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If We Could Shrink The Earth's Population To A ... PRO
Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 22, 2004 (message contributor)
If we could shrink the earth’s population to a village of one hundred people; here’s the way the world would look:
There would be 57 Asians, 21 Europeans, 14 from the Western Hemisphere, and 8 Africans.
50 would suffer from malnutrition and one would be near death. Only one would have a college education, and only one would own a computer.
80 would live in substandard housing.
70 would be unable to read.
6 would possess 59% of the world’s wealth and all 6 would be from North America.
We attend church without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death. We are better off than 3...
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When People Look At Us, Our Character And ... PRO
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004
When people look at us, our character and disposition should look like that of Christ. This story illustrates my point. The Mirror In Discipleship Journal, Carole Mayhall tells of a woman who went to a diet center to lose weight. The director took her to a full-length mirror. On it he ...read more
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One Rainy Day A Young Mother And Her ... PRO
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004
One rainy day a young mother and her seven-year-old boy were driving through one of the main streets of their town. Little Matthew seemed to be pondering something as he stared at the windshield wipers doing their repetitious work. “Mom,” Matthew said. “I’ve been thinking about something.” ...read more
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The Hallmark PRO
Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jul 20, 2003
"The Hallmark" Many of us can t tell fourteen caret gold from eighteen carat. Sone of us can t even tell gold plate from solid gold. In old London town the jewelers of Goldsmith’s Hall took pride in doing good work, and they wanted each customer to know what he was buying. So they devised a mark ...read more
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It Was May 7, And Roger Simms Was Hitchhiking His ... PRO
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004
It was May 7, and Roger Simms was hitchhiking his way home, having been discharged from the Army. He flashed his hitchhiking sign at a car, but almost lost hope for a ride when he noticed it was a black, sleek, new Cadillac. To his amazement the car stopped. As Roger entered the car from the ...read more
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Our Favor With God Would Be Enough If We Thought ... PRO
Contributed by Tony Abram on Jun 21, 2005
Our favor with God would be enough if we thought that you would have: Enough happiness to keep you sweet. Enough trials to keep you strong. Enough sorrow to keep you human. Enough hope to keep you happy. Enough failure to keep you humble. Enough success to keep you ...read more
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