Showing posts with label Pride. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pride. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Chair of Applied Electronics

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The Smith's were proud of their family tradition; their ancestors had come to America on the Mayflower and also included many Senators...
Thursday, May 22, 2014

The Proud Flying Frog

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"Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." Proverbs 16:18 In the devotional book, Today in the Word, the...
Saturday, September 14, 2013

Useless Compass?

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An old sailor repeatedly got lost at sea, so his friends gave him a compass and urged him to use it. The next time he went out in his boat...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

The Caddy

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THE CADDY Two golfers stepped up to the first tee on the St. Andrews course in New York. The older golfer was a kindly man who played a t...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Pride Versus Obedience

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Roger Staubach who led the Dallas Cowboys to the World Championship in '71 admitted that his position as a quarterback who didn't ...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

If Only They Have Read

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When the now-famous poet Elizabeth Barrett became the wife of Robert Browning, her parents disowned her because they disapproved of the ...
Saturday, October 1, 2011

Arrogant FBI Agent

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An FBI agent tells a Montana rancher, "I need to inspect your ranch for illegal grown drugs." The old rancher says, "Okay,...
Sunday, August 7, 2011

Big But Not So Smart

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A newly deputized police officer responded to a report of a bar room disturbance. The "disturbance" turned out to be well over ...
Sunday, June 5, 2011

What Do You Make?

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The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued,...
Thursday, June 2, 2011

Horseshoe Impression

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One day a cowboy walked into a blacksmith shop and picked up a horseshoe, not realizing that it had just come from the forge. He immediate...
Saturday, April 16, 2011

Who is the Mightiest Creature in the Jungle?

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The lion was proud of his mastery of the animal kingdom. One day he decided to make sure all the other animals knew he was the king of th...
Friday, March 25, 2011

Overconfident Naval Officer Loses His Way in the Fog

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During a 1923 training exercise, a naval destroyer called the USS Delphy led a flotilla of seven vessels down the California coast. The USS ...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

On A Collision Course

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This is supposed to be the transcript of an actual radio conversation between a US naval ship and Canadian author...
Monday, March 14, 2011

Never Be Wrong

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A funny story is told about General George Patton from his World War II days. He once accepted an invitation to dine at a press camp in Af...
Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Ironside's Dog

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H.A. Ironside had an experience with a customer in a crowded restaurant. Just as Ironside was about to begin his meal, a man approached an...
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

King of the Jungle?

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There was a young lion who wandered from his father to test whether or not he would get the same respect from the other animals...