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Index of First Lines |
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Last updated: 05/20/01
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This index of first lines is for Precious Stories
and More Precious Stories
which are collections of poems, stories, and other anecdotes gathered
from Believers on the Christian mailing list.
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| First line |
Title
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| A boy was sitting on a park bench with one hand resting on an open Bible... | 10 Inches of Water |
| A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard... | Carrots, Eggs, or Coffee? |
| A four year old was at the pediatrician for a check up... | Barney |
| A friend: (A)ccepts you as you are… | Friend, A |
| A group of frogs was hopping contentedly through the woods, going about their froggy business... | Frog Story |
| A lesson in "heart" is my little, 10-year-old daughter, Sarah… | A Story About an Advantage |
| A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. | Sandbox, The |
| A little girl walked daily to and from school. Though the weather that morning was questionable... | Kodak Moment, A |
| A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead! | Man and His Dog, A |
| A man came home from work late again, tired and irritated… | Daddy, May I Borrow $10? |
| A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth. He took it home… | Struggles in Our Lives |
| A man's daughter had asked the local pastor to come and pray with her father. | Prayer, A (The Empty Chair) |
| A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services regularly, stopped going. | The Lonely Ember |
| A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day... | Be Encouraged |
| A mother was teaching her three-year-old daughter The Lord's Prayer... | But Deliver Us From What? |
| A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was leaving the room. | Beyond Death |
| A store owner was tacking a sign above his door that read, "Puppies for Sale." | The Value of Life |
| A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home… | Here's a Great Story |
| A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it… | Shipwrecked |
| A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole… | Be Blessed! |
| A while back, I was reading about an expert on subject of time management… | Words of Wisdom |
| ABC's of Praise: A lthough things are not perfect… | Give Praise |
| About a week before Christmas the family bought a new nativity scene... | Baby Jesus |
| About ten years ago a young and very successful executive named Josh was traveling… | Josh and His Jag |
| Adam was walking around the Garden of Eden feeling very lonely, and he heard a loud voice... | Arm and a Leg, An |
| After a few of the usual Sunday evening hymns, the church's pastor... | An Awesome Story |
| An article in National Geographic several years ago… | The Fire |
| An elderly carpenter was ready to retire | The Carpenter |
| An elderly lady sat reading her Bible as she did several times a day… | How Much Cleaner |
| An eyewitness account from New York City, on a cold day in December many years ago... | A Heart-Warmer |
| As I faced my Maker at the last judgment, I knelt before the Lord along with all the other souls. Before each of us laid our lives like the squares of a quilt in many piles. | Quilt, The |
| As I sit silently with eyes closed, I listen for the sounds of my soul... | Angel Whispers |
| As I was driving home from work one day, I stopped to watch a local Little League baseball game... | Discouraged? |
| As the ditty goes, "It's the little things that bother us… | Things That Bug Us |
| Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge… | The Most Caring Child |
| Barefoot and dirty, the little girl just sat in the park... | Angels |
| Before U were thought of or time had begun… | JesUs |
| Beloved friends - A tremendous man died a week ago… | Auca Tribute |
| Both the North and South maintained the tradition of independent state Thanksgivings into the Civil War… | Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation |
| Brenda was a young woman that wanted to learn to go rock climbing... | An Awesome True Story |
| Dear Pastor, I know God loves everybody but He never met my sister… | "Dear Pastor" Letters |
| Did Jesus use a modem, at the Sermon on the Mount? | Did Jesus Use a Modem at the Sermon on the Mount? |
| Do you remember how Peter Barnes from the Thursday Bible Study… | The Name "Jehovah" |
| For a great invention/opportunity, call Isaiah 55… | Emergency Phone Numbers |
| Funny how a $100 "looks" so big when you take it to church... | Funny, Isn't It? |
| Giving blood many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer… | Giving Blood |
| God is crazy about you... | Something to Brighten Up Your Day |
| God of pity and love, return to this earth… | Poem asking the Lord to return |
| Good News: You baptized seven people today in the river… | Good News and Bad News for a Pastor |
| "Good Stewardship" is the main issue, followed by the ease of getting "hooked" into gambling… | Gambling vs. Investing |
| 1. He had only one major publication… | Why God Never Received a PhD |
| He is the First and Last, the Beginning and the End! | Hallelujah! |
| He sits by himself at a table for two… | Table for Two |
| He was driving home one evening, on a two-lane country road… | A Story to Warm the Heart |
| He was in the first third grade class I taught at Saint Mary's School… | What Matters Most... |
| He was just a little boy, on a week's first day. | Where is God? |
| His name is John. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with holes in it… | His Name is John |
| I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recent completed my college degree… | Smile |
| I am thankful for the teenager who... | I Am Thankful |
| I asked God to take away my pride and God said "No." | And God Said "NO" |
| I could smell you all around me; during the night, between fits of restless sleep… | The Smell of Victory |
| I did not know His love before, the way I know it now… | A Poem of God's Grace |
| I dreamt I had an interview with God. | The Interview |
| I drive into work listening to gospel music or a pre-recorded sermon… | A Work Blessing |
| I have in my hands two boxes which God gave me to hold… | Two Boxes |
| I knelt to pray but not for long... | No Time |
| I love the taste of T-bone steak... | Soul Food |
| I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of his friend… | The Dash |
| I refuse to be discouraged, to be sad, or to cry… | I Refuse |
| I shook my head in disbelief. This couldn't be the right place. | No Jacket Required |
| I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room... | Only One Childhood |
| I was taking my usual morning walk when a garbage truck pulled up beside me… | Say a Prayer |
| I was walking down life's highway, a long time ago… | Heaven's Grocery Store |
| I've learned.... that the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person. | Some of What I Have Learned Through the Years |
| Imagine yourself in a world filled with evil… | Enoch |
| In 1967 while taking a class in photography at the University of Cincinnati, I became acquainted with a young man named Charles Murray... | A Story About an Olympic Diver |
| In 1994, two Americans answered an invitation from the Russian Department of Education… | A Touching Christmas Story |
| In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway… | The Obstacle in Our Path |
| In Brooklyn, New York, Chush is a school that caters to learning-disabled children. | Achieving God's Perfection |
| In our search for a suitable pastor, the following scratch sheet was developed… | Pastor Search Committee Report |
| In the city of Chicago, one cold, dark night, a blizzard was setting in... | John 3:16 |
| In that place between wakefulness and dreams, I found myself in the room… | The Wall of Life |
| In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less… | Two Nickels and Five Pennies |
| In the stormy times wet and cold & no security at hand… | What I Most Need to Know |
| Is faith a risk? Of course. But failing to step out in faith is to risk missing real life… | Risk |
| It was a cold winter's day that Sunday. The parking lot... | Grains of Sand: Homeless Man |
| It was an unusually cold day for the month of May... | Day I Met Daniel, The |
| It was Christmas morning and Nellie woke up early… | They Wait, But No One Comes |
| It was one of those cold winter nights in the Haight district… | Good Story, A |
| It's been many years since I was in high school, but one assignment has stayed with me… | God's in My Basket |
| "It's impossible" - All things are possible (Luke 18:27) | Our Thinking vs. God's Promises |
| It's just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree… | A Christmas Story |
| It's quiet. It's early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black… | The Choice |
| I've never made a fortune and it's probably too late now… | Drinking from My Saucer |
| Jack took a long look at his speedometer before slowing down… | Speeding Ticket |
| Jean Thompson stood in front of her fifth-grade class… | An Object Lesson -- Teddy |
| Jeremy was born with a twisted body… | What Was in Jeremy's Egg? |
| Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate… | We Have Two Choices |
| John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform… | Valentine's Story |
| Last week I took my children to a restaurant. My 6 year old asked if he could say grace… | Ice Cream |
| Like any good mother, when Karen finds out that another baby is on the way… | Keep on Singing |
| Little River Community Church was located just down the street… | Case of Mistaken Identity, A |
| Look What I've Learned - I've learned that you cannot make someone love you... | Look What I've Learned |
| Lord Jesus, as I enter this work place. I bring Your presence with me… | Office Prayer |
| Many people will walk in and out of your life… | Something for You |
| Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him… | Friendship |
| My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister's bureau… | Tomorrow and Tomorrow |
| Newly assigned officers to a Naval Air Station are quite often "adopted" by a family… | Kids Hear the Darndest Things |
| Not too long ago I had "one of those days." | Is God Dancing on Your Potato Chips? |
| Now imagine you and the Lord Jesus are walking along the beach together… | New Footprints |
| Once upon a mountain top, three little trees stood and dreamed… | The Three Little Trees |
| Once upon a time, two brothers, who lived on adjoining farms, fell into conflict. | Forgiveness |
| One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door... | Glass of Milk, A |
| One day a wealthy family man took his son on a trip... | A Story About How Poor We Really Are |
| One day a woman named Louise fell asleep in her bed, and dreamed a very fitful dream... | Just a Little Something to Think About |
| One day Satan held a meeting with the demons to discuss the ongoing problem… | The Lie |
| One day, I woke early in the morning to watch the sunrise… | A Love Story |
| One night a man had a dream.... | Footprints |
| One night, at 11:30 pm, an older African-American woman was standing… | Story About a Woman in the Rain |
| One of God's main jobs is making people… | Explain God |
| One rainy afternoon I was driving along one of the main streets of town… | Windshield Wiper Lesson From A Child |
| Our Father who art in Heaven.... Yes? | What Happens When You Pray |
| Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of John Hopkins Hospital... | The Old Fisherman |
| Over the massive front doors of church, these words were inscribed… | Funny |
| People are often unreasonable… | It's Between You and God |
| 1. Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark. | All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Noah's Ark |
| Plant three rows of squash... | How to Garden |
| Religion is man's search for God. Christianity is God's search for man. | Neat Christian Maxims |
| Ruth looked at the envelope again. There was no stamp, no postmark… | The Visitor |
| Sandra felt as low as the heels of her Birkenstocks... | Thank You, Lord, for the Thorns |
| Satan called a worldwide convention… | The Devils' Convention |
| Several years ago, a neighbor related to me an experience that happened to her one winter… | A Sandpiper to Bring You Joy |
| She smiled at a sorrowful stranger… | A Story About a Smile |
| Snowflakes softly falling upon your window they play… | Santa |
| So far today, God, I've done all right… | A Wonderful Prayer |
| Some ladies often met to read the Bible. While reading Malachi... | Refiner's Fire |
| Some people come into our lives and quickly go… | An Angel to Watch Over You |
| Some time ago, a friend of mine punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper... | A Story About a Box of Kisses |
| Spiritual Vitamins A to Z: Anxious? Take Vitamin A… | Spiritual Vitamins |
| Teacher Debbie Moon's first graders were discussing a picture of a family… | What It Means to be Adopted |
| The baggy yellow shirt had long sleeves, four extra-large pockets... | Yellow Shirt, The |
| The brand new pastor and his wife, newly assigned to their first ministry, to reopen a church in urban Brooklyn... | Great Christmas Story |
| The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished… | Trouble Tree |
| The day is over, you are driving home. You tune in your radio… | Through His Eyes |
| The donkey awakened, his mind still savoring the afterglow of the most exciting day of his life... | A Story About a Donkey |
| The man whispered, "God, speak to me"... | Blessings |
| The Master Gardener, from heaven above planted a seed in the Garden of Love… | Our Master's Rose Garden |
| The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings... | The Story of 1000 Marbles |
| The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read… | The Most Beautiful Flower |
| The preacher placed two identical jars on the table next to the pulpit... | Jar, The |
| The Shepherd loved His little lamb… | Story of a Straying Lamb |
| The sound of Martha's voice on the other end of the telephone… | Fork in Hand.... The Very Best |
| The top ten ways the Bible would have been different if it had been written by college students | Bible by a College Student |
| The will of God will never take you... | Will of God, The |
| There is an old water bucket... | Old Rusty Bucket, The |
| There was a couple who used to go to England to shop… | Not Yet |
| There was a huge nut tree by the cemetery fence… | A Story About a Nut Tree |
| There was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails… | The Boy With a Bad Temper |
| There was a man who was asleep one night in his cabin when suddenly… | Pushing Against the Rock |
| There was a skinny young boy who loved football… | The Football Game |
| There was a time, during the latter part of the 18th century in England… | The Story of the Candy Cane |
| This book contains the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation… | The Bible |
| This is a story about a soldier in the North Africa Campaign in World War II. | Story About Cards, A |
| To the Artist, He is the One Altogether Lovely... | The Many Names of Christ |
| To the Lord above that made Heaven and earth… | Love Letters to the Lord |
| Toothpick, Rubber band, Band aid, Pencil… | Spiritual Survival Kit |
| Tucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision. We are traveling by train… | The Station |
| 'Twas a crisp winter's night as other times oft… | Christmas Poem |
| 'Twas the night before Jesus came and all through the house… | The Night Before Jesus Came |
| Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room… | Diversity Message |
| We have learned to live with "Voice Mail" as a necessary part of modem life. But, have you wondered what if God decided to install voice mail? | Voice Mail in Heaven |
| We were just coming down I5 out of the mountains into Grapevine… | A Story About the Grapevine |
| What if God couldn't take the time to bless us today… | What If |
| When I got mad and hit my child… | Let Your Light Shine |
| When I was a little boy, my mother used to embroidery… | God's Embroidery |
| When I was quite young, my father had one of the first telephones… | Information, Please! |
| When in sorrow, call John 14. | God's Emergency Phone Numbers |
| When most people hear "The Twelve Days of Christmas,"... | Twelve Days of Christmas |
| When you are tired and discouraged from fruitless efforts... | God Knows |
| When you've trusted God and walked His way... | Spiritually Concise Thoughts for a New Year |
| Whenever I'm disappointed with my spot in my life, I stop and think… | Roles and How We Play Them |
| WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God… | George Washington's First Thanksgiving Proclamation |
| While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Portland, Oregon… | Give This Moment! |
| "Why was my burden so heavy?" I slammed the bedroom door... | The Burden |
| Years ago, there was a very wealthy man who, with his devoted young son, shared a passion for art… | Wealthy Man |
| Yesterday we had a big family reunion at my house… | A Story About the "P" Word |
| You are my "beloved" and on you my favor rests. I have called you by name… | A Love Letter from God |
| You know you're in the wrong church when... | You Know You're in the Wrong Church When... |
| You thought you were happily smiling at your child from a hard stadium seat... | Parents Certainly are Misunderstood |
| You've probably seen the bumper sticker somewhere along the road. It depicts an American Flag… | Honoring the American Flag |
