As an older woman was traveling on a commercial airline to Denver, the jet began to have mechanical problems. The captain informed the passengers to stay seated with seatbelts on and to not panic as they attempted an emergency landing. Some passengers began to pray, others watched nervously out the windows or clung desperately to thier belongings. A man seated next to the woman was astonished as she calmly continued knitting with a content smile on her face. "Didn't you hear what's happening?" he asked her, "We could all die you know." The old woman smiled and calmly replied: "Sir, I lost one of my daughters to cancer about 2 years ago. She accepted Christ as a young girl and lived her life in service to Him. I know she is with Jesus right now. My other daughter lives in Denver with her husband, and I was on my way to see her." The old woman smiled brightly as she finished explaining: "It really makes no difference to me which daughter I go to visit today."

To A Beautiful Person... If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it. He sends you flowers every spring. He sends you a sunrise every morning. Whenever you want to talk, He listens. He can live anywhere in the universe, but He chose... your heart. Face it friend, He is crazy about you! God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.

No Excuse Sunday To make it possible for everyone to attend church this Sunday, we are going to have a special "No Excuse Sunday". Cots will be placed in the foyer for those who say "Sunday is my only day to sleep in". There will be a special section with lounge chairs for those who say "The pews are too hard". We will have steel helmets for those who say "The roof would cave in if I ever came to church." Blankets will be provided for those who think the church is too cold, and fans for those who say it's too hot. Scorecards will be available for those who wish to list the "hypocrites" that are present. We will have "Stamp Out Stewardship" buttons for those who feel that the church is always asking for money. Doctors and nurses will be available for those who plan to be sick on Sunday. The sancuary will be decorated with both Christmas Poinsettas, and Easter Lillies for those who have never seen the church without them. Where will you be next Sunday? ‹ unknown

What happens when an athiest, who happens to be an attorney, decides to put Christianity on trial? After weighing the evidence, Lee Strobel came to the following conclusion: "In light of the convincing facts I learned during my investigation, in the face of this overwhelming avalanche of evidence in the case for Christ, the great irony was this: it would require much more faith for me to maintain my atheism than to trust in Jesus of Nazareth!" ‹ Lee Strobel, attorney and former atheist, author of "The Case For Christ"

The Dive A young man who had been raised as an atheist was training to be an Olympic diver. The only religious influence in his life came from his outspoken Christian friend. The young diver never really paid much attention to his friend's sermons, but he heard them often. One night the diver went to the indoor pool at the college he attended. The lights were all off, but as the pool had big skylights and the moon was bright, there was plenty of light to practice by. The young man climbed up to the highest diving board and as he turned his back to the pool on the edge of the board and extended his arms out, he saw his shadow on the wall The shadow of his body was in the shape of a cross. Instead of diving, he knelt down and finally asked God to come into his life. As the young man stood, a maintenance man walked in and turned the lights on. The pool had been drained for repairs. Author Unknown

Jesus' House? There once was a man who heard about God becoming flesh to walk among us, and to offer Himself up as a sacrifice for our sins. The story made sense, and there seemed to be enough historical and prophetic evidence to back it up, so the man decided to believe in Jesus. The man's life, however, did not change. He continued living to make money and spend it on things to try to make himself happy. "I believe that the Bible is true, and that's enough" the man thought. One night the man had a dream: He heard a knock at the door. He opened it to find Jesus standing there. "I thought you were going to invite me in." Jesus said. "I... I was." The man replied. " I believe you exist" he added. "Yes I know" said Jesus. "A lot of people do, but they do not do anything about it. May I come in?" The man thought it over for a few moments, and then answered, "I guess you can come in for a few minutes." "I only come into homes where I am welcome to stay" Jesus answered. "Well, I suppose since you are the Son of God, I would be foolish to say no. But Please don't snoop around in any drawers or anything, or in my bedroom... Oh! Or my closet!" the man added hastily. Jesus just frowned, not moving and not saying a word. "Look," the man said, "I don't want to go to hell, so I am willing to put up with you to a certain extent. But this is my house and I make the rules, understand? I would be willing to clear out the guest bedroom for you to stay in. I will remove any offensive music or books... oh yeah, and some videos that I don't want you to see, and that room will be clean and sinless for you, but you have to stay in that room. The rest of my house is mine and it will stay that way." "I'm very sorry." Jesus said softly as He turned to leave. The man just watched, speechless, as Jesus walked over to the neighbor's house. After a brief conversation, the neighbor invited Jesus in, and they disappeared into the house together. A few minutes later, both Jesus and the neighbor came out of the house with a bunch of CD's, some videos and books, and dropped them into the trash can. Soon, it became apparent the this neighbor had given Jesus full authority over his house, and everything in it. As time passed, most of the neighborhood noticed that this house was different. The man was almost always happy, concerned more with sharing and helping others than with himself. Some people were jealous, and vandalized his house, and played mean pranks and hassled the man more than anyone else, but it didn't seem to bother him much. "I don't understand it." the man thought to himself. "My neighbor is persecuted and hassled and made fun of more than anyone, but yet he is always one of the happiest people around. He is even nice to the people who make fun of him. First he let Jesus in to run his life like he's some kind of slave or something, then as a reward, he gets to be attacked and persecuted, and he is happier than he was when he was just another normal person!" Suddenly the man woke up. He could not sleep for the rest of the night. "My life is just like that dream" he thought. "I am willing to let Jesus have a few minutes of my time when it is convenient for me, but a vast majority of my life is off limits to Him. No wonder He is not living in my life, He probably doesn't want to be locked in a small room inside of me when there are others willing to give their lives to Him." "I guess I have a decision to make..." Do you? ‹ T. Smith (AZChristianNetwork.com)