What Good Will It Do?
There is a timeless parable about a man who cries out from the depths of hell, pleading for release. He is asked what good he has done in his life. […]
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There is a timeless parable about a man who cries out from the depths of hell, pleading for release. He is asked what good he has done in his life. […]
What Good Will It Do? Read More »
The famous German play, “Faust,” was inspired by a sixteenth-century magician who claimed to be in league with the devil. In one version of the legend, Faust makes a pact
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A tourist was passing through a picturesque village when he came upon an old resident sitting beside a tree. “Were any great men born in this village?” the tourist asked.
As the story goes, Satan was having a garage sale. There, arranged on tables, was all his bright, shiny merchandise. On one table, there were some tools to make it
A young woman is rushed to the hospital — she arrives unconscious — the traumatic shock has set in, and she is very near death. Emergency Room nurses struggle to
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During a scholarly discussion of the existence of God, the famous psychologist Dr. Erich Fromm told his colleagues that instead of debating the question “Is God dead?” they should be
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A famous psychiatrist says he discovered in his practice that long-term drug addicts have only two options available to them: one is death, and the other is God. He says
In 1899, Isidor Rabi, who would become one of the twentieth century’s most famous physicists, came to the United States and grew up on New York City’s Lower East Side.
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A young mother began her journal entry at the end of a very long day. She writes, I told my husband I got no work done today. I was home
In his classic novel, “The Idiot,” the principal character of renowned Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky is “Prince Myshkin,” a man who suffers intense epileptic seizures. Each time he has a
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Imagine you’re planning a new home but not sure where to start. What if you could see your entire house in life-size as if it were already built? With a
The famous analyst Dr. Karl Menninger once asked a wealthy patient, “What will you do with all your money?” The patient replied, “Just worry about it, I guess.” “In that
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A wise old preacher compiled a list of “rules” people follow who seem devoted to making things miserable for themselves and others — taking the joy out of life in
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At a large University graduation exercise, the University President rose to address the graduates and confer the degrees. He began by explaining the meaning of the traditional Latin phrases used
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A cemetery in rural Maryland has a headstone bearing the following inscription: “Here lies an Atheist. All dressed up and no place to go.” In a practical and useful little
A father, whose only daughter was seventeen, was going through a kind of death. The daughter was preparing to go away to college. Father and daughter had been very close,
No man is an island, Entire of itself, Every man is a piece of the continent, A part of the main… Any man’s death diminishes me, Because I am involved
A man who was struggling with a variety of emotional problems went to see a therapist about his troubles. He was experiencing a crisis that affected his work life, his
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Every year, many of us decide that the time has come to make some changes in the way we live. You probably know at least one person who will make
Behold! Unto us a child is born . . . Truly, He taught us to love one another His law is love, and His gospel is peace Chains shall He