d주제별 예화
- DENIAL
- DENIAL
"You don't go look at where it happened," said Scott Goodyear, who starts 33rd [speaking of race-car drivers who have been killed in crashes a...
- DEPENDABILITY
- DEPENDABILITY
For an extraordinary pitcher he performed few extraordinary feats. Though a veteran of 21 seasons, in only one did he win more than 20 games...
- DEPENDENCE, on God
- DEPENDENCE, on God
Sign seen in a textile mill, "When your thread becomes tangled, call the foreman." A young woman was new on the job. Her thread became ...
- DEPRAVITY
- DEPRAVITY
Dear Abby: I am 44 and would like to meet a man my age with no bad habits. Dear Rose: So would I.
Dear Abby.
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- DEPRESSION
- DEPRESSION
One of England's finest preachers was C.H. Spurgeon (1834-1892). Frequently during his ministry he was plunged into severe depression, due...
- DESIRE
- DESIRE
Driving up from Beersheba, a combined force of British, Australians and New Zealanders were pressing on the rear of the Turkish retreat over arid d...
- DESPAIR
- DESPAIR
During the Thirty Years' War in the 17th century, German pastor Paul Gerhardt and his family were forced to flee from their home. One night a...
- DESTINATION
- DESTINATION
Former Senator Dwight W. Morrow searched in vain to find his railroad ticket as he was on a train leaving New York City. "I must find that tic...
- DESTINY
- DESTINY
Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box.
Italian proverb.
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- DETAILS
- DETAILS
Success is often reached through the little stuff. When Pat Riley coached the Los Angeles Lakers from 1982 to 1990, the team won four NBA champion...
- DETERMINATION
- DETERMINATION
Someone once asked Paul Harvey, the journalist and radio commentator, to reveal the secret of his success. "I get up when I fall down," said...
- DETERRENCE
- DETERRENCE
It was 1804. Napoleon Bonaparte stared with frustration across the English Channel toward his nemesis. Behind him was the invincible Grande Arm...
- DETOUR
- DETOUR
The year was 1920. The scene was the examining board for selecting missionaries. Standing before the board was a young man named Oswald Smith. One ...
- DEVIL
- DEVIL
(see also SATAN)
God indeed has the Devil in a chain, but has horribly lengthened out the chain.
Cotton Mather.
- DEVOTION
- DEVOTION
The motto of every missionary, whether preacher, printer, or schoolmaster, ought to be "Devoted for life."
Adoniram Judson in To t...
- DIAGNOSIS
- DIAGNOSIS
A severe rash prompted a man from a rural area to come to town to be examined by one of my colleagues. After the usual history-taking followed b...
- DIARIES
- DIARIES
I think of David Livingstone, the pioneer missionary to Africa, who walked over 29,000 miles. His wife died early in their ministry and he faced s...
- DIETING
- DIETING
There's one thing to be said for a diet--it certainly does improve your appetite.
E. Wilson.
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- DIFFERENCE, MAKING A
- DIFFERENCE, MAKING A
(see also DISAGREEMENT)
Making a difference...In his book, The Americanization of Edward Bok, Edward Bok, one-time editor of th...
- DIFFICULTY
- DIFFICULTY
An old woodsman gives this advice about catching a porcupine: "Watch for the slapping tail as you dash in and drop a large washtub over him. Th...