12/21/2011 in Featured, Inspirational Stories
A university professor from Salt Lake City conducted an experiment at Christmas time several years ago. He randomly selected six hundred names from telephone directories from several major cities and sent Christmas cards to each of them. His return address was included on the card, and he received an amazing one hundred and seventeen responses from the 600 cards sent to perfect strangers.
One replied, “I just got out of the hospital, and how good it was to hear from a longtime wonderful friend!” (Must have had amnesia!)
Another said, “We had difficulty at first remembering who you were, but after some thought, we remembered. Please give our love to your father. He is a wonderful man.” (What creative memories!)
One reply was unexpected, “It was really great to hear from you again. We will be in Salt Lake City this summer, and if you have a spare room, we would like to stay with you two or three days!” (Now that’s what friends are for!)
Anne and I want to take this opportunity to say Merry Christmas. We are blessed to have so many wonderful friends. We hope you each have a wonderful Christmas and a prosperous and blessed New Year. You are always in our thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Ron and Anne
Jay Leno said, “Did you hear that the atheist have produced a Christmas play? It’s called “Coincidence on 34th Street.”
06/04/2011 in Featured, Inspirational Stories
OK, so I only got $700.00 when dad died. It could have been more, but my two brothers and four sisters thought it best that we divide it equally.
Since then, I have learned that money may make one rich, but being wealthy is something totally different. My dad left his kids wealthy.
A spiritual legacy is one of the greatest possessions you can leave your kids.
I was reminded of this several years ago when I drove into our hometown to take care of some family business. This was years after mom and dad had both gone home to be with the Lord. The kind lady who checked me into the motel saw the name on my credit card and ask if I was related to Brother Corzine, known as “The Country Preacher”.
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03/03/2010 in Inspirational Stories
A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. “Your son is here,” she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient’s eyes opened. Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man’s limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement. The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed.
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02/17/2010 in Inspirational Stories
This will certainly make you stop and think. You never know what a kind
word, a phone call, or an impromptu visit will do for someone else.
It was a cold winter’s day that Sunday. The parking lot to the church was filling up quickly. I noticed as I got out of my car that fellow church members were whispering among themselves as they walked to the church.
As I got closer I saw a man leaned up against the wall outside the church. He was almost laying down as if he was asleep. He had on a long trench coat that was almost in shreds and a hat topped his head, pulled down so you could not see his face. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too small for his feet with holes all over them, his toes stuck out.
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02/17/2010 in Inspirational Stories
A seminary professor was vacationing with his wife in Gatlinburg, TN. One morning, they were eating breakfast at little restaurant, hoping to enjoy a quiet, family meal. While they were waiting for their food, they noticed a
distinguished looking, white-haired man moving from table to table, visiting with the guests. The professor leaned over and whispered to his wife, “I hope he doesn’t come over here.” But sure enough, the man did come over to
their table. ”Where are you folks from?” he asked in a friendly voice.
“Oklahoma,” they answered.
“Great to have you here in Tennessee.” the stranger said. “What do you do for a living?”
“I teach at a seminary,” he replied.
“Oh, so you teach preachers how to preach, do you? Well, I’ve got a really great story for you.” And with that, the gentleman pulled up a chair and sat down at the table with the couple.
The professor groaned and thought to himself, “Great… Just what I need… another preacher story!”
The man started, “See that mountain over there? (pointing out the restaurant window). Not far from the base of that mountain, there was a boy born to an unwed mother. He had a hard time growing up, because every place he went, he was always asked the same question, ‘Whose boy are you?’
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02/17/2010 in Inspirational Stories
Well at least listen to Martina McBride’s new single. “Anyway”
You can spend your whole life building, something from nothing
One storm can come and blow it all away — BUILD IT ANYWAY
You can chase a dream that seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way — DREAM IT ANYWAY
CHORUS: God is GREAT, But sometimes life ain’t GOOD
When I pray — it doesn’t always turn out the way I think it should.
But I do it ANYWAY – I do it ANYWAY.
This world has gone crazy — and it’s hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today — BELIEVE IT ANYWAY
You can love someone with all your heart for all the right reasons
In a moment they can choose to walk away – LOVE THEM ANYWAY
You can pour you soul out singing — a song you believe in
That tomorrow they’ll forget you ever sang – SING IT ANYWAY
OK, so I only got $700.00 when dad died. It could have been more, but my two brothers and four sisters thought it best that we divide it equally.
Better known as Son of a Preacher, Ron started the first Christian Fellowship Church in Harlingen, Texas in 1982 and presently serves as a counselor, consultant and apostolic overseer to multiple churches and ministries. He travels nationally and internationally motivating and challenging people to be effective in their call and ministry to their local church, their community, and the marketplace.
Philip serves Christian Fellowship International by helping oversee the network of CFI churches, as well as pastoring Christian Fellowship Church McAllen, Texas. He graduated from Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas in 1991, and then served in the Army for three years. Philip is a very gifted musician, worship leader and communicator of the Word. He and his wife Trish have two daughters, Lauren and Lenzy. Click to email Philip.
