You may have heard about the time John Calvin was asked why he wore a hat while preaching in Geneva. Though the man expected some profound rationalization, Calvin simply said, "It's cold in the cathedral and there are pigeons."

Have you seen those little books that say, "You might be a redneck if"? Well, I've put together a little list for us here, just to check us out. You may have a "me" addiction if you have, let's say in the last six months: pulled into a parking space ahead of the retired guy in the white Buick with the Michigan license plate who had...

I like to read the "Personals" in the classified section of the newspaper, especially in large cities. For instance, several years ago I found one in The Atlanta Constitution. The first line grabbed my attention immediately. "HUSBAND FOR SALE!" it read. Then the details of the sale followed: "Age 52, in good health. Out of ...

We're living in a day that is increasingly depersonalized. Nothing makes this more clear than the impersonal computer glitches which are becoming more frequent. I read about a letter that went out from the president of the Arizona State University Parents Association to the parent or guardian of Truman Bradley of Boulder,...

John and Roberta were touring their brand new house. It was a house that Roberta had paid for with her money, a fact of which she constantly reminded John. In each room of the house she said to her husband: "John, if it were not for my money, we would not be here." John didn't say a word. That afternoon a truck...

I'm reminded of the time a fellow confronted Dwight L. Moody and criticized him for the way he evangelized. Moody listened courteously and then asked, "How would you do it?" Disarmed, the man mumbled that he didn't do it. "Well," Moody said, "I prefer the way I do it to the way you don't do it."

I remember the late President of Princeton Theological Seminary and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, Dr. James I. McCord, telling the story of two friends at a party. One confessed, "I don't know who I am or where I'm going or what I should be doing." His friend quipped, "Don't worry about it! The Church is going...