Children's Bible Answers

25 hilarious out-takes about the Bible from a child's perspective.

1. Adam and Eve were created from an apple tree Noahs wife was called Joan of Ark Noah built an ark which the animals come on in pears

2. Christians have only one spouse This is called monotony

3. David was a Hebrew king skilled at playing the liar He fought with the Finklesteins a race of people who lived in Biblical times

4. In the first book of the bible Guinessis God got tired of creating the world so he took the Sabbath off

5. It was a miracle when Jesus rose from the dead and managed to get the tombstone off the entrance

6. Jesus enunciated the Golden Rule which says to do one to others before they do one to you He also explained a man doth not live by sweat alone

7. Jesus was born because Mary had an immaculate contraption

8. Lotu2019s wife was a pillar of salt by day but a ball of fire by night

9. Moses died before he ever reaches Canada Then Joshua led the Hebrews in the battle of Geritol

10. Moses led the Hebrews to the Red Sea where they made unleavened bread which is bread without any ingredients

11. One of the opossums was St Matthew who was also a taximan

12. Samson slayed the Philistines with the axe of the Apostles

13. Samson was a strongman who let himself be led astray by a Jezebel like Delilah

14. Solomon one of Davids sons had 300 wives and 700 porcupines

15. St John the blacksmith dumped water on his head

16. St Paul cavorted to Christianity He preached holy acrimony which is another name for marriage

17. The Egyptians were all drowned in the dessert Afterwards Moses went up on Mount Cyanide to get the ten amendments

18. The Jews were a proud people and throughout history they had trouble with the unsympathetic Genitals

19. The epistles were the wives of the apostles

20. The first commandment was when Eve told Adam to eat the apple

21. The greatest miracle in the Bible is when Joshua told his son to stand still and he obeyed him

22. The people who followed the lord were called the 12 decibels

23. The seventh commandment is thou shalt not admit adultery

24. When Mary heard that she was the mother of Jesus she sang the Magna Carta

25. When the three wise guys from the east side arrived the found Jesus in the manager


TV Outtakes - Children Talk About Their Favorite Bible Story

Adapted From: http://loveandsalvation.blogspot.com​

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Parable of the Yeast / Leaven

Parable of the Yeast  What is the meaning of the Parable of the Leaven? The Parable of the Leaven, also called the parable of the yeast, is one of the shortest parables of Jesus. It appears in Matthew 13:33 and Luke 13:20–21, as well as in the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas. - Wikipedia The main lesson of the parable of the leaven is that the Kingdom of Heaven, though it may start small and hidden, will powerfully and completely grow to transform and affect everything it touches, much like a tiny bit of leaven causes a large batch of dough to rise. This growth is a mysterious but powerful work of God's grace and sovereignty, ultimately leading to the fulfillment of God's promises on a global scale. - AI Overview

 

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The Miracles of Jesus

The "miracles of Jesus" refer to supernatural events recorded in the New Testament where Jesus displayed divine power over nature, sickness, evil spirits, and even death, such as turning water into wine, calming a storm, healing lepers and the blind, casting out demons, and raising people from the dead. The 37 Miracles of Jesus in Chronological Order from SunnyHillChurch in Wytheville, VA       45 Jesus Miracles Clipart - Bible Story Watercolor Illustrations Images can be found at Etsy YouTube: The 37 MIRACLES of Jesus Christ ✨ Every Miracle Recorded in the Gospels (KJV)

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Famous Saints Thru The Centuries

FAMOUS SAINTS DOWN THROUGH THE CENTURIES

St. Ambrose

St. Jerome

St. Gregory the Great

St. Athanasius

St. John Chrysostom

St. Basil the Great

St. Gregory of Nazianzus

St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Bonaventure

St. Anselm of Canterbury

St. Isidore of Seville

St. Peter Chrysologus

St. Leo I, the Great

St. Peter Damian

St. Bernard of Clairvaux

St. Hilary of Poitiers

St. Alphonsus Liguori

St. Cyril of Jerusalem

St. John of Damascus

St. Cyril of Alexandria

St. Bede the Venerable

St. Ephrem the Syrian

St. Peter Canisius

St. John of the Cross

St. Robert Bellarmine

St. Albert the Great

St. Anthony of Padua

St. Francis de Sales

St. Lawrence of Brindisi

St. Catherine of Siena

St. Thérèse of Lisieux

PDF Resources:

St. Ignatius ~ 1st Century.pdf

St. Ireneous ~ 2nd Century.pdf

St. Cyprian ~ 3rd Century.pdf

St. Cyril ~ 4th Century.pdf

St. Leo the Great ~ 5th Century.pdf

St. Gregory ~ 6th Century.pdf

St. Bede ~ 7th Century.pdf

St John of Damascus ~ 8th Century.pdf

St. Alfred the Great ~ 9th Century .pdf

St. Wolfgang ~ 10th Century.pdf

St. Peter Damian ~ 11th Century.pdf

St. Hildegard ~ 12th Century.pdf

St. Thomas Aquinas ~ 13th Century.pdf

St. Catherine of Siena ~ 14th Century.pdf

St. Ignatious of Loyola ~ 15th Century.pdf

St. Teresa of Avila ~ 16th Century.pdf

St. Bellarmine ~ 17th Century.pdf

St. Alphonsus ~ 18th Century.pdf

St. Elizabeth Seton ~ 19th Century.pdf

St. Maximilisn Kolbe ~ 20th Century.pdf

St. John Paul II ~ 21st Century.pdf

Image Credit: HappySaints.com
Resources: The Saints That Changed The World, Top 10 Saints and Saints through the Centuries by Richard Thornton

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'Twas the night before kindergarten

'Twas the night before kindergarten, when all through the house All the little people were sleeping, it was just me and my spouse. Her backpack was placed by the front door with care, A special new outfit laid out on the floor, she would wear. She had picked it herself, that girl was quite proud. It was totally her style, it was colorful and loud. She had stood in those aisles 'till she found the right one. It was covered in glitter, it was so happy and fun. When down the kids' hallway we heard a small sound, Followed by little feet tiptoeing on the ground. Our tiny kindergartner peeked her head 'round the wall, Her bottom lip quivering, she started to bawl. We called her over and held onto her tight, She buried her face into my chest and squeezed with all her might. "I'm afraid to go to kindergarten, I'm scared for you to leave me, What if I miss you? What if I feel lonely?" My husband and I looked at each other and sighed, We knew this was coming, and I tried not to cry. "It's ok to be scared and feel a bit nervous, But here is a secret, I want you to remember this. "Wherever you go, whatever you do, Mommy and Daddy will always believe in you! You were made for this moment, to go do big things, God made you for tomorrow, to spread your new wings. "He has empowered you to be who you are, there's no one else like you. And when you get scared, you can do what I do. I just close my eyes and think of Jesus next to me, His hand on my shoulder, He's right here with me. Then I take a deep breath and I say in my mind, 'It's not by my strength, but by His I'm defined!' So when tomorrow morning comes you can bravely walk in, Knowing you're not alone, that you never have been." So today when I dropped my little girl off, She bravely walked in, with her wings she took off. But I heard her whisper as she walked out of sight, "I've got this Mommy, with Jesus I will be alright."   Source: From Blacktop to Dirt Road

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Noah: Alphabet Ups and Downs Game

Dana writes, "I just thought I'd share something I wrote to use with the active youth game, Alphabet Ups and Downs. (That's the game where you read a group a story with a lot of alliteration, and the kids have to stand up or sit down every time they hear a word that starts with a certain letter.) We were studying Noah, so I wanted our Alphabet Ups and Downs game to match the story. Here's a loose telling of the Noah story that features words with the letter 'N'."   "Noah: Alphabet Ups and Downs" by Dana Gagnon   Noah was a nice guy, but his neighbors thought he was a nut.   He had spent nearly his whole life building a nifty boat next to his house, in a neighborhood that never had rain! I mean, if Noah had a nickel for every nasty neighbor that came over to nag and needle him, he’d be a millionaire by now.   Noah explained to the nasty neighbors that God noticed that the world had become naughty, and told Noah to build this boat to save his family and the animals from a flood, but nobody believed Noah.   But Noah took notes when God gave him the numbers for the size of the nifty boat, and he nailed day and night to complete it.   When the nifty boat was nearly finished, the necessary animals started to arrive.   Naturally, the nocturnal animals came at night, so they could nap later. The nightingales flew in to their new nest. At noon, the elephants nearly got stuck in the narrow door. The next night, which was a bit nippy, such numbers came that I could not name each one — no nook of the nifty boat was neglected.   Now, nothing could stop the nearing rain. Noah nailed the door tight, and eyed the nimbus clouds nearby. Next, Noah and the animals spent numerous nights nervously feeling nausea as they floated on the waves the flood brought.   It rained for 40 days and 40 nights, and then Noah noticed the rain no more. Now they had to wait in the nifty boat until they could find the dry land they needed to live on.   Next they noticed something new — a rainbow. The rainbow was God’s signature on a promise that He would never flood the whole earth again. Noah and his family had a new chance to not neglect God’s laws and to walk God’s narrow path to heaven.   Copyright 2003 Dana Gagnon Source: Internet Archive

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Parable of the Lost Sheep

Today's bible adventure is the parable of the good shepherd.      Jesus often used parables as he was teaching a parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning     Jesus loved to tell stories and people loved listening to them his stories always taught important things about who god is and what he is doing.   One day the shepherd had 100 sheep and he took very good care of them.  Every day he led the sheep to fresh green grass and water so they had all they needed.  The shepherd knew every one of his 100 sheep so well that he could tell if they were doing well or if some of them were about to get ill.  The sheep learned to stay close to the shepherd because they knew everything would be fine as long as they were in his sight.  Every evening when they returned home, the shepherd carefully counted all his sheep to be sure they were all there then he locked them behind fences so they would be safe from the wild animals for the night. But one evening as the shepherd counted his sheep, he realized that one was missing.  He counted 99 so he knew one sheep was lost somewhere. It was now getting dark but the shepherd knew he had to leave the 99 sheep inside the fence and go out to find the one sheep that was missing.  The shepherd went out searching in the dark wilderness. As the sun was setting, the shepherd went further and further away to find his lost sheep. Then suddenly he heard the sheep bleating and he rushed to find it. When he found the sheep, he placed it on his shoulders and carried it all the way back home.  The shepherd was happy because his sheep that had been lost was found again.  Jesus then said "I told you this story to help you understand that god is exactly like this good shepherd who loves his sheep. If any person sins and strays from God, he will search for that person and bring him back to him no matter what it requires and just like the good shepherd in the story: God is very happy when that person comes back to him.  Video provided by Early Learning Adventures With Mrs. T

 

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The Gift of Giving (A Paper Tearing Story)

"The Gift of Giving - A Paper Tearing Story" by Donald Burns (Luke 6:38 and Galatians 5:22-23) Props: The items you will need are a handful of pennies that you are willing to loose, a letter size piece of paper, and a pair of scissors. Tell the story: Many of us have been taught to work to receive the things we want and to save the things we've got only to collect more and more things. So, when you first become a Christian you may not want to give away the good things that God gives you. (Ask:) If you give away all the things you have, will you eventually run out of them? Hmmm, lets try something with this money that the world has to give.  Who would like some money? (Take your handful of pennies and ask for volunteers to receive the pennies. Give away one penny to each person until they are all gone. Now have everyone that has the pennies give the penny away to someone who doesn't have a penny.)  Now I don't have any pennies left and I know some of you who received the pennies really didn't like giving that penny away did you? But you know what, God gives us spiritual gifts and he wants us to give them away too. When you give away the things God has given you, he will bless it and work miracles with it. Look at this piece of paper (Show the paper).  How many corners do you see?  If I tear this paper, will I have more or less?  Well, Gods Gifts for giving are like these four corners.  (Cut a large corner off the paper and give it away.)  When I give away one corner from this paper, lets count how many corners I have now. Wow! Now that I gave away one corner I now have 5 corners.  (Now cut a second corner away from the paper)  And now when I give away another corner I have 6 corners. And look at this, the first corner I gave away is not just one corner but three and the second corner is three.  That is the way it is when God gives us things to give away. He multiples his blessing on your giving and gives more than you give away just as when I gave away one corner and became three. God always supplies my needs and because I gave away the things that God wanted me to give away, he blesses the giving and multiplies my gift so that I have more to give!  The Bible says that the Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. So as God gives you love, and brings you joy, or any of the other parts of the Fruit of the Spirit, be sure and give the same to everyone you meet! Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." Luke 6:38 If you've used the resources at ChristianCrafters.Com, Click here!

 

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God and the Geese - All Things Are Possible

There was once a man who didn't believe in God, and he didn't hesitate to let others know how he felt about religion and religious holidays. His wife, however, did believe, and she raised their children to also have faith in God and Jesus, despite his disparaging comments. One snowy Eve, his wife was taking their children to service in the farm community in which they lived. They were to talk about Jesus' birth She asked him to come, but he refused. "That story is nonsense!" he said. "Why would God lower Himself to come to Earth as a man? That's ridiculous!"  So she and the children left, and he stayed home. A while later, the winds grew stronger and the snow turned into a blizzard. As the man looked out the window, all he saw was a blinding snowstorm. He sat down to relax before the fire for the evening. Then he heard a loud thump. Something had hit the window. He looked out, but couldn't see more than a few feet. When the snow let up a little, he ventured outside to see what could have been beating on his window. In the field near his house he saw a flock of wild geese. Apparently they had been flying south for the winter when they got caught in the snowstorm and couldn't go on. They were lost and stranded on his farm, with no food or shelter. They just flapped their wings and flew around the field in low circles, blindly and aimlessly. A couple of them had flown into his window, it seemed. The man felt sorry for the geese and wanted to help them. The barn would be a great place for them to stay, he thought. It's warm and safe; surely they could spend the night and wait out the storm. So he walked over to the barn and opened the doors wide, then watched and waited, hoping they would notice the open barn and go inside. But the geese just fluttered around aimlessly and didn't seem to notice the barn or realize what it could mean for them. The man tried to get their attention, but that just seemed to scare them, and they moved further away. He went into the house and came with some bread, broke it up, and made a bread crumb trail leading to the barn. They still didn't catch on. Now he was getting frustrated. He got behind them and tried to shoo them toward the barn, but they only got more scared and scattered in every direction except toward the barn. Nothing he did could get them to go into the barn where they would be warm and safe. "Why don't they follow me?!" he exclaimed. "Can't they see this is the only place where they can survive the storm?" He thought for a moment and realized that they just wouldn't follow a human. "If only I were a goose, then I could save them," he said out loud. Then he had an idea. He went into barn, got one of his own geese, and carried it in his arms as he circled around behind the flock of wild geese. He then released it. His goose flew through the flock and straight into the barn -- and one-by-one, the other geese followed it to safety. He stood silently for a moment as the words he had spoken a few minutes earlier replayed in his mind: "If only I were a goose, then I could save them!" Then he thought about what he had said to his wife earlier. "Why would God want to be like us? That's ridiculous!" Suddenly it all made sense. That is what God had done. We were like the geese--blind, lost, perishing. God had His Son become like us so He could show us the way and save us. As the winds and blinding snow died down, his soul became quiet and pondered this wonderful thought. Suddenly he understood why Christ had come. Years of doubt and disbelief vanished with the passing storm. He fell to his knees in the snow, and prayed his first prayer: "Thank You, God, for coming in human form to get me out of the storm!" John Mark Ministries. Articles may be reproduced in any medium, without applying for permission (provided they are unedited, and retain the original author/copyright information) Source: Rootsweb / GrammaPoems

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~The Ninth Inning ~

Chush is a school that caters to learning-disabled children in Brooklyn, N.Y. At a fund-raising dinner, the father of a Chush child was asked to speak. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he suddenly stopped and cried out, "Where is the perfection in my son Shaya? Everything God does is done with perfection. But my child cannot understand things as other children do. My child cannot remember facts and figures as other children do. Where is God’s perfection?" The audience was shocked by the question, pained by the father’s anguish, and stilled by the piercing query. “I believe,” the father answered, “that when God brings a child like this into the world, the perfection that He seeks is in the way people react to this child.” He then told the following story about his son. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~   One afternoon, Shaya and his father walked past a park where some boys Shaya knew were playing baseball. Shaya asked, “Do you think they will let me play?”   Shaya’s father approached one of the boys in the field and asked if Shaya could play. The boy looked around for guidance from his teammates. Getting none, he took matters into his own hands and said, “We’re losing by six runs, and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team, and we’ll try to put him up to bat in the ninth inning.”   Shaya’s father was ecstatic, and Shaya smiled broadly. Shaya was told to put on a glove and go out to play short center field.   In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shaya’s team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shaya’s team scored again, and now with two outs, the bases loaded, and the potential winning run on base, Shaya was scheduled to be up. Would the team actually let him bat at this juncture and give away their chance to win the game?    Surprisingly, Shaya was given the bat. Everyone knew it was all but impossible because Shaya didn’t even know how to hold the bat properly, let alone hit with it. However, as Shaya stepped up to the plate, the pitcher moved in a few steps to lob the ball softly so Shaya should at least be able to make contact. The first pitch came in, and Shaya swung clumsily and missed. One of Shaya’s teammates came up to Shaya, and together they held the bat and faced the pitcher waiting for the next pitch. The pitcher again stepped forward to toss the ball softly toward Shaya.    As the pitch came in, Shaya and his teammate swung the bat, and together they hit a slow ground ball to the pitcher. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could easily have thrown the ball to the first baseman.   Shaya would have been out, and that would have ended the game. Instead, the pitcher took the ball and threw it with a high arc to right field, far beyond the reach of the first baseman. Everyone started yelling, “Shaya, run to first. Run to first!”   Never in his life had Shaya run to first. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled. By the time he reached first base, the right fielder had the ball. He could have thrown the ball to the second baseman, who would have tagged out Shaya, who was still running. But the right fielder understood the pitcher’s intentions, and he threw the ball high and far over the third baseman’s head.    Everyone yelled, “Run to second, run to second!” Shaya ran toward second base as the runners ahead of him deliriously circled the bases toward home.   As Shaya reached second base, the opposing shortstop ran to him, turned him in the direction of third base, and shouted, “Run to third!”   As Shaya rounded third, the boys from both teams ran behind him screaming, “Shaya, run home!” Shaya ran home, stepped on home plate, and all 18 boys lifted him on their shoulders and made him the hero, as he had just hit a “grand slam” and won the game for his team.   “That day,” said the father softly, now with tears rolling down his face, “those 18 boys reached their level of God’s perfection.”   ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~    Original paintings by Jim Daly, used with permission of Christ Centered Art Mall

 

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An Athlete's Prayer

Help me to play the game, dear Lord, with all my might and main;
Grant me the courage born of right, a heart to stand the strain…

Send me a sense of humor, Lord, to laugh when victory’s mine;
To laugh, if I should meet defeat, without a fret or whine…

Give me the grace to follow rules, to ‘fess up when I’m wrong,
When silence or some other thing wins plaudits from the throng…

When foes are tough and fighting fierce and I am getting weak,
Dear God, don’t ever let me show a broad, bright, yellow streak.

And teach me, Lord, life’s a game to play just one day at a time.
With Thee as coach and trainer, Lord, real victory must be mine.

- Words of Champions

 

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I CANNOT Say - I CANNOT Pray

I cannot say OUR if my religion has no room for others and their needs. I cannot say FATHER if I do not demonstrate this relationship in my daily life. I cannot say WHO ART IN HEAVEN if all my interests and pursuits are in earthly things. I cannot say HALLOWED BE THY NAME if I, who am called by his name am not holy. I cannot say THY KINGDOM COME if I am unwilling to give up my own sovereignty and accept the righteous reign of God. I cannot say THY WILL BE DONE if I am unwilling or resentful of having it in my life. I cannot say ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN unless I am truly ready to give myself to his service here and now. I cannot say GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD without expending honest effort for it or by ignoring the genuine needs of my fellow men. I cannot say FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US if I continue to harbor a grudge against anyone. I cannot say LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION if I deliberately choose to remain in a situation where I am likely to be tempted. I cannot say DELIVER US FROM EVIL if I am not prepared to fight in the spiritual realm with the weapon of prayer. I cannot say THINE IS THE KINGDOM if I do not give the King the disciplined obedience of a loyal subject. I cannot say THINE IS THE POWER if I fear what my neighbors and friends may say or do. I cannot say THINE IS THE GLORY if I am seeking my own glory first. I cannot say FOREVER if I am too anxious about each day's affairs. I cannot say AMEN unless I honestly say, "Cost what it may, this is my prayer." -Unknown Image Source

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Little Changes Count - The Starfish Story

Once upon a time, there was an old man who had a habit of walking along the beautiful beach before starting his work. He used to go to the seaside every morning to do his writing. One beautiful Sunday as per his morning routine, he went to the sea shore and started walking along the shore. As he moved ahead, he came along a stretch on which thousands of starfish had washed up. He found the beach littered with starfish as far as the eye could see, stretching in both directions. From a distance far from his sight, the old man noticed a little girl approaching. As the girl walked, she paused every so often. When she came closer, the old man could see that she was occasionally bending down to pick up an object and throw it into the sea. When the little girl came a bit closer to the old man, he said, “Good morning little princess!!! May I ask what it is that you are doing now?” The pretty little girl paused, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfish into the sea.” The little girl continued her job of picking and throwing back the starfishes into the sea. “I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the sea?”, asked the old man. To this, the little girl replied, “The tide has washed them up onto the beach and they can’t return back to the sea by themselves. When the sun gets high… Upon hearing this, the old man commented, ‘But, little girl, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? There must be tens of thousands of starfish on this beach. I’m afraid you won’t really be able to make much of a difference!” The girl bent down, picked up yet another starfish and threw it as far as she could into the ocean. Then she turned towards old man, gave a sweet smile and said, “I made a difference to that one!” The Moral: The story's main takeaway is that even seemingly small acts of kindness can have a profound impact on the recipient. It highlights the idea that we shouldn't be deterred from doing good simply because we can't solve all the world's problems at once.

How to help a 'walking' starfish on the beach 
If you ever see a starfish walking beyond the water’s edge, help it survive by putting it back into the ocean. Zeb Hallock filmed this 2012 clip of a Luidia clathrata seastar in Corolla, North Carolina before relocating the animal for its safety:

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Puppy Size - An inspirational Story

This is one of the neatest stories you will ever hear. You will know precisely what this little girl is talking about at the end (you'll want to share this one with your loved ones and special friends)! 'Danielle keeps repeating it over and over again. We've been back to this animal shelter at least five times. It has been weeks now since we started all of this,' the mother told the volunteer. 'What is it she keeps asking for?' the volunteer asked. 'Puppy size!' replied the mother. 'Well, we have plenty of puppies, if that's what she's looking for.' 'I know...we have seen most of them,' the mom said in frustration... Just then Danielle came walking into the office 'Well, did you find one?' asked her mom. 'No, not this time,' Danielle said with sadness in her voice. 'Can we come back on the weekend?' The two women looked at each other, shook their heads and laughed. 'You never know when we will get more dogs. Unfortunately, there's always a supply,' the volunteer said. Danielle took her mother by the hand and headed to the door. 'Don't worry, I'll find one this weekend,' she said. Over the next few days both mom and dad had long conversations with her. They both felt she was being too particular. 'It's this weekend or we' re not looking any more,' Dad finally said in frustration. 'We don't want to hear anything more about puppy size either,' Mom added. Sure enough, they were the first ones in the shelter on Saturday morning. By now Danielle knew her way around, so she ran right for the section that housed the smaller dogs. Tired of the routine, mom sat in the small waiting room at the end of the first row of cages. There was an observation window so you could see the animals during times when visitors weren't permitted. Danielle walked slowly from cage to cage, kneeling periodically to take a closer look. One by one, the dogs were brought out and she held each one. One by one she said, 'Sorry, you're not the one.' It was the last cage on this last day in search of the perfect pup. The volunteer opened the cage door and the child carefully picked up the dog and held it closely. This time she took a little longer. 'Mom, that's it! I found the right puppy! He's the one! I know it!' she screamed with joy. 'It's puppy size!' 'But it's the same size as all the other puppies you held over the last few weeks,' Mom said. 'No not size... the puppy sighs. When I held him in my arms, he sighed,' she said. 'Don't you remember? When I asked you one day what love is, you told me love depends on the sighs of your heart. The more you love, the bigger the sigh!' The two women looked at each other for a moment. Mom didn't know whether to laugh or cry. As she stooped down to hug the child, she did a little of both. 'Mom, every time you hold me, I sigh. When you and Daddy come home from work and hug each other, you both sigh. I knew I would find the right puppy if it sighed when I held it in my arms,' she said. Then holding the puppy up close to her face she said, 'Mom, he loves me. I heard the sighs of his heart!'   Close your eyes for a moment and think about the love that makes you sigh. I not only find it in the arms of my loved ones, but in the caress of a sunset, the kiss of the moonlight and the gentle brush of cool air on a hot day. They are the sighs of God! Take the time to stop and listen; you will be surprised at what you hear. 'Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.' May each of you feel and hear the sighs of God...

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A Small Witness: An Inspirational Story

Every Sunday afternoon, after the morning service at their little church, the Pastor and his eleven year old son would go out into their town and hand out Gospel Tracts. This particular Sunday afternoon, as it came time for the Pastor and his son to go to the streets with their tracts, it was very cold outside as well as pouring down rain. The boy bundled up in his warmest and driest clothes and said - - - "OK Dad, I'm ready." His Pastor Dad asked - - - "Ready for what?" "Dad, it's time we gather our tracts together and go out. "Dad responds, "Son, it's very cold outside and it's pouring down rain. " The boy gives his dad a surprised look, asking "But Dad, aren't people still going to hell, even though it's raining?" Dad answers, "Son, I am not going out in this weather." Despondently, the boy asks "Dad, can I go? Please?" His father hesitated for a moment then said, "Son, you can go. Here are the tracts, be careful son." "Thanks Dad! " And with that, he was off and out into the rain. This eleven year old boy walked the streets of the town going door to door and handing everybody he met in the street a Gospel Tract. After two hours of walking in the rain, he was soaking, bone-chilled wet and down to his VERY LAST TRACT. He stopped on a corner and looked for someone to hand a tract to, but the streets were totally deserted. Then he turned toward the first home he saw - and started up the sidewalk to the front door and rang the door bell. He rang the bell, but nobody answered. He rang it again and again, but still no one answered. He waited but still no answer. Finally, this eleven year old trooper turned to leave, but something stopped him. Again, he turned to the door and rang the bell and knocked loudly on the door with his fist. He waited, something holding him there on the front porch. He rang again, and this time the door slowly opened. Standing in the doorway was a very sad-looking elderly lady. She softly asked " What can I do for you son?" With radiant eyes and a smile that lit up her world, this little boy said, "Ma'am, I'm sorry if I disturbed you, but I just want to tell you that JESUS REALLY DOES LOVE YOU, and I came to give you my very last Gospel Tract which will tell you all about JESUS and His great LOVE." With that, he handed her his last tract, and turned to leave. She called to him as he departed. "Thank you, son! And God Bless You!" Well, the following Sunday morning in church Pastor Dad was in the pulpit. As the service began, he asked, " Does anybody have a testimony or want to say anything?" Slowly, in the back row of the church, an elderly lady stood to her feet. As she began to speak, a look of glorious radiance came from her face as she said, "No one in this church knows me. I've never been here before. You see, before last Sunday I was not a Christian. My husband passed on some time ago, leaving me totally alone in this world. Last Sunday, being a particularly cold and rainy day, it was even more so in my heart that I came to the end of the line where I no longer had any hope or will to live. So I took a rope and a chair and ascended the stairway into the attic of my home. I fastened the rope securely to a rafter in the roof, then stood on the chair and fastened the other end of the rope around my neck. Standing on that chair, so lonely and brokenhearted I was about to leap off, when suddenly the loud ringing of my doorbell downstairs startled me. I thought, "I'll wait a minute, and whoever it is will go away. "I waited and waited, but the ringing doorbell seemed to get louder and more insistent, and then the person ringing also started knocking loudly. I thought to myself again, "Who on earth could this be?! Nobody ever rings my bell or comes to see me." I loosened the rope from my neck and started for the front door, all the while the bell rang louder and louder. When I opened the door and looked I could hardly believe my eyes, for there on my front porch was the most radiant and angelic little boy I had ever seen in my life. His SMILE, oh, I could never describe it to you! And the words that came from his mouth caused my heart, that had long been dead, TO LEAP TO LIFE as he exclaimed with a cherub-like voice, "Ma'am, I just came to tell you that JESUS REALLY DOES LOVE YOU." Then he gave me this Gospel Tract that I now hold in my hand. As the little angel disappeared back out into the cold and rain, I closed my door and read slowly every word of this Gospel Tract. Then I went up to my attic to get my rope and chair. I wouldn't be needing them any more. You see, "I am now a Happy Child of the KING and since the address of your church was on the back of this Gospel Tract, I have come here to personally say THANK YOU TO God's little angel who came just in the nick of time and, by so doing, spared my soul from eternity in hell." There was not a dry eye in the church. And as shouts of praise and honor to THE KING resounded off the very rafters of the building, Pastor Dad descended from the pulpit to the front pew where the little angel was seated. He took his son in his arms and sobbed uncontrollably. Probably no church has had a more glorious moment, and probably this universe has never seen a Papa that was more filled with love & honor for his son . . . Except for One. This Father also allowed His Son to go out into a cold and dark world. He received His Son back with joy unspeakable, and as all of heaven shouted praises and honor to The King, The Father sat His beloved Son on a throne far above all principality and power and every name that is named. ~Author Unknown To Me~   Find more insprirational stories from Bessie here

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Real Life Angels

Every day in the world around us, Real-life angels are doing the things they do, And bringing more smiles to the world around them. Real-life angels build bridges instead of walls... They don't play hide-and-seek with the truth, And they don't have hidden agendas. They tend to be the only ones who understand, What you're going through. If they sense that you're hurting, They do whatever they can to help you. Real-life angels understand difficulties... And always give the benefit of the doubt. They don't hold others up to the standards. They can't live by themselves. Real-life angels are what "inner beauty" is all about. Real-life angels don't hold things against you... The only thing they hold is you. They take your hand in theirs when you could use A little reassurance. They walk beside you when you could do with A little guidance and direction in your life, And they support you in Your attempts to do what is right. Real-life angels mulitply your smiles, And add to your integrity. They make you feel like, "Hey, I really am somebody who matters." Then they quietly prove to you how beautiful And true that feeling really is. If you come across an angel like this, You are one of the luckiest people of all. ~Author Unknown~

 

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