Church or no Church

 A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the pastor decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The pastor found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for his pastor’s visit, the man welcomed him, led him to a big chair near the fireplace and waited.

Sade's Story 2

She sat in the waiting room, she was here to see Mrs Daniels. She shuddered as she thought of all that had happened between the last time she was here and now. So much

“Sade, How are you, Come inside,” Mrs Daniels said in a very cheerful voice from inside the office

“You seem to be so happy today ma, Good afternoon ma,” Sade replied as she took a sit opposite her

“As Christians are we not supposed to be. The Bible says we should always rejoice, so Joy is our lot, My dear. How have you been. Were you able to do all the assignments faithfully.”

“Yes, I tried ma, I try to pray for at least 30 minutes daily  but sometimes I get so busy that I don’t get to pray, and reading the bible is even harder….”

“Did you fix a particular time for this”

“No”

“That’s  is the mistake you made. There is always something urgent to do, but you have to fix a time daily that you pray and study, prefarably in the mornings, You will set an alarm to wake you up at that time. Since you are still a student you can set it at 5.30am so you can have time before you go for classes. So are you ready for today’s lesson”

“Yes, but I need to tell you some things ma. I seem to get angry easily and I always feel bad when I lash out at others. Since that day I have not see Henry, not to talk of having sex, but I sometimes find myself masturbating and I always feel so bad afterwards. I feel I am the worst xtian walking.”

Sade's Story

She sat upright and held the covers close to her naked body, she gazed at the rumpled bed and the tears came again. She could hear Henry, her ex boyfriend, whistling in the bathroom. He always did that when he had had satisfying sex. How could I? Sade asked herself for the umpteenth time.

The Hare and the Tortoise

The hare boasted that he was the swiftest animal in the forest. When he challenged the others to a race, only
the tortoise dared to try.  To the hare, it seemed an unfair contest, since he would win easily.

"But off they started, with the tortoise soon trailing far behind. On the way, the hare decided there was time for a nap, but the tortoise kept plodding along.  When the hare awoke, he couldn't see the tortoise

Spider Web

A young soldier found himself in a terrible battle during the Scottish Reformation. The enemy was soundly defeating this young man's army. He and his comrades found themselves hastily retreating from the battle field in defeat, running away in fear of their very lives. The enemy gave chase. This young man ran hard and fast, full of fear and desperation, soon found himself cut off from his comrades in arms.

Green with Envy

Centuries ago in the country of Greece there was a young athlete who had so distinguished himself in the public games that his fellow citizens raised a statue in his honor, to keep fresh the memory of his victories.

This statue so excited the envy of another athlete who had been defeated in the races, that one night he went out under cover of darkness with the intention of destroying that statue and knocking it to pieces.

 First he tried and tried to tip over the statue. He tugged and pulled and shoved... and after an hour it moved just a little bit.

The Story of Shaddai

LONG AGO IN A LAND FAR AWAY and unlike any you've ever seen, there lived a wise man named Shaddai.


Shaddai was a large man with a tender heart. He had bright blue eyes and a long, thick beard. When He laughed, which is something He did often, His cheeks would lift until His eyes became half-moons of joy.
When He sang, which is something else He did often, everything stopped to listen. Tall aspens could bend. Squirrels, butterflies, and birds would pause.

Unanswered Prayers

A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island. The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other recourse but to pray to God. However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island.

The first thing they prayed for was food. The next morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree on his side of the land, and he was able to eat its fruit. The other man’s parcel of land remained barren.

After a week, the first man was lonely and he decided to pray for a wife. The next day, another ship was wrecked, and the only survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the land. On the other side of the island, there was nothing.

Soon the first man prayed for a house, clothes, more food. The next day, like magic, all of these were given to him. However, the second man still had nothing.

Finding Diamonds everyday

Albert Einstein said "In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity."

Once discovered, such opportunities are like valuable diamonds hidden in the sand.

When I was a church pastor, a man stopped by my office to see me. He held out his hand and in it was a small, plastic gem stone. "I stepped on this gem stone when I was leaving church last Sunday," he explained. "It became lodged in the sole of my shoe.

You had spoken about how we are surrounded by diamonds -- we only need to recognize them. I put the plastic stone in my pocket to remind me to recognize the "diamonds" that I need.

The Beautiful Cup

There was a couple who took a trip to England to shop in a beautiful antique store to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. They both liked antiques and pottery, and especially teacups. Spotting an exceptional cup, they asked “May we see that? We’ve never seen a cup quite so beautiful.”


As the lady handed it to them, suddenly the teacup spoke, “You don’t understand. I have not always been a teacup. There was a time when I was just a lump of red clay. My master took me and rolled me pounded and patted me over and over and I yelled out, ‘Don’t do that. I don’t like it! Let me alone.’ But he only smiled, and gently said; ‘Not yet!’” “Then. WHAM! I was placed on a spinning wheel and suddenly I was spun around and around and around. ‘Stop it! I’m getting so dizzy! I’m going to be sick,’ I screamed. But the master only nodded and said, quietly; ‘Not yet.’

Tongue

The king made a banquet and ordered his clever slave to serve the best food that money could buy.


The main food at the meal was tongue... all kinds of tongue cooked in all kinds of ways.


All the side dishes and even dessert were also tongue... When the king objected, the slave said: "My Lord, what excels the tongue? It is the channel of wisdom and learning. By it we make speeches and carry out business. By it great persons are made known.

BELIEVE

A wealthy businessman in a small town had signs printed and placed all over the town. They stated that if any person in the town who owed debts, would come to his office on a certain day between nine and twelve in the morning, he would pay those debts.

Grandpa

A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in- law, and four-year old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table, but the elderly grandfather’ s shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.

About Waldorf Hotel

One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the lobby of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, the couple approached the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night.

“Could you possibly give us a room here?” the husband asked. The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were three conventions in town.

Cody's - Shirt

A young teenager named Cody went on a mission venture to Ethiopia. While therehe was exposed to poverty conditions he never knew existed. On one occasion, alittle boy tugged on his shirt, evidently indicating that he wanted the t-shirt which Cody was wearing.

What Goes Around

The man slowly looked up. This was a woman clearly accustomed to the finer things of life. Her coat was new. She looked like that she had never missed a meal in her life.

His first thought was that she wanted to make fun of him, like so many others had done before.

‘Leave me alone,’ he growled.

You are not Home Yet.

After serving as a missionary for forty years in Africa, Henry C. Morrison became sick and had to return to America. As the great ocean liner docked in New York Harbor there was a great crowd gathered to welcome home another passenger on that boat. Morrison watched as President Teddy Roosevelt received a grand welcome home party after his African Safari.

Living in Luxury

A beggar lived near the king's palace. One day he saw a proclamation posted outside the palace gate. The king was giving a great dinner. Anyone dressed in royal garments was invited to the party.


The beggar went on his way. He looked at the rags he was wearing and sighed.
Surely only kings and their families wore royal robes, he thought.

Winning Together

Some people understand life better, and some of these people are called “retarded.”


At the Seattle Special Olympics, nine contestants – all physically or mentally disabled – assembled at the starting line for the 100-yard dash.

Whisper

Not long ago I heard a story about a young man and an old preacher.


The young man had lost his job and didn’t know which way to turn. So he went to see the old preacher.


Pacing about the preacher’s study, the young man ranted about his problem. Finally he clenched his fist and shouted, “I’ve begged God to say something to help me, preacher, why doesn’t God answer?”