YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW (aired on September 28, 2009)

There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension.
One of these days is YESTERDAY with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the world cannot bring back Yesterday. We cannot undo a single act we performed; we cannot erase a single word we said---Yesterday is gone......
The other day we should not worry about is TOMORROW with its possible adversities, its burdens, its large promise and poor performance. Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control. Tomorrow's sun will rise, either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds, but it will rise. Until it does, we have no stake in Tomorrow, for it is yet unborn....
This leaves only one day---TODAY! Anybody can fight the battles of just one day. It is only when you and I add the burdens of those two awful eternities---YESTERDAY and TOMORROW---that we break down.
It is not the experience of today that drives people mad; it is remorse or bitterness for something which happened Yesterday and the dread of what Tomorrow may bring.
--Wayne Eads

TOP 10 AMUSING SIGNS  (aired on September 25,  2009)

10. Sign on an airport runway: All baggage carts must yield to oncoming planes.
9. Sign at the Pavlov Institute: Knock: Please don't ring bell.
8. Sign in a 1 hour eyeglass store: 20/20 in 60 Minutes.
7. Saying on a T-shirt: My daughter and my money both go to college.
6. Bumper-sticker: Pharmacists are indispensable.
5. Sign in a dentist's office: Patient parking only. All others will be painfully extracted.
4. Sign on a parking space at a garden nursery: Reserved for plant manager.
3. Boyfriend wanted: No experience necessary. Will train.
2. Sign on a closed store: This store is guarded by a very mean dog 3 nights a week. You guess which nights.
1. Sign on a hearing aid shop: Trust us. Over 5000 ears of experience.

ONE (aired on September 11, 2009)
By Cheryl B. Sawyer Ed.D
As the soot and dirt and ash rained down,
We became one color.
As we carried each other down the stairs of the burning building,
We became one class.
As we lit candles of waiting and hope,
We became one generation.
As the firefighters and police officers fought their way into the inferno,
We became one gender.
As we fell to our knees in prayer for strength,
We became one faith.
As we whispered or shouted words of encouragement,
We spoke one language.
As we gave our blood in lines a mile long,
We became one body.
As we mourned together the great loss,
We became one family.
As we cried tears of grief and loss,
We became one soul.
As we retell with pride of the sacrifice of heroes,
We become one people.
We are:
One color
One class
One generation
One gender
One faith
One language
One body
One family
One soul
One people
We are The Power of One.
We are United.
We are America.

COUNTRY PEARLS OF WISDOM (aired July 29, 2009)

Don't name a pig you plan to eat.
Life is not about how fast you run, or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.
A bumble-bee is faster than a John Deere tractor.
Don't skinny dip with snapping turtles.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.
Meanness don't happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies. It messes with their heads.
 
SMILES (aired July 23, 2009)

A smile costs nothing but gives much. It enriches those who receive, without making  poorer  those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it, and none is so poor but he can be made rich by it.

A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in business, and is the countersign of friendship. It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and it is natures best antidote for trouble. Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away.

TOP TEN BUMPER STICKERS (aired July 14, 2009)

10. If You Can Read This, I Can Slam On My Brakes And Sue You
9. Forget World Peace -- Visualize Turning Off Your Turn Signal!
8. HANG UP AND DRIVE!
7. Where There's A Will...I Want To Be In It!
6. Ever Stop To Think, And Forget To Start Again?
5. This Would Be Really Funny If It Weren't Happening To Me
4. If We Quit Voting Will They All Go Away?
3. This Bumper Sticker Exploits Illiterates
2. Honk If Anything Falls Off
1. I Haven't Lost My Mind - It's Backed Up On Disk Somewhere

CELL PHONE VS THE BIBLE (aired July 13, 2009)
I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phones.

GOD’S WAYS (aired June 8, 2009)

I asked for Strength... God gave me Difficulties to make me strong.
I asked for Wisdom... God gave me Problems to solve.
I asked for Prosperity... God gave me Brain and Brawn to work.
I asked for Courage... God gave me Danger to overcome.
I asked for Love... God gave me Troubled people to help.
I asked for Favors... God gave me Opportunities.
I got nothing I wanted... but I received everything I needed!

HOW ABOUT SUMMER RESOLUTIONS? (aired July 9, 2009)

(After 6 months of not keeping the new year's ones)
Give up complaining . . . focus on gratitude.
Give up pessimism . . . become an optimist.
Give up harsh judgments . . . think kind thoughts.
Give up worry . . . trust divine providence.
Give up discouragement . . . be full of hope.
Give up bitterness . . . turn to forgiveness.
Give up hatred . . . return good for evil.
Give up negativism . . . be positive.
Give up anger . . . practice patience.
Give up pettiness . . . put on maturity.
Give up jealousy . . . pray for trust.
Give up gossiping . . . control your tongue.
Give up sin. . . . turn to virtue.
Give up gloom. . . enjoy the beauty that is all around you.

What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?
What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
What if we used it to receive messages from the text?
What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?
What if we gave it to kids as gifts?
What if we used it as we traveled?
What if we used it in case of an emergency?
What if we upgraded it to get the latest version? 

• Give God what's right, not what's left
• "Pray" is a four letter word that you can say anywhere (except in a public school)
• Man's way leads to a hopeless end! God's way leads to an endless hope.
• A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.
• He who kneels before God can stand before anyone
• To be almost saved is to be totally lost
• We're too blessed to be depressed
• In the sentence of life the Devil may be a comma, but DO NOT LET him be the PERIOD
• Don't put a question mark where God put a period
• God loves everyone, but probably prefers "fruits of the spirit over religious nuts"
• God grades on the cross, not the curve
• Are you wrinkled with burden? Come on into Church for a faith lift.
• Prayer - Don't give God instructions-just report for duty
• Wal-Mart isn't the only saving place
• God doesn't want shares of your life; He wants controlling interest .
• Don't wait for 6 strong men to take you to church
• A family altar can alter a family
• We don't change the message, the message changes us
• This Church is "Prayer Conditioned"
• When God ordains, He sustains
• WARNING: Exposure to the Son may prevent burning
• Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark
• Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory capacity
• Having truth decay? Brush up on your Bible
• Exercise daily. Walk with the Lord
• Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous
• Wisdom has two parts: (1) Having a lot to say. (2) Not saying it.
• Never give the devil a ride! He will always want to drive.
• Watch your step carefully! Everyone else does
• A clean conscience makes a soft pillow
• Nothing ruins the truth like stretching it
• You can tell how big a person is by what it takes to discourage him.
• He who is good at making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
• Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back
• He who angers you controls you
• Worry is the darkroom in which "negatives" are developed
• Give Satan an inch and he'll be a ruler
• For all you do, His blood's for you
• Forbidden fruits creates many jams
• Be ye fishers of men. You catch them and He will clean them
• Deciding not to choose is still making a choice
• God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called
• "Read The Bible.....It Will Scare The Hell Out Of You!"
• If God is your Co-pilot, swap seats!

GOD IS A LITTLE LIKE... (aired on August 20, 2009)

God is a little like General Electric
He lights your path.

God is a little like Bayer Aspirin
He works wonders.

God is a little like Hallmark Cards
He cared enough to send the very best.

God is a little like Tide
He gets out the stains that others leave behind.

God is a little like VO-5 Hair Spray
He holds through all kinds of weather.

God is a little like Dial Soap
Aren't you glad you know Him?
Don't you wish everyone did?

God is a little like Wal Mart
He has everything.

God is a little like Alka Seltzer
Oh, what a relief He is!

God is a little like Scotch Tape
You can't see Him but you know He's there!

God is a little like The Copper Top Battery
Nothing can outlast him.

God is a little like American Express
Don't leave home without Him!

--Author Unknown

THE BIBLE IN 50 WORDS (aired September 1, 2009)

God made
Adam bit
Noah arked
Abraham split
Jacob fooled
Joseph ruled
Bush talked
Moses balked
Pharaoh plagued
People walked
Sea divided
Tablets guided
Promise landed
Saul freaked
David peeked
Prophets warned
Jesus born
God walked
Love talked
Anger crucified
Hope died
Love rose
Spirit flamed
Word spread
God remained.