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Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons on July 2, 1942: "I am your servant, and you have the right to dismiss me when you please. What you have no right to do is ask me to bear responsibilities without the power of effective action."

Passover But let’s return to the Passover celebration. When the argument about greatness broke out this time, Jesus took a different approach. Instead of talking to the disciples about servanthood, He showed them. Since no household servant was present, Jesus Himself took on that role (as the apostle…

Apparently 'Keep the Change' Can Change Your Life HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — Two weeks ago, one of Cindy Kienow's regular customers left her a $100 tip on a tab that wasn't even half that. This week, he added a couple of zeros. Kienow, a bartender at Applebee's, got a $10,000 tip from the man — for a $26…

Philippians 4:13 Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection? The Gospel of John (20:7) tells us that the napkin, which was placed over the face of Jesus, was not just thrown aside like the grave clothes. The Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded…

"Parenting" When my wife quit work to take care of our new baby daughter, countless hours of peekaboo and other games slowly took their toll. One evening she smacked her bare toes on the corner of a dresser and, grabbing her foot, sank to the floor. I rushed to her side and asked where it hurt. She looked…

"Always do right - This will gratify some and astonish the rest."- Mark Twain

If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep the streets even as Michelangelo painted or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, "Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well."…

C.H. Spurgeon poignantly stated it this way: "A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you, and were helped by you, will remember you. So carve you name on hearts, and not on marble."

While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, a policeman was interrupted by a little girl about six years old. Looking up and down at his uniform, she asked, "Are you a cop?" "Yes," he answered, and continued writing the report. "My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the…

\\ If we are going to be effective in reaching people for Christ we are going to have to start showing people that we really care. Evangelism and missions must be relational in nature. There is no record of Jesus walking up tosomeone out of the clear blue sky and saying: I am the Messiah and then him…

After all is said and done, usually more is said than done. :o)

\\ The Dollars Are in the Way Henry Ford once asked an associate about his life goals. The man replied that his goal was to make a million dollars. A few days later Ford gave the man a pair of glasses made out of two silver dollars. He told the man to put them on and asked what he could see. "Nothing,"…

The Homeless Woman’s Poem A homeless woman once approached a preacher for help, but because he was busy and helpless, he turned her away and offered to pray for her instead. The homeless woman, it is said, wrote this poem as a response too that insensitive minister: "I was hungry, and you formed a humanities…

An amateur photographer was invited to dinner with friends and took along a few pictures to show the hostess. She looked at the photos and ommented "These are very good! You must have a good camera." He didn't make any comment, but, as he was leaving to go home he said "That was a really delicious meal!…

Dear Yahoo!: How many hours of TV does a person watch in a lifetime? Joey Chesterfield, Missouri Dear Joey: Not to be confused with the hours spent watching Lifetime, one figure we've seen bandied about is 150,000 hours. That's based on a 72-year life expectancy. We suspect that number might be a bit…

\\ The essential act of prayer is not the bending of God's will to ours . . . but the bending of our will to His. The proper outline of a Christian's prayer is not "Please do for me what I want," but "Please do in me, with me, and through me what You want." -- William Temple

Emergency Services Best Hoax Calls Of The Year 999 Horror ... It is claimed that in the UK up to 25% of all calls to 999, the emergency services number, are hoax calls... Here we have the funniest hoax calls we have seen in the last year... "I'd like a cuddle please." "A mouse has swallowed my medicine!!!"…

A Man Fell into a Pit Once upon a time a man fell into a pit and couldn’t get himself out. A sensitive person came along and said, “I feel for you down there.” A practical person came along and said, “I knew you were going to fall in sooner or later.” A Pharisee said, “Only bad people fall into a pit.”…

\\ Their Sacrifice, Our Freedom Fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence. Their conviction resulted in untold sufferings for themselves and their families. Of the 56 men, five were captured by the British and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost…

Title: What Could You Accomplish in 7 years? Want a shocker? Take the average amount of time that you watch TV or play Video games per day, e.g., two hours (below the national average). Do you realize that over a period of 60 years, you will spend the equivalent of 7 ½ years, sitting in front of the…

Friday, December 01, 2006 Supreme Court takes 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' free speech case WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A high school student's controversial banner with the words "Bong Hits 4 Jesus," which led to his suspension, will be argued before the Supreme Court, in an unusual free speech dispute. The justices…

D.L Moody said, "I believe firmly that the moment our hearts are emptied of pride and selfishness and ambition and everything that is contrary to God's law, the Holy Spirit will fill every corner of our hearts. But if we are full of pride and conceit and ambition and the world, there is no room for the…

This notice appeared in the window of a coat store in Nottingham, England: "We have been established for over 100 years and have been pleasing and displeasing customers ever since. We have made money and lost money,suffered the effects of coal nationalization, coat rationing, government control and bad…

BERLIN (Reuters) - Exam supervisors at a German university stuck to rules so rigidly that a man with a bladder dysfunction had to urinate in a bottle in front of 120 fellow students because they would not let him go to the toilet. Overseers at the University of Freiburg in southwestern Germany told the…

"Overboard Rescue" Passengers aboard a luxurious cruise ship were having a great time when a beautiful young woman fell overboard. Immediately there was an 80-year-old man in the water who rescued her. The crew pulled them both out of the treacherous waters. The captain was grateful as well as astonished…