A patient, while recovering in the hospital from a heart attack, met this over zealous evangelist. For half an hour, the preacher lectured the man on being thankful for God's mercy and repenting immediately of his sins.
"Tell the truth, brother," the pastor remarked. "During your heart attack, didn't all your sins flash before your eyes?"
With a mischievous grin, the patient responded, "Don't be...
Greater love has no man than this . . .
The Civil War ended in 1865. But it wasn't until 1997 that the last shot of that war was fired. In 1997, two young boys were playing around with their new Christmas present, a metal detector. Using their new toy, they came across a live shell that dates back to the Civil War.
The boys, Michael and Andrew Zimmerman of Winchester, Virginia, didn't know what ...
A few weeks into a new school year, Susan Moser, a mother from Pennsylvania, asked her young son what he thought of first grade. With enthusiasm, he replied, "Oh, I love school. It's great!" Then, after a brief hesitation, he added. "Well, except for one thing . . . I don't really like it when Mrs. Decker tries to teach us stuff." (1)
Well, that's a problem, isn't it? Some of our students here ca...
Before her death in 1997, Jeanne Calment was the oldest living human whose age could be verified by official documentation. This remarkable French lady claimed she owed her longevity to chocolate, olive oil, and port wine. On her one hundred and twentieth birthday celebration, someone asked Ms. Calment, "What is your vision of the future?"
With a twinkle in her eye, Ms. Calment replied, "Very bri...
