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The Word: Transformation by trial
Many years ago, while walking in a city suburb, I came across an open shed where workmen were busy. Near the door, a man stood by a large, irregular stone, using a chisel and mallet […]
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The Word: Acceptable service
We read in the Bible of the form and power of godliness. When we look at the church, we see more of the form than the power. So many people seem to merely be playing […]
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The Word: When God withdraws himself
A mother sat quietly in her easy chair. Upon the floor near her was her little one playing — piling his blocks one upon another, then throwing them down and laughing in childish glee. He […]
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The Word: Getting even
“I’ll get even with that fellow if it takes ten years!” Thus declared a man about another who had wronged him. In his heart he determined to do his enemy as great an injury as […]
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The Word: Why I believe the old book
CAPTION: “Still Life with Bible” by Vincent van Gogh (1885) is a painting in the collection of the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. (Public Domain) By Charles Naylor Do I believe the old Book? Do […]
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THE WORD: Meeting the lions
The Bible recounts some interesting stories of lions. We all remember the story of Daniel — how he was cast into the den of lions, and how during the long watches of the night he […]
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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 […]
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The Word: Don’t judge what is seen in a window
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 […]
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The Word: Taking cheerful views
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 […]
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The Word: It takes two to quarrel
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 […]