“Identity” is a buzz word in our world – that question of what makes us who we are. The world tells us our identity is determined by a bunch of different factors, including:
But if you’ve tried to define yourself based on those factors, you know they’re ultimately hollow; they shift around like sand, leaving us with nothing solid to hold on to.
Pete was telling a friend that he had just lost his job. “Why did the foreman fire you?” the friend asked in surprise.
“Oh,” Pete said, “you know how foremen are. They stand around with their hands in their pockets watching everyone else work.”
“We all know that,” replied his friend. “But why did he let you go?”
“Jealousy,” answered Pete. “All the other workers thought I was the foreman.”
Here are some tip-offs that your child may have some flaws . . . even though you may think he or she is perfect:
Monday, February 19:
Moses & Pharaoh – God’s message to Pharaoh & Pharaoh’s arrogant rejection
Tuesday, February 20:
Moses & the Miracles – God reveals Himself through miracles & plagues
Helen Wilton, a Sunday school teacher, asked her class of preschoolers if they knew where God lives. Stephen Mason, a precocious six-year-old, raised his hand, and the teacher called on him.”
“God lives in my bathroom,” the boy confidently answered.
In his book, How to Use Humor for Business Success, Malcolm Kushner reports that there are three ways to get things done:
1) Do it yourself.
2) Ask someone else to do it.
3) Ask your kids not to do it.
A man walked by and saw a sentry standing guard for no apparent reason, so he approached the sentry and asked him why he was standing in that particular place.
The sentry replied, “I don’t know. I’m just following orders.”
So, the man went to the captain of the guard and asked him why the sentry was posted in that place.
“I don’t know,” replied the captain, “we’re just following orders.”
Monday, January 22:
Abraham & Hagar/Ishmael – Abraham doubts God’s promise & God blesses Ishmael
Tuesday, January 23:
Abraham & Circumcision – The sign of circumcision vs. spiritual circumcision
John Franklin, a noted evangelist, was speaking at two different churches in a large city in the same week. A reporter was present at the first service. After the sermon the evangelist pleaded with the reporter not to publish in the local paper any of the jokes he had used that night, since he was going to use the same stories the following night at the other church.
Could I get my husband to address the Christmas cards?
I wondered. The family was coming. There was shopping to do, gifts to wrap, the tree to decorate, cooking, cleaning. I arranged the cards, stamps, and address book on the table, then hopefully pulled up a chair and said, “Come on, Dear, let’s get these out of the way.”
