The Party

            The old comedian, Groucho Marx, once told a hostess as he was leaving a dull Hollywood party, “I’ve had a wonderful evening, but this wasn’t it.”

            Somehow, I think Groucho was being too direct. His response makes me think of the Proverb, “A kind answer soothes angry feelings, but harsh words stir them up” (Prov. 15:1.) CEV

Source: Edmund Fuller

One Way to Solve the Problem

            A few years ago, I caught a story on the radio about a Baptist church that had a problem. It was with the Methodists down the street.

            Some Baptists were unable to find a space in their own parking lot because members of the nearby Methodist church, which met earlier than the Baptists, got there first. So the Baptist church had a problem.

            Now, they could have towed the Methodists' cars away. Or they could have patrolled their lot Sunday mornings. Or they could have written a letter to the offending church members imploring them to park elsewhere. But they didn't.

            Instead, one Sunday morning, they stuck a bumper sticker to every car in the lot -- Baptist and Methodist alike.

            The sticker read: "I'm Proud To Be A Baptist!"

            No more parking problem.