Devotion
Responsibility
A right without an attendant responsibility is as unreal as a sheet of paper which has only one side. Felix Morley I did it to myself. It wasn’t society…it wasn’t a pusher, it wasn’t being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing — Ray Charles, on his heroin addiction I’ve […]
Resurrection
Because upon the first glad Easter day The stone that sealed His tomb was rolled away, So, through the deepening shadows of death’s night, Men see an open door… beyond it, light. Ida Norton Munson Go my friends and shed no tears, I must lie here till Christ appears Anonymous epitaph Morning breaks […]
One Thing …
THE ESSENTIALS by John Rallison Sometimes when things are a little rough, or there is too much going on, I think it would be nice to have my priorities set firmly. It would be especially great to know what the one most important thing is. So I ran ‘one thing’ and ‘only thing’ through my […]
Diary Of A Bible
JANUARY: A busy time for me. Most of the family decided to read me through this year. They kept me busy for the first two weeks, but they have forgotten me now. FEBRUARY: Clean-up time. I was dusted yesterday and put in my place. My owner did use me for a few minutes last week. […]
The Lonely Ember
A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the pastor decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The pastor found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for his pastor’s visit, the man welcomed him, led […]
News Alert
Read: John 1:19-34 I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness. -John 1:23 Missionary Keith Gustafson was forced to leave the Congo because of the civil war that erupted in 1997. He reported that as the fighting spread, people in the remote area where he lived knew that soldiers were approaching because of […]
The Highest Authority
Authority. What does it mean? It does not mean rank, wealth, or even power. Often people are in positions of power who have no spiritual attributes that entitle them to respect. But what does authority mean? It means a spiritual right to command. It mean something that compels reverence and exacts obedience as a tribute. […]
Ill-Temper, The Vice Of The Virtuous
The peculiarity of ill temper is that it is the vice of the virtuous. It is often the one blot on an otherwise noble character. You know men who are all but perfect, and women who would be entirely perfect, but for an easily ruffled, quick-tempered, or "touchy" disposition. This compatibility of ill temper with […]
Memory
BITS & PIECES 1. SHAME & FORGETFULNESS – Is it just me, or do we all seem to FORGET more and more as we grow older? You know, things like "Now where did I put those car keys?" or "Did I get the milk? *What* milk???" It seems that our "instant recall" of yesterday isn’t […]
If I Knew
If I knew it would be the last time that I’d see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in more tightly and pray the Lord your soul to keep. If I knew it would be the last time that I would see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and […]
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