More Sower's Seeds: Second PlantingBrian Cavanaugh Paulist Press, 1992 - 115 стор. This charming and useful collection of four books is a veritable gold mine of motivational true stories, tales, myths, quotable quotes, parables, and "slices of life". What makes these volumes so valuable is that they are exhaustively indexed by theme, making them an instant guide for anyone who wants to illustrate a point, or enjoy them simply for their wisdom and inspiration. |
Зміст
A Heros Compassion | 51 |
Reach Out or Pass By | 52 |
Life Is Like a Cafeteria | 53 |
Sitting This One Out | 54 |
The Monks Vision | 56 |
The Little Guy with a Big Dream | 57 |
Power of Compassion | 59 |
The Frog Prince | 60 |
To Have a Brilliant Son | 16 |
In the Process of Trying | 18 |
Focus Your Thinking | 19 |
Two Monks Traveling | 22 |
Jesus and Judas Faces | 23 |
Shoes On a Goose | 24 |
Let the Music Out | 25 |
Walking with the Lord | 28 |
Courage or Comfort | 30 |
Blessing in Disguise | 31 |
A Prayer for His Son | 32 |
God Hear Me | 33 |
The Fourth Wise Man | 34 |
A Leaders Impact | 36 |
Need to Ask Others | 37 |
Know the Shepherd | 38 |
Dont Rest on Laurels | 39 |
The Great Stone Face | 40 |
Transformation to New Life adapted | 41 |
Become What You Want to Be | 42 |
Life Is a Struggle | 43 |
Map Makers and Dragons | 44 |
Excuses | 45 |
Refining Gold | 46 |
Desire Does Make a Difference | 47 |
The Conceited Scholar | 48 |
Hidden Capacities | 49 |
The Power of the Resurrection | 50 |
Names in the Bible | 61 |
Validity of Religions | 62 |
Logic and Thinking | 63 |
The CareCollector | 64 |
The Wise Man | 68 |
Acres of Diamonds | 70 |
Know When to Change Course | 71 |
Words Disclose the Mystery | 72 |
Keeper of the Springs | 73 |
Few Recognized Themselves | 74 |
Ugly Duckling? | 75 |
Believe It Achieve It | 76 |
Three Stages in Life | 77 |
Jump Just So High | 78 |
Who Really Loves God? | 79 |
Influencing Others | 80 |
The Disciples Finished the Work | 81 |
Shrine of Learning and Wisdom | 82 |
Yelling Tends to Kill | 83 |
Doing Good Without Knowing It | 84 |
Hearing Problem? | 85 |
Acorns and Pumpkins | 86 |
Cost of Apathy | 87 |
The Pig and the Cow | 88 |
Source Acknowledgments | 89 |
Further Reading | 102 |
Theme Index | 107 |
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Acres of Diamonds Amati Ananias Anonymous Source Unknown Antonio Artaban asked bad luck basketball beautiful become began beggar black pebble Books Brian Cavanaugh care-collector carpenter Chaim Potok Cobb cobbler collectors Compassion Crooked Back Donatello door dragons Earl Nightingale eyes farmer feet Finally fleas Fourth Wise frog geese girl gold Hafid Hank Ketcham happened heard heart holy jeweler journey Judas Julio jump king learning and wisdom listen lives looked Lord McClellan Mike Iuzzolino minister moneylender monk named never once Paulist Press person Pew Potato pick play Plimsoll Plimsoll Line poor pray prayer prince rabbi replied rock Russell Conwell scholar Sparky Stone Face stopped story student sundial tell thing Thomas Merton told tree Turandot turned Ty Cobb unbuilder village violin vision voice watch Wilma Wilma Rudolph woman yelled Yoda young Zig Ziglar
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Сторінка 41 - Behold ! behold ! Ernest is himself the likeness of the Great Stone Face !" Then all the people looked and saw that what the deepsighted poet said was true. The prophecy was fulfilled. But Ernest, having finished what he had to say, took the poet's arm and walked slowly homeward, still hoping that some wiser and better man than himself would by and by appear bearing a resemblance to the GREAT STONE FACE.
Сторінка 40 - Mother," said he, while the Titanic visage smiled on him, "I wish that it could speak, for it looks so very kindly that its voice must needs be pleasant. If I were to see a man with such a face. I should love him dearly.
Сторінка 72 - The purpose of words is to convey ideas. When the ideas are grasped, the words are forgotten. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words? He is the one I would like to talk to.
Сторінка 16 - What have you done to me? A mind like this I need for a son? A heart I need for a son, a soul I need for a son, compassion I want from my son, righteousness, mercy, strength to suffer and carry pain, that I want from my son, not a mind without a soul!
Сторінка 72 - I was serving on the lead battleship and was on watch on the bridge as night fell. The visibility was poor with patchy fog, so the captain remained on the bridge keeping an eye on all activities. Shortly after dark, the lookout on the wing of the bridge reported, "Light, bearing on the starboard bow." "Is it steady or moving astern?
Сторінка 33 - ... one who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past. And after all these things are his, add I pray, enough of a sense of humor, so that he may always be serious, yet never take himself too seriously. Give him humility, so that he may always remember the simplicity of true greatness, the open mind of true wisdom, the meekness of true strength. Then, I, his father, will dare to whisper, 'I have not lived in vain.
Сторінка 55 - ... that much. He was astonished if a classmate ever said hello to him outside of school hours. There's no way to tell how he might have done at dating. Sparky never once asked a girl to go out in high school. He was too afraid of being turned down. Sparky was a loser. He, his classmates, everyone knew it. So he rolled with it. Sparky had made up his mind early in life that if things were meant to work out, they would. Otherwise he would content himself with what appeared to be his inevitable mediocrity....
Сторінка 32 - Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory. Build me a son...
Сторінка 5 - Mom in her rocker with baby on her lap Was watching the Late Show while I took a nap. When out of the East there arose such a clatter, I sprang to my feet to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash!
Сторінка 22 - Come on, girl," said Tanzan at once. Lifting her in his arms, he carried her over the mud. Ekido did not speak again until that night when they reached a lodging temple. Then he no longer could restrain himself. "We monks don't go near females," he told Tanzan, "especially not young and lovely ones. It is dangerous. Why did you do that?" "I left the girl there,