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101. Parable of the Value of an Apple Pie

Psalm 34:1-22

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"Here's a little something for your supper," the lady said. "Thank you very much," said Jim. On arrival home, he opened the package and told his brother, "Isn't that marvelous, a delicious apple pie!" "What's so wonderful about that?" said Dick. "You can get one bigger than that at the bakery for 75 cents." "I know, but this was for nothing, and it was baked especially for me. It makes me happy all over. It's wonderful to me." "Well, I can't see anything so wonderful about a little pie." "That's it," said ...

102. Parable of the Hinge

Isaiah 9:6

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The door opened and closed with a bang thousands of times. One angry son left the house and crashed the door shut and the hinge came loose. When he tried to re-enter the door wouldn't open. "What's the matter with this door?" he shouted. "Someone let me in." "Now, you've done it," said the mother. "The door isn't broken," said the boy, "it is just the hinge." "Well, I can't get it open," said the mother. "You'll have to wait until father gets home." "You push and I'll pull," said the boy, "and we will get ...

103. Parable of the Bank and the Library

Proverbs 16:1-33

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"Mother, isn't it wonderful? Last week there were no leaves on the tree, but now the leaves and a nest and eggs in the nest." said Mary as she looked out the upstairs window. "How soon will there be little birds there? How long before the eggs hatch?" "I don't know," said the mother. "Why don't you go to the library? They will have a book that will tell you more about it." "They do have a book about eggs hatching," said Mary. "Yes," said the mother, "and the library has books on almost everything." "Where ...

104. Parable of the Elevator and the Stairway

Psalm 95:1-11

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"I don't mind going to work," said Jane, "but climbing those five flights of stairs to the office gets me down." "I am glad we have an elevator in our building," said Marie, "but I suppose I am just as aggravated when I have to wait or when it gets stuck between floors." "Well, at least when I want to go home the stairway is always there," said Jane. "Our trouble is everybody quits at five and they all want the elevator at once," said Marie. "Everybody has their problems, I guess." Some laws of God are ...

105. Parable of Raising Kittens

Matthew 25:31-46

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"We have four new kittens at our house and all different colors. Would you like to have one?" asked Jennie. "Yes, I would," said Mary, "but I will have to ask my mother and she doesn't like cats." "I would like to keep one myself," said Jennie, "but Dad says, if I don't give them away, he will drown them. He doesn't want any more cats around. Billy is going to take one, but the other three still need a home. I do so want them all to have a good home, where they'll feed them well and treat them nicely." " ...

106. Parable of Jealousy and Jeopardy

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"Why does Tommy have so many fine toys and I have only a few?" asked Richard. "We have tried to see that both you boys receive equally from all that we can give you," answered the mother, "but you seem to break up your toys, and never pick them up or take care of them." "But his toys look better than mine, and they last longer," argued Tommy. "I throw mine around because they are not very good anyhow." "Just like that Walt Disney tune says, 'it's what you do with what you've got, that pays off in the end ...

107. Parable of the Piggy Banks

Matthew 7:7

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"Lift my bank," said Billy. "It's almost full." "Yes, it is heavy," said the mother. "You are learning to save your money and that's good." "But Jimmy says he has more money than I do and his bank isn't nearly as heavy," protested Billy. "I do have more money than you do -- lot more," said Jimmy. "You see, Bill," said the mother, "Jimmy has been saving dimes and you've only been saving nickels; so Jimmy does have more money." "I don't think that's fair. I have saved a lot more than he has and my bank is ...

108. Parable of Five Cities

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

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A certain young lady began a journey that led her to five cities in quest of her one true love. She found him in the first city and fell completely in love with him, but she was wrong and he left her in the City of Disappointment. Her journey took her to the next city, where she again thought the ideal was at hand; but, in this city called Rebellion, she found only bitterness. Once again she set forth and found a beautiful love called respect. This was the City of Dignity. Again she set forth to find her ...

109. Parable of the Two Ships

Mark 10:37, 43, 44

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The first ship was a mighty man of war carrying its cargo of manpower and ammunition. It was a thrilling sight to see and a devastating power. On occasion the ship moved with mighty purpose and more often flexed its guns in peacetime pageantry. The second ship was a fishing boat manned by a few hands and eternally engaged in the procuring of food for hungry men. "Wouldn't you like to be a great battleship," spoke the trawling boat to its mother fishing craft. "Then all the other boats would make way for ...

110. Parable of Conversion and Conversation

Romans 14:1--15:13

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"Mother, what do Christians talk about" asked John. "Everything! But it is the way they talk that makes them Christians," said his mother. Conversion implies a change from one condition to another and may hold also the meaning which changes human life to Godly living. Christians are engaged in the business of God which brings about conversion. Conversation may be of such a light nature and of unimportant speech as to leave no impact. Nevertheless the words are related. The conversation of a Christian, no ...

111. Parable of Staples and Stability

Hebrews 11:1-40

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"What is this thing, a gun?" said Billy. "That is a stapler. Don't you know what a stapler is?" said John. "No, what is it?" "It holds papers together like this." "I would like to have one," said Billy. "You don't need one," said John. "Well, I like to hold things together," said Billy. We all need to be held together by certain forces in our lives. Some people go all to pieces when any dividing force works on them. Religion plays a role similar to that of the staple. It may go unnoticed but supplies a ...

112. Parable of Two Bedrooms

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Two sisters had two identical rooms to which they retired when bedtime arrived. Though the temperature of the rooms and their furnishings were much alike, there was a great difference. One room was cold, but the second was warm, because love was there. One bed was hard, but the second was soft, because love was there. One room was dark with fear, but the other was safe and secure because love was there. One room was lonely, but the other was filled because love was there. What kind of love was it! Parental ...

113. Parable of the Kettle

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It was a shining beautiful kettle with a large capacity and a high price. Being made of copper, it was valuable in its ability to heat quickly. Being made of copper, a useful metal, its alloys also gave it a gleam of gold. So it sat on the table of the merchantman and was prominently viewed by many. Two of Jesus' disciples came to purchase a large kettle and inquired of the merchant the price. The merchant said, "I would really like to sell you this kettle, but I dare not. You see there is a small hole ...

114. Parable of the Tire

Ephesians 5:22-33

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"I don't know why I should always be plagued with troubles," said Mrs. Lavendar. "Every time I go out somewhere, that rear tire is flat and I have to get it inflated. My son also is a real concern to me. Every time he has a problem, he comes running home." "The tire probably needs vulcanizing," said Mr. Black. "It has a small leak somewhere that's hard to detect. As for your son, I don't know what you can do about him." It was true that the tire had disappointed Mrs. Lavendar too many times. It needed to ...

115. Parable of Strange Words

1 Corinthians 14:1-25

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"Do you like church, Mother?" said Jimmy, as they walked home from the Sunday services. "Of course, I do. I love my church. Don't you?" "I like the singing and I like the friendly people and I do like the minister, but I don't know what he says." "Do you mean that you don't understand the sermon?" asked the surprised mother. "I think he talks quite plainly." "Oh, I know the children's story all right, but many of the words I don't know and I start thinking about other things." "Tell you what," said the ...

116. Parable of the Weight of Happiness

Psalm 34:1-22

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"Let's get weighed and have our fortunes told," said Jean. "Let me get weighed first," said Marie. "I've got four pennies," said the mother, "so, all of you can get weighed." "Let John be first. He weighs the most." said Dick. "I weigh 145 pounds. That's wonderful. I bet I'll weigh 155 by football season," said John. "You get on next, Dick." "Gosh, I still only weigh 137 pounds and I've been that weight for over a year." Dick responded. "Gee, I weigh 122 pounds," said Marie. "I'll have to reduce." "And I ...

117. Parable of the Indian Chiefs

Matthew 7:7-12

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Said the great red one, "I am a mighty chief, and I want my son to follow in my footsteps and rule a great people. I want my son to be mighty and strong like me." Said the young chief, "I do not want to be like my father. He is cruel and selfish and he brags over victories he has not won. He makes himself great by stepping on little ones. There is no greatness for the hunter who shoots chipmunks." It is true in our modern day that many sons do not wish to pattern their lives after their father's, for ...

118. PARABLE OF THE BEST CHURCH

John 15:9-17

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"Mother, isn't our Church better than the one Eddie goes to?" "Billy, we do not talk that way about places of worship," replied the mother. "God, our Heavenly Father, is worshiped in each place." "But he says his is better," Billy persisted, "and I say it is not. Which of us is right?" "Perhaps his is better for him, and ours is better for us. We do have a freedom of choice in America, and that is a fine blessing," stated the mother. "What do you mean? One has to be better than the others, doesn't it?" ...

119. Parable of Giants and Pygmies

Luke 16:1-15

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The writer of "Gulliver's Travels" was able to criticize the pettiness of the king's court by making himself a giant on the shores of a little kingdom. The Lilliputians were able to capture the sleeping giant by putting thousands of threads as their cables that pegged him down to earth. As the giant he was able to see the selfishness and ridiculous behavior of petty people in big places. Perhaps the writer was unaware of the parallel of truth found in the fact that a giant may be pegged down to earth and ...

120. Parable on Love and Friendship

Hebrews 13:1-25

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"I consider him to be my friend, even though he never met me and wouldn't know my name." "What kind of a friend is that?' said Dick. "Well," explained Bill, "it's a friendship of a good man for all humanity. That fellow is always doing good for our community. He helps provide the parks which we enjoy. He worked on the financing of our community playground and he stands for good government. He is my friend because the world is better for his presence." "It seems good to me to count my friends among those ...

121. Parable of Cutting Tile

1 Corinthians 15:35-58

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The boy watched his father cutting an expensive furnace tile. "Let me try that," he said. "No," said the father, "a wrong cut will ruin the expensive tile." "Then I'll watch." He saw his father draw the line in black chalk, place the chisel carefully on the line and repeatedly tap his blows. First lightly, as he circled the tile slowly, and then heavier blows were made. "It looks to me," said the boy, "like you are getting nowhere. You haven't begun to cut through." "Watch," said the father. After a number ...

122. The Parable of Prayer and the Refueling Plane

Matthew 7:7-12

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"Look at those two planes together," said the little boy. "It looks like one is towing the other." "No," said the father, "the one plane is bringing more gasoline, so that the other plane does not have to come down and land. Without the refueling plane the great ship would have to stop its flight." "Oh, that is good isn't it?" said the boy. Prayer does its silent refueling of the soul. Many great persons have changed the course of history with dynamic leadership following the refueling of the soul. ...

123. Parable of Stringed Music and Soul Whispers

Malachi 3:6-18

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There is a sense of fineness In music of the strings That sing of life's sweet beauties And the joys they bring. Some thoughts so gentle that they speak In softer words than lips may say. Of souls that hide behind the scenes And whisper only when we pray. We travel through the life that's here, Conversing on a hundred things. And deep beneath the busy days The soul of what we are takes wings. We leave unspoken finest thoughts Of love, and friendship, wisdom's way And hasten on in endless work Denying what ...

124. Parable of the Wagon and the Ball

Luke 12:13-21

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"What are you doing with my wagon?" cried Charles. "I am just playing with it," said Jim. "You weren't using it." "Well, give it here," said Charles, "it's mine." "Then you cannot play with my basketball," said Jim. Shortly after Charles had taken his wagon away from the younger brother, it was again sitting idle. The problem of sharing things is a real one not only in families, but in communities and nations. Each generation tends to believe that all that has been achieved and inherited is creditable to ...

125. Parable of the Brain and Your Religion

John 14:1-4

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"Did you see that fellow that passed just now? I wonder what is wrong with him?" said George. "He's had some brain damage in an accident, and it affects part of his body. He's really a nice fellow. I see him in church every Sunday," said Jim. "If seeing him in church makes him a nice fellow," said George, "there must be damage to another part of my brain." "What I meant," answered Jim, "is that's how I got to know him quite well, and thus he explained to me about his handicap. When you understand him, then ...

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101. Parable of the Value of an Apple Pie

Psalm 34:1-22

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102. Parable of the Hinge

Isaiah 9:6

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103. Parable of the Bank and the Library

Proverbs 16:1-33

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104. Parable of the Elevator and the Stairway

Psalm 95:1-11

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105. Parable of Raising Kittens

Matthew 25:31-46

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106. Parable of Jealousy and Jeopardy

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107. Parable of the Piggy Banks

Matthew 7:7

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108. Parable of Five Cities

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

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109. Parable of the Two Ships

Mark 10:37, 43, 44

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110. Parable of Conversion and Conversation

Romans 14:1--15:13

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111. Parable of Staples and Stability

Hebrews 11:1-40

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112. Parable of Two Bedrooms

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113. Parable of the Kettle

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114. Parable of the Tire

Ephesians 5:22-33

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115. Parable of Strange Words

1 Corinthians 14:1-25

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116. Parable of the Weight of Happiness

Psalm 34:1-22

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117. Parable of the Indian Chiefs

Matthew 7:7-12

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118. PARABLE OF THE BEST CHURCH

John 15:9-17

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119. Parable of Giants and Pygmies

Luke 16:1-15

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120. Parable on Love and Friendship

Hebrews 13:1-25

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121. Parable of Cutting Tile

1 Corinthians 15:35-58

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122. The Parable of Prayer and the Refueling Plane

Matthew 7:7-12

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123. Parable of Stringed Music and Soul Whispers

Malachi 3:6-18

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124. Parable of the Wagon and the Ball

Luke 12:13-21

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125. Parable of the Brain and Your Religion

John 14:1-4

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