“. . . were not our hearts burning inside us as He talked to us ... ?” (Lk. 24:32) On the fireplace mantle of an old stone mansion in Texas, the following words are inscribed:…
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“Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour” (I Peter 5:8). President Theodore Roosevelt once owned a feisty little dog that was always getting into fights with other dogs…
“…the sun will be darkened” … “and the stars will be falling from heaven…” (Mk. 13:24,25). There is an old legend about a little bird who refused to fly. He just laid on his back…
“...So that by his death he could take away all the power of the devil, who had power over death, and set free all those who had been held in slavery all their lives by…
“Then Jesus said to them, ’Do not be afraid’” (Matthew 28:10). From humorist Erma Bombeck comes the following quote from a little boy who was going through a time when life seemed rather scary: My…
“He who gives his daughter in marriage does well, and he who does not give her in marriage will do better” (1Cor. 7:38). A young man falls in love, goes to the beloved’s father for…
“The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you” (Philippians 4:9). Wayne Gretzky, who is retired, is considered by…
“And know that I am with you always” (Matthew 28:20). A Father ’s Day reflection from a father: Normally, if I’m heading off to pick up a few groceries, my four-year-old will say something like,…
“Wrap your cloak around you and follow me” (Acts 12:8). Reinhold Neibuhr (noted theologian) once spoke of his deceased father with these words: As a child I once spent a day with my grandmother. Toward…
“We who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength” (Romans 15:1). Five-year-old Johnny was fascinated with his Daddy’s slippers. One morning, Johnny came into his father ’s room and slipped his…
“My prayer is that you may learn to value the things that really matter”(Phil. 1:10). After returning home from a typically busy and aggravating day at the office, a father slumped into his easy chair…
“As a string of tow snaps when it touches fire, so his strength was not discovered” (Judges 16:9) A father took his young son out to fly a kite. The sky was clear and the…
“I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus” (Phillipians 4:8). A middle-aged couple are sitting side-by-side on the living room couch. Three picture frames hang on…
“. . . walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love” (Eph. 4:2). Jesus is…
“. . . woman, you have great faith, your wish will come to pass.” (Mt. 15:28) Anton Checkov, in his play, Three Sisters, has one of his characters utter the profound truth about life without…
“I have trusted in God without wavering” (Psalms 27:1). “Fearfully And Wonderfully Made” is the title of a book in which prominent surgeon, Dr. Paul Brand, explores the complex creation called the human body. In…
“…put your trust in the Lord your God and you will be secure” (2 Chronicles 20:20). Rosalind Russell, the actress noted for her portrayals of witty, sophisticated career women in scores of motion pictures, also…
“. . . in God I put my trust, fearing nothing” (Psalm 56:11). Marlene Bagnull, author of hundreds of inspirational articles and poems, has written this moving account of how her faith in God’s goodness…
“…we are no longer to be children tossed here and there by waves” (Ephesians 4:14). The following appeared in the New York Times on November 24, 1931: The year was 1881. A man was to…
While pursuing a doctorate in Theology, an Ohio pastor attended several days of intensive study at a monastery. “Theology and Today” was the subject of one of the seminars. “I sidled into the classroom,” the…