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The Lord is Good



“The Lord is Good” - period.



Everything about God is good, including everything that is related to me...

   His thoughts about me,

      His plans for me,

         His actions toward me,

            His guidance in me, 

               His blessings to me,

                  His protection of…

All Point's Bulletin



Thousands of cars are stolen every year in California, but in 1981, there was one car theft that made all the local papers and was the lead story on the evening news. The police had issued an all-points bulletin to find the missing car and to make contact with the person who stole it.



Why was this car theft getting so much attention? The owner of the stolen car had informed the police that on the front seat of the car…

Trials There was a blacksmith who gave his heart to God. Though conscientious in his living, still he was not prospering materially. In fact, it seems that from the time of his conversion, more trouble, affliction and loss were sustained than ever before. Everything seemed to be going wrong. One day, a friend who was not a Christian stopped at the blacksmith's shop to talk to him. Sympathizing with him in some of his trials, the friend said. "It seems strange to me that so much affliction…

Making Sacrifice With Joy



I heard a story once about two wealthy Christians, a lawyer and a merchant, who traveled with a group that was going around the world. As they were visiting in Korea, they saw by the side of the road, a field in which a boy was pulling a crude plow and an old man held the plow handles and guided it. The lawyer was amused and took a snapshot of the scene.



He turned to the missionary, who served as…

New Creatures



After watching Queen Elizabeth's cameo appearance in the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, I was reminded of a story I read years ago about Queen Victoria's visit to a local paper mill.



"Queen Victoria once paid a visit to a paper mill. Without knowing who this distinguished visitor was, the foreman showed her the workings of the mill. She went into the rag-sorting shop where employees picked out the rags…

The Hut



The only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.



Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions.



But then one day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to…

IF...

If you never felt pain,

Then how would you know that I'm a Healer?

If you never went through difficulty,

How would you know that I'm a Deliverer?

If you never had a trial,

How could you call yourself an overcomer?

If you never felt sadness,

How would you know that I'm a Comforter?

If you never made a mistake,

How would you know that I'm forgiving?

If you never were in trouble,

How would you know that I will come to…

STIRRING THE PAINT



I stood in the bare white room and sighed. Paint cans, trays, rollers and brushes were stacked in the middle of the floor.  Every breath I took reminded me that I'd been here for a number of days, but there was still work to be done. These walls were still white. By the time we were finished painting the downstairs floors of two houses, I was tired, but I was getting pretty good at painting. I was even enjoying it a bit.  It was…

God Is!



God is Lord Almighty,

Omnipotent King, Lion of Judah,

Rock of Ages, Prince of Peace,

King of Kings, Lord of Lords,

Provider, Protector, Paternal,

Leader, Ruling Lord and Reigning King

Of all the universe.



He is Father, He is Helper,

He is Guardian, and He is God.

He is the First and…

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN GOD SAYS NO?



I heard a story recently about a young girl who wrote a letter to a missionary to let him know that her class had been praying for him. But evidently she'd been told not to request a response to her letter because the missionaries were very busy. So the missionary got a kick out of her letter. It said, "Dear Mr. Missionary, we are praying for you. But we are not expecting an answer."



I can't help but think that that little…

The Hard Times That Hurt You



Many of the world's greatest dramas are not on a stage or a screen, but they are played out in that quadrennial spectacle we call the Olympics. One year Britain's representative in the 400-meter race, Derek Redmond, went down in the back stretch with a torn right hamstring. As the medical attendants approached, Redmond fought to his feet and set out hopping, desperately trying to finish the race. He knew he wouldn't win, he was just…

A SPECIAL KIND OF LOVE



I had a lot of hatred in my life. It wasn't something outwardly manifested, but there was a kind of inward grinding. I was disgusted with people, with things, with issues. Like so many other people, I was insecure. Every time I met someone different from me, he became a threat to me.



But I hated one man more than anyone else in the world.  My father. I hated his guts. To me he was the town…

THE SEARCH FOR AN HONEST MAN



I love this story which reportedly came from Sports Illustrated (I do not know which issue):



The game was played in Wellington, Florida. In it, a seven-year-old first baseman, Tanner Munsey, fielded a ground ball and tried to tag a runner going from first to second base.



The umpire, Laura Benson, called the runner out, but young Tanner immediately ran to her side and said,…

Sweetheart



It was a busy morning. It was about 8:30 A.M. when a gentleman in his 80's, arrived to have sutures removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 A.M. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would be able to see him.



We chatted while I removed his sutures and took care of his wound. I asked him if he had a doctor's…

"Calling the Twelve to him, He [Jesus] sent them out two by two" (Mark 6:7). Bridge builder, Charles Eliet, had a contract to build a suspension bridge across the Niagara River. One of the first problems he faced was how to stretch his first cable across the wide expanse of raging waters. If a boat tried to cross the river it would be swept over the falls. Eliet thought of a simple idea. If a kite could be flown to the opposite bank using a light cord, a stronger cord could be attached and…