Illustration: Marriage, Forgiveness

On her golden wedding anniversary, a grandmother revealed the secret of her long and happy marriage. "On my wedding day, I decided to choose 10 of my husband's faults, which (for the sake of our marriage) I would overlook," she explained. A guest asked her to name some of the faults. "To tell the truth," she replied, "I never did get around to listing them; but whenever my husband did something that made me hopping mad, I would say to myself, 'Lucky for him that's one of the 10.'"

Illustration: Christian Life

Ben Kingsley starred as the main character in the motion picture Gandhi. He spent months preparing for the role, visiting the various Indian locales Gandhi had frequented. He even learned to spin cotton thread on a wooden wheel while holding conversations as Gandhi did. The physical resemblance between Gandhi and Kingsley was almost startling.

Focus on Forgiveness, Not Rules

In Key Life magazine, Steve Brown observed, "I love Jesus' words concerning tax collectors. When He was criticized for spending time with such riffraff, He responded, 'Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.' For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners'" (Matt. 9:12-13).

The Depravity of Pooh

In his book Border Crossings, Rodney Clapp says, "A noted Western philosopher, introduced to the world in 1926, was one day sitting on a log when he heard a buzzing sound. He was puzzled and fell to pondering. As his leading chronicler remembers the event, the philosopher reasoned along the following lines:

Are We Hungry for Jesus?

In his book Loving God Up Close (Warner Faith), Calvin Miller writes, "Ian Pitt Watson once said, Predicatio Verbi Dei est Verbum Dei -- 'The preaching of the words of God is the Word of God.' Who can deny it? So to stand in a holy moment and speak what God wants said is to wear the prophet's mantle.