The advertising slogan for the Louisiana tourist industry is, "Come as you are. Leave Different!" That could well be the slogan of the church. For years we have sung the great decision hymn, Just as I Am. We have tried to say to people that you do come to Jesus just as you are, but that you certainly will be different after...

Near the beginning of the twentieth century much of Florida was still undeveloped. Pioneers who settled there often lived in remote areas served by country stores. The average country store carried only the essentials of life. One man said that he asked the country storekeeper to order a box of cigars, assuring him that if he...

Two Senior Citizens were out for their usual morning walk. They passed a funeral home. One said, "Let's just go in and give ourselves up." There's nothing like a bit of humor to counter the pessimism that sometimes comes with age. And it doesn't take much observation to see that the people who don't give up and don't give...