Say what you will about rock and roll, you have to admit it’s opened up a whole new field of expression for kids who can’t sing. It isn’t what a teenager knows that worries his parents; it’s how he finds out. One way for a girl to whip up a boy’s interest is to give…
Author: Alan Holden
Worship
Did you ever hear anyone say, “We’re not going to the lake this afternoon; Sunday is the only day we have to rest?” Since we fight for the liberty to worship, should we not make more use of that liberty? When we recognize Jesus’ kingship, we’ll give Him our worship. A person may be worthy…
Worry
God is our help in trouble; if you worry, you are on your own. Don’t lie awake at nights worrying about how to succeed; just stay awake days. Don’t worry about knowing people; just make yourself worth knowing. Don’t worry what the world is coming to; be concerned what it had already come to. Worrying…
Work
An executive is one who never puts off until tomorrow what he can get someone else to do today. Pray to God, but row for shore. Housework is something you do that nobody notices unless you don’t do it. To be effective in God’s work is quite different than to be active in God’s work….
Words
Sign in veterinarian’s office: Doctor will be with you shortly. Sit! Stay! Sign in music shop: Gone Chopin. Bach in a Minuet. Energy crisis: when you can’t fuel all the people all the time. Our language is funny–a fat chance and a slim chance mean the same thing. Some things not worth saying are now…
Women
Women prefer husbands with a will of their own, provided it’s made out in the wife’s name. The best thing for a cold shoulder is a mink. Just why is it that you convince a man, but must persuade a woman? Most women don’t mind Yule shopping–they charge right ahead. The best years of a…
Witnessing
There’s enough Bread of Life to supply the whole world, but are there enough volunteers to distribute it? It’s easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor. Personal soul winners get more results with tears in their eyes than arguments on their lips. The gospel is not something we go to…
Wisdom
Wisdom comes more from living than from studying. Specialization is the art of learning more and more about less and less. Keep God’s truth in your head and his love in your heart. Advice is like snow–the softer it falls, the deeper it goes. Discretion too often marks the end of discovery. Thinking well is…
Victory
Victory will makes us sing, shine, and surrender. Win when you can–but when you lose, act as if you enjoyed it for a change. There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. No one is tired on the day of victory. Triumph of wrong is never final victory. Though each step to the cross was…
Unstable People
If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill. When some people run into a telephone pole, they blame it on the pole. Confusion is the enemy of all comfort. It’s hard for any empty sack to stand erect. Some people fall for everything and stand for nothing. The surest way to mishandle…