Author Archives: jackpelham

The cowboy, full of himself,Approaches the pretty fillyWhom he has never met.And seeing her wedding band,He propositions her,“So, just how married are you?” And she answers thus:

Is there any corruption in our governments and companies—or in the popular beliefs of the citizens—that would still be going on if someone weren’t profiting from it?

Romans 8:15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” Why do so many Christians today live in … Continue reading →

It may seem to some thatI must have set out at firstTo find fault with this world.But that isn’t the case. What I set out to find was the truth,And it was then that it became obviousThat this world is … Continue reading →

I have observed that it is easier by far To corrupt the character of people Than to improve it. And, perhaps, this is not better evincedThan in the great popularityOf ineffective self-improvement programsThat actually serveBy lowering the barre of society,Rather … Continue reading →

No one can take in The full scope of his weaknesses All at once.

Come, and we shall bark at the manWho approaches on our sidewalk.We will snarl and barkAnd put our feet up on the fence,Pretending that we could not Clear the fence if we wanted—For we shall be kind enoughNot to terrify … Continue reading →

In some, the heart is more generous than the schedule. And in others, the schedule more than the heart.

One person may not haveAll the heart he needs—While another has more heartThan he can use all by himself. And when people like thatBecome friends,It makes them bothBetter than they were before.

If they lose,They will say there was cheating. If they win,They will say there was not.