WHAT GOD HATH PROMISED God hath not promised Skies always blue, Flower-strewn pathways All our lives through; God hath not promised Sun without rain, Joy without sorrow, Peace without pain. But God hath promised Strength…
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FAITH In the year 1939 Hitler's armies were marching through Europe, and England's future began to look very dark. On Christmas day, a week before the beginning of the new year, King George VI addressed…
CUSTOMS OF THE SHEPHERDS There is a story of sweetness and beauty which enlightens the heart of every parent who has lost a child. It concerns a custom among the shepherd folk of the Alps.…
THE END OF THE ROAD IS BUT A BEND IN THE ROAD When we feel we have nothing left to give and we are sure that the "song has ended" -- When our day seems…
THE KEY In the last analysis, it is our conception of death which decides our answers to all the questions life puts to us. Dag Hammarskjold
WILLIAM CAREY'S "When I am gone, speak less of Dr. Carey and more of Dr. Carey's Savior."
ENFOLDING LOVE I know not what his hand may hold of joy or pain; Of wintry blast or chilling cold -- of loss or gain; I only know that come what may, His love enfolds…
REPLANTED TO REACH POTENTIAL My wife is an "expert" at growing indoor plants, but in the beginning, she had to "learn." One of the plants she had was supposed to produce an abundance of beautiful…
THE BEST IS YET TO COME One of the senior members of the church telephoned to say that her doctor had told her that she had a melanoma, and wanted me to come talk with…
A PRAYER IN BED Dear Lord, one day I shall lie thus and pray Stretched out upon my bed, Within few days or hours Of being dead. And I shall seek Then for the words…
TO HAVE LOVE AND BEEN LOVED A seminary professor received a note from a former student, upon the untimely death of his son in an automobile accident, that helped him to more clearly see that…
EQUALITY AT LAST There is nothing false in the idea of the equality of man; but there is something utterly false in denying the thing in which men are most obviously equal, which is death.…
FAITH However long and dark the night, Day is sure to break, And children rise to laughter, And birds to rapture wake. However long the winter, Spring will surely come, Bringing gold of jonquil, Silver…
THE LAST TRIP Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar When I put out to sea. Twilight and evening bell, And after that…
SMILE WHEN THEY WEEP On parent knees, a naked, new-born child, Weeping, you sat, when all about you smiled; So live that, sinking in your long last sleep, You then may smile, when all about…
AT EVENING TIME I know not what the long years hold Of winter days and summer clime; But this I know: when life grows old It shall be light -- at evening time. I cannot…
PLANNED FRIENDSHIP What made us friends in the long ago When first we met . . . well I think I know . . . The best in me and the best in you Hailed…
GRANT'S FAITHFUL FRIEND General Grant's faithful friend, his chief of staff, the Galena lawyer, John A. Rawlins . . . was closer to Grant than any other during the war. It was to Rawlins that…
GREEK FIDELITY Whenever a discussion of fidelity and friendship arises, the story of Damon and Pithias is usually mentioned. And rightfully so, for it is one of the classic statements of fidelity and true allegiance.…
AMAZING VERSUS BALONEY A friend attributed the secret of his popularity to one particular word. "Years ago," he said, "upon hearing a statement with which I disagreed, I used to say 'Baloney,' and people began…
