ANSWERED PRAYER Whoever riseth from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered. George Meredith
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A TEACHER'S PRAYER Lord, give me the wisdom to discover in each child his spark of divinity, the gift which You have given him, and through love and guidance nurture this spark into a glowing…
Atonement | Communion | Fellowship With God | Peace | Position | Prayer | Reconciliation | Salvation
ENTRY There was a soldier in the Union Army, a youngest son who had lost his older brother and his father in the war. He went to Washington, D. C. to see President Lincoln to…
PUTTING IT ALL IN PERSPECTIVE A man asked God how long a million years was to Him. God replied, "It's just like a single second of your time, my child." So the man asked, "And…
WHEN GOD ANSWERS PRAYER During the minister's prayer one Sunday, there was a loud whistle from one of the back pews. Gary's mother was horrified. She pinched him into silence, and after church asked: "Gary,…
POWERFUL POSITIONS FOR PRAYER It seems these three ministers were talking about prayer in general and the appropriate and effective positions for prayer. As they were talking, a telephone repairman was working on the phone…
SPIRITUAL ELOQUENCE IN COMMUNICATION Eloquence isn't necessarily flowery language so much as heartfelt expression. Consider this prayer of a country preacher in Red Rock, Mississippi: "Oh Lord, give Thy servant this mornin' the eyes of…
ANGELS ON ASSIGNMENT This happened in 1956 during the Mau Mau uprisings in East Africa and the story is told by missionary Morris Plotts. A band of roving Mau Maus came to the village of…
A FATHER WITH A MOTHER'S LOVE Perhaps a strange title, but I knew such a father whose love was comparable to that of a loving mother. I was gifted in having both a mother and…
GOD'S HAND Two teenage sisters moved to a new community. Not having any friends there, they eagerly accepted an invitation to a Christian Youth gathering. After attending several times, the older sister accepted Christ as…
FORGIVENESS This prayer was found in a church bombed in World War II. It would help if we could let it sink into our spirit: The hatred which divides nation from nation, race from race,…
LISTEN TO YOUR FATHER'S VOICE I feel constrained to share something with you that was a tremendous blessing and inspiration to me. Lisa Groves is one of our Overseas Crusades missionaries in Brazil. She recently…
FORGIVENESS Jesus expects us to love our enemies. And we say, "Dear God, how can we?" How can you love persons who are against you, who are determined to demean or destroy you? Are we…
ASSUME THE POSITION FOR TROUBLES If all your troubles are deep-seated and of long-standing, try kneeling. Bits & Pieces
PRAYER People approach prayer in many different ways. In Life With Father, Clarence Day describes his father's approach: "Father expected a good deal of God. He didn't actually accuse God of inefficiency, but when he…
PRAYER IN CONGRESS When Edward Everett Hale was Chaplain of the Senate, someone asked him, "Do you pray for the senators, Dr. Hale?" He replied, "No, I look at the senators and pray for the…
WASHINGTON -- SPIRITUAL IMPACT Parson Weems relates the story of a Quaker who abandoned his pacifism after hearing Washington pray. In the winter of 1777, with the American Army encamped at Valley Forge, a certain…
LINCOLN'S BIBLE Abraham Lincoln's well- thumbed Bible in the Lincoln Museum in Washington, among other things, would abundantly prove that he was a Christian. Listen to him, as on his way to be inaugurated, he…
WASHINGTON AT VALLEY FORGE The sun went down o'er Valley Forge In the cheerless wintry air; Day after day the sun went down, And no man seemed to care; For day and night alike were…
AMERICA'S GREATNESS I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers, and it was not there. I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her…
