<

Prayer

Have you been praying?

Two men were talking about religion. The first challenged the other, “Ok, then if you are so religious, let’s hear you quote the Lord’s Prayer. I’ll bet you ten bucks you can’t do it.” The second thought for a moment and then responded, “Now I lay my down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. And If I die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.” The other reluctantly pulled out his wallet and said “Gee, I didn’t think you could really do it.”

...continue reading this devotion.

Lord, you have our vote!

We found an interesting story in an old copy of “Our Daily Bread”: In 1883 in Allentown, New Jersey, a wooden Indian — the kind that was seen in front of cigar stores — was placed on the ballot for Justice of the Peace. The candidate was registered under the fictitious name of Abner Robbins. When the ballots were counted, Abner won over incumbent Sam Davis by 7 votes. A similar thing happened in 1938. The name Boston Curtis appeared on the ballot for Republican Committeeman from Wilton, Washington. Actually, Boston Curtis was a mule. The town’s mayor sponsored the animal to demonstrate that people know very little about the candidates. He proved his point. The mule won!

...continue reading this devotion.