Wisdom
Henry Ford Paid a Bill For Knowing Where to Tinker (illustration)
Auto maker Henry Ford asked electrical genius Charlie Steinmetz to build the generators for his factory. One day the generators ground to a halt, and the repairmen couldn’t find the problem. So Ford called Steinmetz, who tinkered with the machines for a few hours and then threw t …
Memory concerning a proposal to marriage (illustration)
A single man moved into a retirement community and soon met a single woman. They spent a lot of time together and finally one evening he proposed, asking her to marry him. The next morning when he woke up he remembered his proposal, but he couldn’t remember her answer. So he trac …
God gets an A. You get an F. (illustration)
William Phelps taught English literature at Yale for forty-one years until his retirement in 1933. Marking an examination paper shortly before Christmas one year, Phelps came across the note: “God only knows the answer to this question. Merry Christmas.” Phelps returned …
A goal of reading 20 books per year (illustration)
I want to share with you something really encouraging. Most of us don’t aspire very high in our reading because we don’t feel like there is any hope. But listen to this. Suppose you read about 250 words a minute and that you resolve to devote just 15 minutes a day to serious read …
Swindoll - The man who bought a yacht (illustration)
We try to hide our lack of wisdom. Like the man who bought a yacht. His wife was nervous because he had no experience sailing. But he knew he could handle it and so for weeks he practiced in the harbor before taking it out to sea. Finally he talked his nervous wife into going on …
Nicholes - Learning from a nut (illustration)
Maybe you think about my preaching sometimes like this minister I heard about. He gave an unusual sermon one day, using a peanut to make several important points about the wisdom of God in nature. One of his members greeted him at the door and said, “Very interesting, Pastor …
A wise old Owl (illustration)
“A wise old owl sat in an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Let’s try to imitate that bird. …
Spiritual requirements for gaining wisdom (illustration)
The following are some Spiritual requirements for gaining wisdom: Humility (Prov 11:2, 15:33)Teachableness (Prov 9:9, 15:31)Diligence (Prov 8:17, 2:4-5)Uprightness (Prov. 2:7)Faith (James 1:5-8)(Lou Nicholes - Missionary/Author) …
A Choice of Wealth, Wisdom or Beauty (illustration)
An angel appears at a faculty meeting and tells the dean that in return for his unselfish and exemplary behavior, the Lord will reward him with his choice of infinite wealth, wisdom or beauty. Without hesitating, the dean selects infinite wisdom. “Done!” says the angel, …
Prayer Made Lincoln Who He was (illustration)
Prayer made Abraham Lincoln the man he was. He said on more than one occasion, “I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of those about me seemed insufficient for the day.” (Source …
