ETERNAL PRAISE By Isaac Watts From all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise; The Redeemer's name be sung, Through ev'ry land, by ev'ry tongue. Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord, Eternal truth…
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THE GREATEST HERO On March 21, 1969, a Marine patrol in Vietnam descended a steep bank to fill their canteens in a stream. As they stooped in two feet of water, the area suddenly exploded…
HOW HE RECEIVES PRAISE You can tell the character of every man when you see how he receives praise. From Epistles, by Seneca, from Familiar Quotes by John Bartlett, p. 130
GOD IS IN COMMAND Here are some general suggestions when you are blue . . . Take a good walk. Tackle a job that requires lots of energy. Play cheerful music. Sing as you go…
DANGERS MARK THE WAY We have reason, through the grace of God, that even our toughest times are used by God for our benefit. Even our dangers mark the way of God's leading. The following…
PRAISING WHAT'S LOST Praising what is lost, Makes the remembrance dear. From All's Well That Ends Well V, iii, 19, by William Shakespeare, found in Familiar Quotes by John Bartlett, p. 270
ONLY ASKING When I was a boy, we had a neighbor lady who frequently came to the back door of our home. She never wasted any time coming to the point. Her words were always…
SPRITZ OR POUR? Mark 14:3-5 (New International Version) While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of a man known as Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabastar jar…
CREATIVE THANKSGIVING We all have things we can be thankful for. Once a fellow was telling me all his problems and financial woes. I told him to count his blessings, not his blights. "But what…
UNIVERSAL PRAISE Let us go and wake up the universe . . . and sing His praises. By Mariam Baouardy
MONSTROUS INGRATITUDE Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend, More hideous, when thou show'st thee in a child, Than the sea- monster. William Shakespeare, King Lear I, iv, 283, found in Familiar Quotes by John Bartlett, p. 277
GEORGE WHITEFIELD ON SUFFERING Gladly shall I come whenever bodily strength will allow to join my testimony with yours in Olney pulpit, that God is love. As yet I have not recovered from the fatigues…
AUTOMATED GRATITUDE Beware of automated gratitude! I am irritated every time it happens. The checkout clerk rings up my purchases, takes my money, hands me the change, and says, "Thank you for shopping at ____…
LEARNING IN SUNLIGHT Among Christians so much prominence has been given to the disciplinary effects of sorrow, affliction, bereavement, that they have been in danger of overlooking the other and more obvious side: that by…
NO MORE REASON TO GRUMBLE If Christians would spend as much time praying as they do grumbling, they'd soon have nothing to grumble about! There is power in praise because it shifts our focus from…
TRY THANKSGIVING A missionary recounted his experience in China that shows this. He had received bad and sad news from home, and deep shadows had covered his soul. Though he prayed, the darkness didn't go…
WE EXHAUST THEE The praise chorus "We Exalt Thee" took on a whole new meaning when I heard my three-year-old daughter singing her version: "We exhaust thee. We exhaust thee, O Lord." By Tammy Lindsey,…
MICHAEL'S ATTITUDE Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing,…
REPAYMENT IN KIND One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay "in kind" somewhere else in life. By Anne Morrow Lindbergh
NINE OF ELEVEN LOST A preacher included in his annual report the item "nine persons lost at sea." When the congregation expressed shock and amazement, he said, "Well, eleven persons requested prayers for those going…
