... HAVE HURTS THAT ARE CAUSING THEM TO ACT OUT IN WAYS THAT THEY NEVER WOULD OTHERWISE. When we encounter someone who is lashing out at other people, we need to ask: What could be going on in their lives that could be causing them to behave this way? Leslie Parrott tells about a scathing letter he received at a college where he once served. The first few lines were demoralizing. After reading a few paragraphs, he skipped to the end of the letter to see who the writer was. He did not recognize the signer so he ...
... , (Memphis: Castle Books), p. 18. 3. Joyce Madison, GREAT HOAXES, SWINDLES, SCANDALS, CONS, STINGS, AND SCAMS (New York: Penguin Books, 1992). 4. (Portland: Multnomah., 1990). 5. Ken Davis, I DON'T REMEMBER DROPPING THE SKUNK, BUT I 6. DO REMEMBER TRYING TO BREATHE (Grand Rapids, MI: ZondervanPublishing House, 1990). 7. Leslie Parrott, THE HABIT OF HAPPINESS (Waco, TX: Word Books Publisher, 1987), pp. 40-41. 9-15-88, p. 47.
... picture ever made. "If you're in heaven, Vinnie," he promises, "I'll manage to get in some way, even if I have to climb the fence!" (2) Many of us are fortunate to know about that kind of love. Commitment, communication, cooperation, constancy and Christlikenessthose are the keys. 1. Leslie Parrott, EASY TO LIVE WITH, cited in Robert Schuller, POWER IDEAS FOR A HAPPY FAMILY (Charlotte, N.C.: Commission Press, 1972). 2. Bennett Cerf, STORIES TO MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD (New York: Random House).
... Christ calls us to be, we simply do what is expected of us: regular hospital calls, decent sermons, warm blessings at women’s groups. Ministry may certainly be that much – but it is not only that much – it’s far more. Though Les and Leslie Parrott are dealing with this next issue, I have to register if. Family pressures can really handicap character – and can play a significant role in our quest for holiness. Family pressures aren’t unique to a minister’s family, but they are exacerbated by ...
