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The Word: The cost of being a blessing
Preachers sometimes tell us, in urging us to live a useful life, that it costs but little to do good. In a sense this is true. Without large outlay of money, and without great expenditure […]
Preachers sometimes tell us, in urging us to live a useful life, that it costs but little to do good. In a sense this is true. Without large outlay of money, and without great expenditure […]
One of our Lord’s counsels to his followers is, “Judge not, that you be not judged.” We cannot judge others fairly. For example, we do not know what the causes of the faults might be […]
One of the divinest secrets of a happy life is the art of extracting comfort and sweetness from every circumstance. We must develop the habit of looking on the bright side. Those who take cheerful […]
Bad temperament is such a disfigurement of character that no one should spare any pains or cost to have it cured. The ideal Christian life is one of unbroken kindliness but, most of us fall […]
Kindness has been called the small coin of love. The word is generally used to designate the little deeds of thoughtfulness and gentleness which make no noise in the world — rather than the large […]
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths […]
Most people seem to be on the lookout for bargains but are not satisfied with fairness. Selfishness carries them beyond the golden rule, “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, […]
All is well with us when Christ dwells in our hearts. The Shunamite mother from 2 Kings 4 could say “All is well,” because she was a believer in God. Her faith was seen in […]
A striking feature in the parables of Jesus Christ is their adaptation to the immediate circumstances in connection with which they were delivered. They are not fetched from afar — detached and isolated allegories. They […]
The Sermon on the Mount tells us the kind of people Christians should be. The Beatitudes with which it opens, show us pictures of the character that is like God. “The good man brings good […]
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