Today’s Thought
by Rev. Paul S. Osumi
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BEING NEUTRAL
A man described how he avoided getting involved in squabbles, “I just put myself in neutral and take it easy.” The trouble with the world is that...
Today’s Thought
by Rev. Paul S. Osumi
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MINOR PARTS
Among items in a metropolitan newspaper was this brief comment on the death of an actor, “He played minor parts like a master.” Our lives are made...
Today’s Thought
By Rev. Paul S. Osumi
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“Give me a good digestion, Lord, and also something to digest; Give me a healthy body, Lord, with a sense to keep it at its best; Give me...
Today’s Thought
By Rev. Paul S. Osumi
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WHAT A CAST!
A playwright, looking up a number in a New York City telephone directory, commented, “Not much plot here but what a cast!” In the Honolulu telephone...
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By Rev. Paul S. Osumi
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SUPERSTITIONS
“I haven’t had a cold in months — knock on wood.” How many conversations are produced by the phrase, “Knock on wood!” In this scientific age many people...
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By Rev. Paul S. Osumi
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one at a time
A tired man asks, “When can I ever get through today? Look at all the things I must do.” In a single instant of time...
Today’s Thought
Rev. Paul S. Osumi
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HUNGER FOR APPRECIATION
We all hunger for appreciation. We all crave the words of approval and recognition that make our efforts seem worthwhile. It is tragic that many people keep...
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by Rev. Paul S. Osumi
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ENRICHING OUR MINDS
A cartoon showed a man looking out of a library window, saying, “What on earth can a man do on a rainy day like this?” The...
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LOST ENTHUSIASM
A school teacher wrote a minister, “I have been teaching for a number of years and long ago all the newness wore off my work. Some days...
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by Rev. Paul S. Osumi
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STICK YOUR NECK OUT
A man had on his desk a model of a turtle under which were these words, “Consider the turtle. He makes progress only when he...