Stories by George A. Hazlett

George A. Hazlett is a retired minister in the Church of the Nazarene. He has written the weekly column, Think About it!, published weekly in Farm and Dairy for almost 28 years. He and his wife, Myrna, live in Hartville, Ohio.

Columnist thanks readers for their “thankfulness” responses

Thursday, February 7, 2013 by George A. Hazlett

Let every day of your life be a day of thanksgiving and praise to God. God is so good to us. He supplies all our needs.

Stay on the sunny side of life

Thursday, January 31, 2013 by George A. Hazlett

About the time I hear myself complaining about the price of gasoline, it is then that I realize it could be worse, and I change my attitude and make the best of it.

My New Year’s resolutions never last

Thursday, January 24, 2013 by George A. Hazlett

May I recommend a New Year’s resolution to you? If so, trust in God, and don’t break it!

Count your blessings. You’ll be surprised how wealthy you really are

Thursday, January 17, 2013 by George A. Hazlett

The next time you think you’re not very wealthy, don’t count your houses, lands, and money. Count your many blessings. You will be surprised just how wealthy you really are.

Think about it: Belated Christmas greetings

Thursday, January 10, 2013 by George A. Hazlett

It hardly seems possible that Christmas is here and gone again. It seems like just a few months ago that I was getting ready to plant my garden. Summer is over and little by little, Old Man Winter is doing his best to creep in upon us once again. This is my 30th year of [...]

Think about it! What is wealth?

Thursday, January 10, 2013 by George A. Hazlett

WHAT IS WEALTH? When you stop and think about it, one of the highest goals of mankind today is to become wealthy. Have we allowed the desire to become wealthy crowd out our desire to serve God with all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength? “For what is a man profited if he shall [...]

A Second View

Thursday, January 3, 2013 by George A. Hazlett

Dr. Hazlett shares some insight on clutter and how it’s not always a bad thing…

Songs of the night

Thursday, December 27, 2012 by George A. Hazlett

One of the highlights of a worship service is the joy of singing the hymns of the church. I have always found joy, strength, encouragement and inspiration in singing the old hymns. My late wife, Myrna, was a very good church organist. Up until a few years ago, we always had a Hammond organ in [...]

Giving is better than receiving

Thursday, December 20, 2012 by George A. Hazlett

Have we forgotten Acts 20:35, which says, “It’s more blessed to give than to receive”? As far back as I can remember, one of the memories I have of the Christmas season is the ringing of the bell of the Salvation Army. I have always appreciated the many dedicated people who are willing to take [...]

Three words you should say every day

Thursday, December 13, 2012 by George A. Hazlett

I was looking at the dictionary awhile back and came to a conclusion. There are three words that I believe are vital in our relationships with those we love. I remember when I first heard those three words spoken to me. I really can’t tell you what age I was; however, I heard them many [...]