Author Archives: Dale Cantrell

What About Your Pocket?  A serviceman once wrote about a moment of comedy he had witnessed in the army. It happened during a company inspection at the Redstone Arsenal in Alabama.  The inspection was being conducted by a full colonel. Everything had gone smoothly until the officer came to a certain soldier, looked him upContinue reading “Check Yourself Before You Criticize Another”

2 Cor 10:5,6. Casting down imaginations, and Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledgeContinue reading “Cast Down Every Wicked Imagination”

6/8—Start Your Day Off Right Series  Quote: see Stories: What Really Matters In Life  Mexican Fisherman Meets Harvard MBA What Really Matters in Life? A vacationing American businessman standing on the pier of a quaint coastal fishing village in southern Mexico watched as a small boat with just one young Mexican fisherman pulled into theContinue reading “Start Your Day Off Right Series 6/8”

6/8 Can You Spare A Minute  Don’t be on the Me Channel

Charles Francis Adams, 19th century political figure and diplomat, kept a diary. One day he entered: “Went fishing with my son today–a day wasted.” His son, Brook Adams, also kept a diary, which is still in existence.  On that same day, Brook Adams made this entry: “Went fishing with my father–the most wonderful day ofContinue reading “Your Perspective Makes All The Difference”

Extracting the precious from the worthless..If you can have and develop this talent in life, you will be a very valuable person.  Jesus told Lazurus to come forth. When others saw something worthless and of no use but to bury, Jesus saw life….precious life. There are plenty of people that have something precious hidden insideContinue reading “Extracting The Precious From The Worthless”

6/7–Start Your Day Off Right Series  Quote: 💙❤️𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙍𝙔 ☹️ ; 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙎𝙈𝙄𝙇𝙀 😊 Stories:  A missionary society wrote to David Livingstone and asked, “Have you found a good road to where you are? If so, we want to know howContinue reading “Start Your Day Off Right Series 6/7”

6/7– Can you Spare A Minute? I have written a lot lately about animals and insects because they are so amazing. When they come to earth they are hardwired with what they need. Nobody tells the birds that it’s time to fly south for the winter. They just come with the knowledge that they need.Continue reading “Can You Spare A Minute Or So 6/7?”

Before You Criticize When you are disposed to criticize a friend, Just remember, the beginning’s not the end;  When within this urge you find, These three questions brin g to mind: Is it TRUE? Is it NEEDFUL? Is it KIND? Check Out Books By J D Canter in Amazon And Kindle: Live First, Die LastContinue reading “Before You Criticize Ask Yourself These Three Questions”