There was a certain kindergarten teacher who had one of her pupils mark on the blackboard each day to represent the weather. She had colored crayons, and different colors represented the different kinds of weather: […]
Be brave. Only the brave are strong. The coward is a weakling; if he has strength, he dares not use it. We must be brave, for life is a battle. The forces of good and evil are […]
John Newton’s letters to pastors are highly valued for their pastoral wisdom, humility and deep spiritual insight. Collected in works such as Cardiphonia (1781), in these letters Newton urged pastors to remain faithful to the […]
CAPTION: “Christ Carrying the Cross” by El Greco (c. 1580) is a painting in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. (Public Domain) By Charles Naylor One day as Jesus […]
One of the most striking things that Jesus taught was that we should forgive our enemies — and not only forgive them, but also adopt an attitude that indicates a complete change of feeling toward […]
An archery contest was in progress. One after another the contestants stepped up to the line, took careful aim, and let their arrows fly at the target. Arrow after arrow embedded its point in the […]
This world is full of unrest and turmoil. There is turmoil in hearts, homes, communities, churches and nations. There is international turmoil, with the world appearing as a seething mass of unrest. People long for […]
How natural it is for us to desire to be in the presence of the Master, to walk with him, to talk with him and to behold his wondrous works. How pleasant to sit at […]
You have been disappointed, haven’t you? Of course you have, again and again. Does it hurt very much when things do not go as you have planned and hoped? Does it seem as if you […]
One of the first things that I remember learning in Sunday school was Methuselah was the oldest man who ever lived. The Bible puts his age at nine hundred and sixty-nine years. I am not […]
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