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Carl and Sam were at odds with each other. They could not even remember the initial cause of friction … but their hostility had festered through the years. A deeply concerned deacon prayed that God would use him as a peacemaker.He called on Carl. “What do you think of Sam?” he asked. “He’s the sorriest guy in town!” “But,” countered the deacon, “you have to admit that he’s a hard-working man.” “

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A tax assessor came one day to a poor minister of the gospel to determine the amount of taxes he would have to pay. “What do you possess?” he questioned.“Oh, I am very wealthy,” replied the minister. “List your possessions, please,” the assessor instructed.The man of God replied, “First, I have everlasting life—John 3:16. Second, I have a mansion in Heaven—John 14:2. Thirdly, I have peace that

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25 Easy Ways to Curb Church Growth Begin your message with the phrase, "You know what's wrong with you people..." Begin that year-long sermon series on the 40 weeks of Daniel. Place tire puncture strips in the parking lot for cars going the wrong way before Sunday school. Keep the Christmas pageant livestock in the church choir room year 'round. If your auditorium slopes downward to the platform,

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In 1908, Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton headed an Antarctic expedition attempting to reach the South Pole. They came closer than any before but, 97 miles short of the pole, had to turn back. Shackleton and his men trudged over 200 miles of ice floes, dragging a lifeboat weighing nearly a ton, taken from their ship, crushed by the ice pack.In his diary Shackleton told of the time when their food

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For his first pastorate, Burkett Smith came to the Evangelical United Brethren church of Bear Lake. He discovered that the members had little concern for their neighbors in this dwindling western Pennsylvania town. Invited to serve as an honorary member of the Bear Lake Volunteer Fire Department, the new pastor accepted—and learned that not one of his church men was in the fire company.At the

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Derek Redmond ran the 400-meters in his fastest time in five years in preliminary rounds at the summer Olympic games in Barcelona. Four years earlier, in Seoul, a tendon problem had forced Derek to drop out. He had since undergone operations on both Achilles tendons.But in the finals, as he rounded the turn into the back stretch, a sharp pain shot up his right leg. He went down, struggled to his

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Bob Welch writes...Recently, I watched my son play in a qualifying event for a PGA Nike golf tournament. At 19 and 5-foot-8, he was the youngest and smallest of 115 entrants, and one of the few amateurs. He had played hard and smart but hadn’t been able to sink a putt all day.But he had handled himself with dignity and battled to the end of a course whose tees were set as far back as possible,

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Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. —Jim RyunPeople are always motivated for at least two reasons: the one they tell you about, and a secret one. —O. A. BattistaHe that does good for God’s sake seeks neither praise nor reward; He is sure of both in the end. —William PennSee: Proverbs 21:2; Proverbs 8:10-11; Psalms 27:4

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On February 9, 1960, Adolph Coors III was kidnapped and held for ransom. Seven months later his body was found on a remote hillside. He had been shot to death. Adolph Coors IV, then fifteen years old, lost not only his father but his best friend. For years young Coors hated Joseph Corbett, the man who was sentenced to life for the slaying. Then in 1975 Ad Coors became a Christian. While he

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Years after her concentration camp experiences in Nazi Germany, Corrie ten Boom met face to face one of the most cruel and heartless German guards that she had ever contacted. He had humiliated and degraded her and her sister. He had jeered and visually raped them as they stood in the delousing shower. Now he stood before her with hand outstretched and said, "Will you forgive me?" She writes: "I

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Forgiveness should be like burning the mortgage--it's gone and forgotten.It is better to forgive too much than to condemn too much.No one is ever stronger and stands higher than when he forgives.It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.Some forgive their enemies, but not until they are dead.- Croft M. Pentz, The Complete Book of Zingers (Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.,

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Philip Anderson writes... Not long ago I visited my sister, a director of patient services for the children's unit of a large southern California hospital. She was conducting me on a tour through that unit. All the time--echoing through the halls--we could hear the cry of a baby coming from one of the rooms. Finally, we came to that room. It was a little child, about a year old, covered with

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Years ago, a young mother was making her way across the hills of South Wales, carrying her tiny baby in her arms, when she was overtaken by a blinding blizzard. She never reached her destination and when the blizzard had subsided her body was found by searchers beneath a mound of snow. But they discovered that before her death, she had taken off all her outer clothing and wrapped it about her

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Mother's Day is when everybody waits on mother and she pretends she doesn't mind the extrawork.It's easy to spot an overprotective mother; she's the one who controls her kids better than youcontrol yours.History shows almost all the greatest workers for God had godly mothers.There is no modern pain medicine as effective as a mother's kiss. -- Croft M. Pentz, The Complete Book of Zingers (

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One evening I stopped by the church just to encourage those who were there rehearsing for the spring musical. I didn't intend to stay long, so I parked my car next to the entrance. After a few minutes, I ran back to my car and drove home. The next morning I found a note in my office mailbox. It read: "A small thing, but Tuesday night when you came to rehearsal, you parked in the 'No Parking'

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There's a wonderful story about a Chicago bank that once asked for a letter of recommendation on a young Bostonian being considered for employment. The Boston investment house could not say enough about the young man. His father they wrote, was a Cabot; his mother was a Lowell. Further back was a happy blend of Saltonstalls, Peabodys, and others of Boston's finest families. His recommendation was

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Egotism is that certain something that enables a man in a rut to think he's in the groove.Egotists are I specialists.Conceit is an illness that refreshes the victim and makes others sick.Fellows who boast of being self-made men usually have a few parts missing.A big head is hard to keep under your hat. -- Croft M. Pentz, The Complete Book of Zingers(Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.,1990).

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Sit up front, smile and say "amen" every time he says something good. He will preach himself to death.Pat him on the back and tell him what good work he is doing in the church and community. He will work himself to death.Increase your offering in the church. Then he will suffer from shock.Tell him you have decided to join the visitation group and win souls for the Lord. He will probably suffer a

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Coming to the close of many years of faithful ministry, an aged pastor tied his sermon notes in a bundle and wrote on it: "Where his the influence of all the sermons I have preached gone?" One who had been under his ministry for years and who had grown in Christlikeness and in the knowledge of God's Word, gave the following heartfelt appraisal of his sermons: "Where are last year's sunrays? They

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Many a person who prides himself on having an open mind merely has a vacant one.It's strange, but a big head is the sign of a small man.The real test of a big man is his willingness to occupy a small place in a great way.The less some people know, the more eager they are to tell you about it.People are seldom too busy to stop and tell you how busy they are.-- Croft M. Pentz, The Complete Book of

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Remember the story of Mozart's life told from the perspective of Antonio Salieri. The play and the film were both called Amadeus. Salieri was the court musician in Vienna. He worked hard at his craft, writing melodies that were nice and choral pieces that were fine and instrumental works that were good. He knew that God had blessed him. As a young man he had prayed fervently to God, "Let me

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The following story brings out the fact that we were all created to function in certain areas with gifts and talents, however, whenwe begin to move outside of that realm it sometimes leads to great difficulty for us... and others. He wanted to conduct. His conducting style, however, was idiosyncratic. During soft passages he'd crouch extremely low. For loud sections, he'd often leap into the

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Flattery is all right as long as you don't believe the one giving the flattery.The greatest of all passions--seeking self-approval.Status is a poor substitute for stature--a man should be able to get ahead without getting a swelled head.People who place too much importance on their standing are generally too big for their shoes.You don't have to be much of a musician to toot your own horn.--

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Bob Weber, past president of Kiwanis International, told this story. He had spoken to a club in a small town and was spending the night with a farmer on the outskirts of the community. He had just relaxed on the front porch when a newsboy delivered the evening paper. The boy noted the sign Puppies for Sale. The boy got off his bike and said to the farmer, "How much do you want for the pups,

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One evening a woman was driving home when she noticed a huge truck behind her that was driving uncomfortably close. She stepped on the gas to gain some distance from the truck, but when she sped up the truck did too. The faster she drove, the faster drove the truck. Now scared, she exited the freeway. But the truck stayed with her. The woman then turned up a main street, hoping to lose her

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The humble Carpenter of Nazareth was also the mighty Architect of the Universe.No day is dark when the Son is present.Christ was born here below that we might be born from above.The Son of God became the Son of Man that he might change the sons of men into sons of God.If the world doesn't hate you, you are not like Jesus.

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Joni Eareckson's story is now well known to us both through her books and the movie about her paralysis as a teenager and her amazing fight back to a useful and productive life of ministry through her art. From the preface of Joni:Isolated, by itself, what is a minute? Merely a measurement of time. There are sixty in an hour, 1,440 in a day. At seventeen, I had already ticked off more than 9

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Cripple him, and you have a Sir Walter Scott. Lock him in a prison cell, and you have a John Bunyan. Bury him in the snows of Valley Forge, and you have a George Washington. Raise him in abject poverty, and you have an Abraham Lincoln. Strike him down in infantile paralysis, and he becomes Franklin Roosevelt. Deafen him, and you have a Ludwig van Beethoven. Have him or her born black in a society

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Some people refuse to come forward in church unless escorted by pallbearers.If you make your church important, it is quite likely to return the favor.Many people go to church praying that they will hear preaching that will hit someone else.A church without a purpose is like a house without a door--it has no reason to exist.The church is not made up of people who are better than the rest, but of

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It was June 18, 1815, the Battle of Waterloo. The French under the command of Napoleon were fighting the Allies (British, Dutch, and Germans) under the command of Wellington. The people of England depended on a system of semaphore signals to find out how the battle was going. One of these signal stations was on the tower of Winchester Cathedral. Late in the day it flashed the signal: "

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I remember the witness of Bishop Lajos Ordass of the Lutheran Church in Hungary to a small group gathered at the Lutheran World Federation assembly in Minneapolis in 1957. As bishop,he protested the Communist regime's confiscation of church schools and was imprisoned for twenty months. Later he was under arrest for six years. He was a tall stately man, and I can still see his ashen face as he

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The church is God's workhouse where his jewels are being polished for a palace.People do not miss church services because they live too far from the church building--it isbecause they live too far from God.A caring pastor will build his church; a caring church will build its pastor.Marks of a strong church: wet eyes, bent knees, broken hearts.Some church members are like blotters; they soak it

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Howard Hendricks writes...I didn’t observe any of you come into this room and examine your chair before you sat in it. You just automatically committed yourself by faith to the chair, assuming it would hold you. Most of you got here by car; you slid in the car and turned on the ignition and away you go. You don’t have a clue as to what goes on behind the scene. You can’t explain the process. You

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The mighty Niagara River plummets some 180 feet at the American and Horseshoe Falls. Before the falls, there are violent, turbulent rapids. Farther upstream, however, where the river’s current flows more gently, boats are able to navigate. Just before the Welland River empties into the Niagara, a pedestrian walkway spans the river. Posted on this bridge’s pylons is a warning sign for all boaters:

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Hope is most powerful when backed up by actions.Faith is to believe what we do not see--the reward of faith is to see what we believe.Faith is remembering I am God's priceless treasure when I feel utterly worthless.When I try I fail; when I trust I succeed.-- Croft M. Pentz, The Complete Book of Zingers(Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1990).Buy the Book here

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The following story is from an article titled “Your Daffodils are Pretty,” (Christianity Today, March 2, 1979, p. 18), in which Josephine Ligon tells of a family in the town where she grew up who preached and practiced forgiveness.Their name was Parsons. On one occasion, Mr. Parsons watched young Josephine get swatted by the broom of a mean old lady in town who didn’t like the neighborhood

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Forgiveness isn’t pretending nothing has happened, or pretending that what happened didn’t hurt. It isn’t even forgetting it completely, and it isn’t going back and starting over as though it hadn’t ever happened. Instead, forgiveness is refusing to let anything permanently destroy the relationship. There’s a place for saying, “I’m sorry.” There’s a place for assuring the other person that “all

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Jeanette Strong writes... When my son was a toddler, washing his hair was always a problem. He would sit in the bathtub while I put shampoo on his hair. Then, when I poured on the water to make a lather, he would tip his head down so that the shampoo ran into his eyes, causing pain and tears. I explained that if he just looked straight up at me, he could avoid getting the shampoo in his face.

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A few years ago I almost drowned in a storm at sea in the Gulf of Mexico when I found myself swimming far from shore, having tried to reach my drifting boat. I got into that predicament through my own stupidity, something not unusual at all. I can remember saying, "Well, this is it." The waves were seven or eight feet high, and the sky was dark with gale force winds and lightning. I was drifting

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The truth of a matter is not determined by how many people believe it.Never be diverted from the truth by what you would like to believe.If any man seeks greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth and he will find both.Truth is like a torch--the more it is shaken the more it shines.If you won't admit you've been wrong, you love yourself more than truth. -- Croft M. Pentz, The

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I taught all my kids to enjoy running. Then they taught me how not to enjoy it. While I could keep a pace ahead of them, it was great. But when they began to haul me out of bed early in the morning on a frosty morning to run, or when my daughter had me running a 10,000-meter race, I started asking, "What in the world am I doing?" I asked the question even more when we got to the start. There

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We have not advanced very far in our spiritual lives if we have not encountered the basic paradox of freedom ... that we are most free when we are bound. But not just any way of being bound will suffice; what matters is the character of our binding. The one who would be an athlete, but who is unwilling to discipline his body by regular exercise and by abstinence, is not free to excel on the

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Happy is the one who walks so close to God that he leaves no room for the devil.I will place no value on anything I have or may possess, save in its relation to the kingdom of God.Some Christians who should be on the front lines are still in basic training.Thinking well is wise, planning well is wiser, but doing well is wisest.Christianity is meant to be bread for daily use, not cake for special

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Charles Swindoll, in Growing Deep in the Christian Life, tells about a man who bought fried chicken dinners for himself and his date late one afternoon. The attendant at the fast food outlet, however, inadvertently gave him the proceeds from the day’s business—a bucket of money (much of it cash) instead of fried chicken. Swindoll writes:“After driving to their picnic site, the two of them sat

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The Queen Mary was the largest ship to cross the oceans when it was launched in 1936. Through four decades and a world War she served until she was retired, anchored as a floating hotel and museum in Long Beach, California.During the conversion, her three massive smoke-stacks were taken off to be scraped down and repainted. But on the dock they crumbled. Nothing was left of the 3/4-inch steel

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Complete honesty in little things is not a little thing at all.If honesty isn't kind, it's the wrong kind.There are no degrees of honesty; either you are honest or you are not.Some people are honest only because they never had a good chance to steal anything.An honest heart prepares one for a clear vision.

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I am presenting 4 main points under the topic of "Keeping Christmas from Becoming ChristMESS". These steps will help you keep your sanity and focus during what is sometimes the most stressful time of the year.Take the time to read the first three if you have not done so already, then look at the final point which is posted below:IV. REJOICE IN YOUR BLESSINGSPhilip. 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always.

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This is one of the most amazing and insightful phone calls you will ever hear about the greatness of God, and the compassion He offers to all who will simply believe in His wisdom and ways. What a tremendous reminder at Christmas of the great sacrifice of the Father by sending His Son Jesus, and the sacrifice of Jesus that He came. Share it with your friends and family:http://

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I am presenting 4 main points under the topic of "Keeping Christmas from Becoming ChristMESS". These steps will help you keep your sanity and focus during what is sometimes the most stressful time of the year.Take the time to read the first two if you have not done so already, then look at today's which is posted below:III. Reject The PressureHebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of

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I am presenting 4 main points under the topic of "Keeping Christmas from Becoming ChristMESS". These steps will help you keep your sanity and focus during what is sometimes the most stressful time of the year.Take the time to read the first one if you have not done so already, then look at today's which is posted below:II. RESPOND TO OPPORTUNITIESAs we really remember the reason for the Season,

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With all of the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, I thought it would be good to take a moment to help us focus on ways to keep Christ in Christmas.For the next blog entries, I am going to be presenting 4 main points under the topic of "Keeping Christmas from Becoming ChristMESS". These steps will help you keep your sanity and focus during what is sometimes the most stressful time of the

einspirationnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069797272733678616.post-89478821281222601572007-11-27T07:17:00.000-08:002007-11-28T04:09:48.950-08:00

Andrew Wyermann writes...At a Christmas celebration in a nursing home, I asked the folks to tell us about their favorite Christmas experience. The group seemed to light up. Spontaneously one by one they told their Christmas story. Each was different except in one respect. Every experience was taken from their childhood.They did not remember Christmas as a parent, but as a child. Then I turned the

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In the life of Dr. Moody Stewart the story is told that, when a boy, he was greatly surprised one day to find all the sheep in the field standing close in a circle with their faces outward.Two foxes had run off with two lambs and the sheep at once drove the lambs together and formed a circle around them for their defense.A gentleman commenting on this story recalls the fact that wild horses and

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The birth of Christ brought God to man, but it took the cross of Christ to bring man to God.Jesus can change the foulest sinner into the finest saint.Jesus: not a law-giver, a life-giver.To face Christ as judge is to know him as a friend.We may love Jesus too little, but we can never love him too much.

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Paul Harvey tells how an Eskimo kills a wolf. He coats his knife blade with blood and lets it freeze. Then he adds another coat of blood and then another. As each coat freezes he adds another smear of blood until the blade is hidden deep within a substantial thickness of frozen blood.Then he buries the knife—blade up—in the frozen tundra. The wolf catches the scent of fresh blood and begins to

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When Justin Armour was a rookie wide receiver with the Buffalo Bills, some veteran teammates invited him to a preseason party. Justin went, and couldn’t believe what he saw: Gorgeous women everywhere, offering free sex to any of the guys who wanted it.“It was the most eye-opening experience I’ve ever had,” Justin says. “I had heard about things like this, but I was so naive. I got out of there as

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Few speed records are broken when people run from temptation.When you meet temptation, turn to the right.Nothing makes temptation so easy as being broke.God always tests us to bring out the best; Satan tempts us to bring out the worst.When you feel you are free from temptation, be on your guard.Buy the Book of Zingers by Croft Pentz Here

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[My wife] Gail and I were in an airplane, seated almost at the back. As the plane loaded up, a woman with two small children came down the aisle to take the seat right in front of us. And behind her, another woman. The two women took the A and C seats, one of the children sat in the middle seat, and the second child was on the lap of one of the women. I figured these were two mothers traveling

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In his book, The Fall of Fortresses, Elmer Bendiner tells of a B-17 Flying Fortress flying a bombing mission over Germany toward the end of World War II. It took several direct hits from Nazi anti-aircraft guns; a few actually hit the fuel tank. Miraculously, the crippled aircraft made it back without exploding or running out of fuel.After landing, 11 unexploded 20 millimeter shells were

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Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.Keeping your eye too closely on the future may obscure present opportunities.Opportunities, like parking places, are plentiful for those who get there first.There is no security on earth, only opportunity.Those who look for opportunities to hate miss many opportunities to love.Buy the Book of Zingers by Croft Pentz Here

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The moth looks like such a harmless creature. In its pearly white color it hovers about without sound at twilight, or in our dark rooms and especially in our closets where our woolen clothes are kept. It is not impertinent like the robust flies of the summer. It does not have the sting of a mosquito. It does not sound in our ears the shrill notes of the cricket. It does not nibble and gnaw like

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In my early 20s I was introduced to Harold Hart, whose Wall Street investing had made him a millionaire. One evening I visited Mr. Hart to do a deal.When I arrived I found him resting in his favorite chair, with servants waiting on him hand and foot. I sat there waiting as he stared blankly into space.Finally he muttered, “You know, nature has played a great hoax on man. You work all your life,

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By the time most people have made up their mind, opportunity passed them by.A wise man makes more opportunities than he finds.When opportunities knock, you have to get up and answer the door.No one knows what he can do until he tries.All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seed of today.Buy the Book of Zingers by Croft Pentz Here

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THE DEACON AND THE DRIFTERThere was a bare-footed big-city drifter named George. He had wild hair and was wearing tattered pants and an over-sized, food-stained t-shirt ...One Sunday morning, as he ambled past a big, beautiful Church in the heart of the city, he decided to go in. The Church was full, and the sermon was about to begin.George found no seat, and no one moved to try to make room for

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Peter Goulding, in his book, The Young Minister, weaves into the pages of his plot a hermit who, on the outside, seems to have rejected society. As the story unfolds it can be seen that though he rejects society and the family of humanity, he is very dependent upon it. At one point, his large library is mentioned with no thought for the fact that without his fellow human beings this library would

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Repentance means not only a heart broken for sin but from sin.Many people in mending their ways use very thin threads.Repentance is not only saying, “I’m sorry.” It is also saying, “I’m through.”Some so-called penitential crying is only hypocritical lying.Buy the Book of Zingers by Croft Pentz Here

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The tuna were running for the first time in 47 years, only 30 miles off Cape Cod. And they were biting! Last fall all you needed to catch one was a sharp hook and some bait. And the rewards for doing so were substantial. Rumor had it that Japanese buyers would pay $50,000 for a nice bluefin!That's why many would-be fishermen ignored Coast Guard warnings and headed out to sea in small boats. But

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I love butter pecan ice cream. I had to tell my wife, “Don’t buy any more butter pecan ice cream, because if you bring it home I’m going to eat it.” I’m not going to let butter pecan ice cream go bad in my freezer. I’m going to eat it. I know. So if I know that’s my weakness, I don’t buy it. You can buy Rocky Road. I won’t eat that. But don’t buy what I like, put it in the freezer, and expect me

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If God bolts the door, do not climb through the window.No one can be caught in places he does not visit.You are not tempted because you are evil; you are tempted because you are human.When you meet temptation, turn to the right.Buy the Book of Zingers by Croft Pentz Here

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Hannah, country church organist for many years, had taken to falling asleep during the sermon. As she was loved by all, this fault was easily overlooked. Besides, the position of the organ at the east end of the platform kept her pretty much away from the congregation’s normal line of vision.One Sunday as the sermon was building to a climax, the minister swung his arm forcefully and cried: “Look

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The parable is told of an old dog that fell into a farmer’s well. After assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the dog but decided that neither the dog nor the well were worth the trouble of saving. Instead he planned to bury the old dog in the well and put him out of his misery.When the farmer began shoveling, initially the old dog was hysterical. But as the farmer continued

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Green Bay Packers’ head coach Mike Holmgren looks back at a heartbreaking moment, when he was cut from the New York Jets as backup quarterback to Joe Namath, that directed him to a bigger plan.“I had committed my life to Jesus Christ when I was 11, but in my pursuit to make a name for myself in football, I left God next to my dust-covered Bible. But after getting cut from the Jets, I pulled out

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You will never offend a person by returning a smile.I would sooner wear a phony smile than a sincere frown.Blessed is the man who can laugh at himself because he'll never cease to be amused.No smile is as beautiful as the one that struggles through tears.A cheerful countenance has a lot of face value.Buy the Book of Zingers by Croft Pentz Here

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The hymnwriter Fanny Crosby gave us more than 6,000 gospel songs. Although blinded by an illness at the age of six weeks, she never became bitter. One time a preacher sympathetically remarked, “I think it is great pity that the Master did not give you sight when He showered so many other gifts upon you.” She replied quickly, “Do you know that if at birth I had been able to make one petition, it

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Charles Swindoll said: “The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company, a church

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You should not only smile from "ear to ear" but from "year to year."A smile adds face value.Never be afraid to be gracious--look what a little polish can do for scuffed shoes.A smile is a curve that can set a lot of things straight.A smile is a very inexpensive way to improve your looks.Buy the Book by Croft Pentz Here

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Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. - Proverbs 22:6David Jeremiah, in a recent "Turning Point" devotional, mentions that Allen C. Emery was a successful businessman who also served as an officer for many evangelical organizations; and for several years, he chaired the board of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He and his wife also

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At a national spelling contest in Washington an incident occurred that made me feel good--and made me wonder. In the fourth round of the contest, Rosalie Elliot, then an eleven-year-old from South Carolina, was asked to spell avowal. In her soft Southern accent she spelled it. But did the seventh grader use an a or an e as the next to last letter? The judges couldn't decide. For several minutes

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It isn't your position that makes you happy or unhappy; it is your disposition.Character is revealed by your actions in an unguarded moment.A person's reputation is precious, but a person's character is priceless.Our present choices determine our permanent character.If you want to get a true estimate of a man, observe what he does when he has nothing to do.Buy the Book by Croft Pentz Here

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During the early days of the ministry of Dwight L. Moody, the great evangelist launched a series of meetings in Chicago with promise of the largest crowds that he had ever addressed up to that time.He was speaking of the life of Christ, and on the first Sunday night, October 8, 1871, he took as his topic the trial before Pilate. As he came to the end of his message, he turned to Matthew 27:22, "

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Gary Thomas writes in Christianity Today: Thinking about eternity helps us retrieve [perspective]. I'm reminded of this every year when I figure my taxes. During the year, I rejoice at the paychecks and extra income, and sometimes I flinch when I write out the tithe and offering. I do my best to be a joyful giver, but I confess it is not always easy, especially when there are other perceived

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The real strength of a man is not physical but moral and spiritual.God will not judge you for what you have done but for what you have refused to do.To get nowhere, follow the crowd.Christianity is a beggar going into business with a millionaire.If Christ is kept on the outside, there must be something wrong inside.Buy the Book by Croft Pentz Here

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With the 6th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks now upon us, I thought I would go back and see the message I posted on the day after this tragedy. In memory of all who died, and appreciation for all who assisted on that day and continue to give their lives against evil acts of terror and cowardice such as this, we are re-posting the message below:Message posted in "My Daily Dose of

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A Prayer For America by Max Lucado - Written after the September 11 attacks for a special service called "America Prays"Dear Lord,We're still hoping we'll wake up. We're still hoping we'll open asleepy eye and think, What a horrible dream.But we won't, will we, Father? What we saw was not a dream. Planes did gouge towers. Flames did consume our fortress. People did perish. It was no dream and,

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If truth stands in your way, you're headed in the wrong direction.Ananias wouldn't attract attention today in this age of specialized prevarication.When you tell the truth, you don't have to remember what you said.As stretching a rubber band weakens the rubber, so stretching the truth weakens the truth.Sometimes nothing is harder to see than the naked truth.Buy the Book by Croft Pentz Here

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Among the apostles, the one absolutely stunning success was Judas, and the one thoroughly groveling failure was Peter. Judas was a success in the ways that most impress us: he was successful both financially and politically. He cleverly arranged to control the money of the apostolic band; he skillfully manipulated the political forces of the day to accomplish his goal.Peter was a failure in ways

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The comedy film Cool Runnings is about the first Jamaican bobsled team to go to the Olympics.John Candy plays a former American gold medalist who becomes a coach to the Jamaican team. The players grow to like the American coach and affectionately dub him "Sled-god."Later in the story, the coach's dark history comes out. In an Olympics following his gold medal performance, he broke the rules by

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Few people ever carve their way to success with cutting remarks.When we succeed, we have worked hard; when others succeed, they are lucky.To be a success, sometimes a person must have enough courage to make a fool of himself.The secret of success could be learning at an early age that you are not perfect.You are only responsible to try--not to succeed.-- Croft M. Pentz, The Complete Book of

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The British express train raced through the night, its powerful headlamp spearing the black darkness ahead. The train was carrying Queen Victoria. Suddenly the engineer saw a startling sight. Revealed in the beam of the engine's headlights was a weird figure in a black cloak, standing in the middle of the tracks and waving its arms. The engineer grabbed for the brakes and brought the train to

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Dave Ramsey Writes...Myth: Debt is a tool and should be used to help create prosperity.Truth: Debt is not a tool; it is a method to make banks wealthy, not you.Debt is dumb.Most normal people are just plain broke because they are in debt up to their eyeballs with no hope of help. If you're in debt then you're a slave, in the sense that you do not have the freedom to use your money to help change

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Christian LivingThe rewards are always at the end of the road. It pays to go all the way with Jesus.It is not more preaching that is needed, but more gospel in the lives of Christians.If your Christianity isn't contagious, it must be contaminated.Obstacles are those frightening things you see when you take your eyes off the Lord.The degree of your devotion to Christ is the barometer of your love

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Ambition, a good enough thing within reasonable bounds, is an Apollyon among men, when it gets the mastery over them.Have you ever seen boys climbing a greasy pole to reach a hat or handkerchief? If so, you will have noticed that the aspiring youths for the most part adopt plans and tricks quite as slimy as the pole. One covers his hands with sand, another twists a knotted cord, and still another

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We would like to take a moment to introduce our newest Blog item.. "The Joke of the Day" - This will be placed on the right hand side of the web page each time new posts are added to the E-Inspiration Blog. Today, we have also included the "Joke of the Day" here as a Blog posting. Be sure to check our Blog on a daily basis, and if you have not subscribed via e-mail, be sure to do so by using

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Every person should take some time daily to look at the road map of his ambitions.Easy is the enemy of ambition.The father of success is work--the mother of achievement is ambition.The ambition of many dieters is to be weighed and found wanting.Buy the Book by Croft Pentz Here

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What a powerful change in our lives since, as a family we adopted the principles taught by Dave Ramsey that in turn are based on the statement from the Bible that the "borrower is slave to the lender". (Proverbs 22:7 - The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.)Below is an article dealing with the "myth" of believing that only the rich can be debt free.By Dave

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Two paraplegics were in the news a few years ago.One was Kenneth Wright, a high school football star and later, an avid wrestler, boxer, hunter, and skin diver. A broken neck sustained in a wrestling match in 1979 left him paralyzed from the chest down. He underwent therapy, and his doctors were hopeful that one day he would be able to walk with the help of braces and crutches. But, apparently,

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Max Jukes lived in New York. He did not believe in Christ or in Christian training.He refused to take his children to church,even when they asked to go. He has had 1,026 descendants; 300were sent to prison for an average term of thirteen years; 190were public prostitutes; 680 were admitted alcoholics. Hisfamily, thus far, has cost the state in excess of $420,000. They made no contribution to

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