Guidance

An Old Sailor Lost at Sea (illustration)

An old sailor repeatedly got lost at sea, so his friends gave him a compass with and urged him to use it. The next time he took the compass but as usual he was unable to find land. He was rescued by his friends and they asked, “Why didn’t you use the compass? The sailor resp …

A Christian Traveler Packing His Suitcase (illustration)

A certain Christian traveler was packing his suitcase, about to proceed on a journey. He remarked to a friend: “There is still a little corner left open in which I desire to pack a guidebook, a lamp, a mirror, a telescope, a book of poems, a number of biographies, a bundle o …

Drunk Who Took Chapter 11 (illustration)

When the preacher’s car broke down on a country road, he walked to a nearby roadhouse to use the phone. After calling for a tow truck, he spotted his old friend, Frank, drunk and shabbily dressed at the bar. “What happened to you, Frank?” asked the good reverend. “ …