Poetry, Parables & Stories http://hopeofzion.com/forums/19 en-us Copyright 2006, Kickapps feeds@kickapps.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@kickapps.com (WebMaster) Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:49:45 GMT Kickapps Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://kickapps.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://kickapps.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://kickapps.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Viewing the dirty laundry of others ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/2833/t/Viewing-the-dirty-laundry-of-others.html A  couple moved into a new neighborhood.  The next morning while they were eating breakfast, the wife saw her neighbor hanging the wash outside.  'That laundry is not very  clean,' she said.  'She doesn't know how to wash correctly.  Perhaps she needs better laundry soap.'

Her husband looked on, but remained silent.

Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry, the wife would make the same  comments.

About one month later, the wife was surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband:  'Look, she has learned how to wash correctly.  I wonder who taught her this.'

The husband said, 'I got up early this morning and cleaned  our windows.'
http://hopeofzion.com/topic/2833 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:27:29 PST <![CDATA[ You're My First True Love ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/2390/t/You-re-My-First-True-Love.html
You're My First True Love

You're my first true love, Lord,
how my heart does soar
Everytime I feel Your touch,
I only need You more.
You're the blood in my veins,
that flows into my heart.
With each and every pulse,
we will never be apart.

How can I be silent
About a love that is so strong?
You make me soar with eagles,
and sing a joyful song.
Where can I go,
that I do not feel Your grace?
You're entwined within my life,
I long to touch Your face.

I have nothing in my life,
that I won't give to You.
I awaken with my lips,
saying, Jesus I love you.
Let me reach into Your arms,
and hold You close to me.
And gently kiss Your face,
for... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (childoffaith) http://hopeofzion.com/topic/2390 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:45:09 PST <![CDATA[ A Baby's Hug ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1780/t/A-Baby-s-Hug.html A Baby's Hug ~

We were the only family with children in the restaurant. I sat Erik in a high chair and noticed everyone was quietly sitting and talking. Suddenly, Erik squealed with glee and said, 'Hi.' He pounded his fat baby hands on the high chair tray. His eyes were crinkled in laughter and his mouth was bared in a toothless grin, as he wriggled and giggled with merriment.


I looked around and saw the source of his merriment. It was a man whose pants were baggy with a zipper at half-mast and his toes poked out of would-be shoes. His shirt was dirty and his hair was uncombed and unwashed. His whiskers were too short to be called a beard and his nose was so varicose it looked like a road map. We were too far from him to smell, but I was sure he smelled. His hands waved and flapped on loose wrists. 'Hi there, baby; hi there, big boy. I see ya, buster,' the man said to... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Wildman) http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1780 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:17:39 PST <![CDATA[ the "W" in Christmas ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1781/t/the-quot-W-quot-in-Christmas.html ~Carrie


The "W" in Christmas - Author Unknown



Each December, I vowed to make Christmas a calm and peaceful experience. I had cut back on nonessential obligations -- extensive card writing, endless baking, decorating, and even overspending. Yet still, I found myself exhausted, unable to appreciate the precious family moments, and of course, the true meaning of Christmas.

My son, Nicholas, was in kindergarten that year. It was an exciting season for a six-year-old. For weeks, he'd been memorizing songs for his school's "Winter Pageant."

I didn't have the heart to tell him I'd be working the night of the production. Unwilling to miss his shining moment, I spoke with his teacher. She assured me there'd be a dress rehearsal the morning of the presentation. All parents unable to attend that evening were welcome to come then. Fortunately, Nicholas seemed happy... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (everythingsused) http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1781 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:32:17 PST <![CDATA[ My Dad's the Pilot ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1782/t/My-Dad-s-the-Pilot.html
As he looked around the aircraft, it became obvious that many of the passengers were becoming apprehensive. Later, the voice of the announcer said, "We are so sorry that we are unable to serve the meal at this time. The turbulence is still ahead of us."

And then the storm broke. The ominous cracks of thunder could be heard even above the roar of the engines. Lightning lit up the darkening skies, and within moments that great plane was like a cork tossed around on a celestial ocean. One moment the airplane was lifted on terrific currents of air; the next, it dropped as if it were about to... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Wildman) http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1782 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:00:12 PST <![CDATA[ Attitude ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1784/t/Attitude.html ATTITUDE

John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"

He was a natural motivator.

If an employee was having a bad day, John was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up and asked him, "I don't get it!

You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?"

He replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or ... you can choose to be in a bad mood

I choose to be in a good mood."

Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Wildman) http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1784 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:40:33 PST <![CDATA[ The Cab Ride... ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1785/t/The-Cab-Ride-.html
Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. When I arrived at 2:30a.m. , the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once or twice, wait a minute, and then drive away.

But I had seen too many impoverished people who depended on taxis as their only means of transportation. Unless a situation smelled of danger, I always went to the door. This passenger might be someone who needs my assistance, I reasoned to myself.

So I walked to the door and knocked. "Just a minute", answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 80's stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940s movie.

By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Wildman) http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1785 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:04:44 PST <![CDATA[ Giving 101% ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1786/t/Giving-101-.html 101%

From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:


What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?

Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?

We have all been in situations where someone wants you to GIVE OVER 100%.

How about ACHIEVING 101%?


What equals 100% in life?


Here's a little mathematical formula that might help answer these questions:

If:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Is represented as:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

If:

H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K

8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

And:

K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E feeds@kickapps.com (Wildman) http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1786 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:46:29 PST <![CDATA[ Jesus Loves Me! ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1787/t/Jesus-Loves-Me-.html I got this in an email and thought it good enough to share! :thumb

Many years ago, while watching a little TV on Sunday instead of going to church, I watched a church in Atlanta honoring one of its senior pastors who had been retired many years......

He was 92 at that time and I wondered why the Church even bothered to ask the old gentleman to preach at that age. After a warm welcome and introduction of this speaker, as the applause quieted down he rose from his high back chair and walked slowly, with great effort and a sliding gate to the podium. Without a note or written paper of any kind, he placed both hands on the pulpit to steady himself and then quietly and slowly he began to speak......

"When I was asked to come here today and talk to you, your pastor asked me to... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Wildman) http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1787 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:46:48 PST <![CDATA[ Wolf Parable ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1788/t/Wolf-Parable.html



Wolf Parable

An elder Apache was teaching his grandchildren about life.

He said to them,"A fight is going on inside me; it is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One wolf represents fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, competition, superiority, and ego. The other stands for joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility, kindness, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on inside you, and inside every other person too."

They thought about it for a minute and then one child asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"

The old Grandpa simply replied, "The one you feed.



In Christ,
Melissa feeds@kickapps.com (childoffaith) http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1788 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:41:14 PST <![CDATA[ Footprints..... A New Version ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1789/t/Footprints-A-New-Version.html in Christ,
Melissa




FOOTPRINTS (A New Version)

Imagine you and the Lord are walking down the road together. For much of the way, the Lord's footprints go along steadily, consistently, rarely changing the pace. But your footprints are a disorganized stream of zigzags, starts, stops, turnarounds, circles, departures, and returns.

For much of the way, it seems to go like this, but gradually your footprints come more in line with the Lord's, soon paralleling His consistently. You and Jesus are walking as true friends!

This seems perfect, but then an interesting thing happens: Your footprints that once etched the sand next to Jesus' are now walking precisely in His steps. Inside His larger footprints are your smaller ones; you and Jesus are becoming one.

This goes on for many miles,... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (childoffaith) http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1789 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:28:53 PST <![CDATA[ The Day the Doctor Died ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1790/t/The-Day-the-Doctor-Died.html The Day the Doctor Died

By Aubrey Beauchamp RN
Special to ASSIST News Service
Dr. Gerry Landry

SAN CLEMENTE, CA (ANS) -- It's my privilege to have known Dr. Gerry Landry and his wife, Denise, for many years while they served with Hospital Christian Fellowship in several capacities in different countries. Dr. Landry's world-wide ministry started after his recovery from a serious heart attack. This is his story:

"Tell Them About My Love"
By Gerard Landry M.D.

It happened on March 24, 1979. Caught for over an hour by an overwhelming fatigue and the unrelenting, vise-like grip of a crushing, nauseating pain in my chest, I gasped.

"Denise, this is serious! Pray!"

As a medical doctor, I'd seen these same agonizing symptoms many times before, and I knew what they meant - myocardial infarction! A massive heart attack.... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Wildman) http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1790 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:17:05 PST <![CDATA[ Long Handled Spoon ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1791/t/Long-Handled-Spoon.html


A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said

Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like."

The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors;
And the holy man looked in.

In the middle of the room was a large round table .

In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew which smelled delicious

And made the holy man's mouth water.

The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly.

They appeared to be famished. They were Holding spoons with very long handles

That were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach

Into the pot of stew and take a spoonful, but because the handle was longer

than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.

The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.

The Lord said, "You Have seen Hell.

They went... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Brooksee) http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1791 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:38:41 PST <![CDATA[ Satans Meeting ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1783/t/Satans-Meeting.html
Satan called a worldwide convention of demons. In his opening address he said:

"We can't keep Christians from going to church."

"We can't keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth."

"We can't even keep them from forming an intimate relationship with their saviour."

"Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken."

"So let them go to their churches; let them have their covered dish dinners, BUT steal their time, so they don't have time to develop a relationship with Jesus Christ..."

"This is what I want you to do," said the devil: "Distract them from gaining hold of their Savior and maintaining that vital connection throughout their day!" "How shall we do this?" his demons shouted. "Keep them busy in the non-essentials of life and invent innumerable schemes to occupy their... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Wildman) http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1783 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:59:56 PST <![CDATA[ Tell them you love them... ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1792/t/Tell-them-you-love-them-.html
It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.


That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and listed what everyone else had said about that individual.


On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class was smiling. 'Really?' she heard whispered. 'I never knew that I meant anything to anyone!' and, 'I didn't know others liked me so much,' were most of the comments.

No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter. The... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Wildman) http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1792 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:51:07 PST <![CDATA[ Talking With God ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1793/t/Talking-With-God.html
by Stuart Gage -- Tidings of Zion


I stopped to talk with God today,
He said, "My child, what shall I say?"

I've laid it out, in black and white.
Now, you must choose the wrong or right,

I've given you two paths to choose,
and wisdom, which now you must choose.

One leads to darkness, the other light.
I beg you, my child, please do not fight.

My gifts for you, you cannot guess.
But first you have to pass the test.

The answers, I've left, for you to find,
Please hurry, my child, so short is the time.

The road is hard; you must keep tryin'
if you wish to have, a place in Zion.

Love your brothers, and sisters too.
and also your enemies, when they despise you.

If you can do this, all else is in place,
Please hurry, my child, so short is the race.

Don't become ensnared by the evil one.
Look up and hold on to my Chosen Son.

If you will just... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Noah Soper) http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1793 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:24:03 PST <![CDATA[ Quilt of Holes ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1794/t/Quilt-of-Holes.html Quilt of Holes

As I faced my Maker at the last judgment, I knelt before the Lord along with all the other souls. Before each of us laid our lives like the squares of a quilt in many piles; an angel sat before each of us sewing our quilt squares together into a tapestry that is our life.

But as my angel took each piece of cloth off the pile, I noticed how ragged and empty each of my squares was. They were filled with giant holes. Each square was labeled with a part of my life that had been difficult, the challenges and temptations I was faced with in every day life.

I saw hardships that I endured, which were the largest holes of all. I glanced around me. Nobody else had such squares. Other than a tiny hole here and there, the other tapestries were filled with rich color and the bright hues of worldly fortune. I gazed upon my own life and was disheartened. My angel... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Wildman) http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1794 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:51:46 PST <![CDATA[ My Poems and Proverbs to live by ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1795/t/My-Poems-and-Proverbs-to-live-by.html Heavenly Patience

Oh Father, I know not what to ask of thee.
For thou only knows what is best for me.
Give to me, that I might be,
Your faithful servant, sent into the world for thee.

My Son, you must stand strong, for the journey is long,
Have faith in me, for this is where you belong.
Oh thank you Lord, for my prayers are fulfilled!
I will gladly go and do thy will!

My Son, trust in me, for my work will be.
And together we will win, as co-workers you and me.


Power to Become
For I cried unto the Lord, I failed you today.
I did not follow your loving way.

My child, even though you fell today, pick yourself up feeds@kickapps.com (Wildman) http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1795 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:59:08 PST <![CDATA[ love, wealth and success ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1797/t/love-wealth-and-success.html
"Is the man of the house home?" they asked. "No", she said. "He's out."

"Then we cannot come in", they replied.

In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in," he said.

The woman went out and invited the men in. "We do not go into a house together," they replied. "Why is that?" she wanted to know. One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Tell Them About Him) http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1797 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:07:33 PST <![CDATA[ lyrics ]]> http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1796/t/lyrics.html
Quote:
The snakes and arrows a child is heir to
Are enough to leave a thousand cuts
We build our defenses, a place of safety
And leave the darker places unexplored
Sometimes the fortress is too strong
Or the love is too weak
What should have been our armor
Becomes a sharp and angry sword
]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Tell Them About Him) http://hopeofzion.com/topic/1796 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:50:31 PST