Psalm 105:1-6 (4) John Adams, the second president of the United States of America was now almost 90 years old. He had outlived his beloved wife Abigail, several of his children, and all of his contemporaries except for his friend Thomas Jefferson. His health was failing. And yet on a sunny day at Peacefield, his […]
A lady was summering in Switzerland. On day she went out for a stroll. Presently climbing the mountain side, she came to a shepherd\’s hut. She walked to the door and looked in. There sat the shepherd, and near at hand on a pile of straw lay a single sheep. Scanning it closely, the lady
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Mark 4:21-25 (24) Billy Graham was being interviewed. The journalist was intrigued by the success that Billy Graham had experienced. He asked if Billy Graham expected to receive great rewards in heaven as praise for the tremendous impact on many lives in his worldwide ministry. Graham said that he was not sure. He knew that,
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bebouchard / Foter.com / CC BY-NC 1 Peter 1:1-5 (3) Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, the General Secretary of the Community Party of the Soviet Union died on November 10, 1982. During his reign Leonid Brezhnev put thousands of Christians in prison or mental institutions in his attempt to stamp out the remembrance of God. It is
2 Kings 5:20-27 (27) Does the accumulation of money actually lead to happiness? Greed can cause you to become something you did not think possible. James Patterson and Peter Kim in “The Day America Told the Truth” told of a poll which asked the question, “What are you willing to do for $10,000,000?” Two-thirds of those
Plan now to attend Harmony Hill Youth Camp! July 27 – August 4, 2013
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kevinthoule / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND Proverbs 22:1-9 (4) Paul Harvey once gave the secret of his success. He said: \”I get up when I fall down,\” Bits & Pieces, March 3, 1994, p. 16. Race-car-driver Bill Vukovich might have him beat. He said, “There’s no secret. You just press the accelerator to the floor
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This morning my 95 year old father who reads the Bible through about once a month said something startling to me. He said, \”How do you explain that God created evil? God doesn\’t create evil, but Isa. 45:7 says that He does.\” Honestly, I had never noticed that before in this verse. My first was
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Hebrews 11 I have never run in a marathon. I admire those who have the stamina to do so. And yet I realize that like many other things, even in that all are not equal. Once again I am humbled as I consider the question: \”Who am I?\” The Wired Word quotes a runner saying,