"We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; more medicine, but less wellness. We read too little, watch TV too much and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. These

The Value Of A Smile It cost nothing, but creates much. It enriches those who receive without impoverishing those who give. It happens in a flash, and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None are so rich they can get along without it and none so poor but are richer for its benefits. It cre

The husband-and-wife vacationers had paid hundreds of dollars for their getaway to an exclusive Caribbean resort. Included in the package was a scuba diving lesson. Clear blue waters beckoned as they donned air tanks and swim fins then leaned backward into the water. At 30 feet below the surface, i

When George Whitefield, the eighteenth century British evangelist, first sailed to America, he wrote in his journal that the ship's cook had a drinking problem. When he was reproved about his sins, the cook boasted that he planned to reform his life two years before he died, but not before. Whitefie

Frank Fried said: "Folks, the grass is not greener on that side of the fence. And the grass is not greener on this side of the fence. The grass is greener where you water it."

Rick Warren recently wrote, "God's purpose for the church is also his purpose for every Christian. As individual followers of Christ we are to use our lives in worship, ministry, evangelism, discipleship and fellowship. The church allows us to do it together. We are not alone in serving him. That's

Modern Jews call the Day of Atonement "Yom Kippur" and regard it as the holiest day on their calendar. On Rosh Hashanah, it is believed that God writes a "book" of each person's actions during the past year. Eight days later, on Yom Kippur, these "books" are irrevocably sealed. The eight days known

A businessman was queried about his feelings toward a competitor up the street. "There's nothing in the world I wouldn't do for Bill Johnson," he said, "and there's nothing he wouldn't do for me. That's the way we are. We go through life doing nothing for each other."

Chicagoan Silas Purnell is credited with helping more than 50,000 inner-city teens get into college. In the mid-1960's he quit a marketing job and opened a college placement office in the basement of a public housing project. He worked relentlessly to help those who came to his door: persuading adm

Ann Landers recently asked her readers the question: Has your sex life gone down hill since marriage? One reader, a man age 52, from Newark, New Jersey put it best: "Your question - has sex gone downhill since marriage? -is an insult to those of us who waited until marriage to have sex. You ou