Where’s The Peace?
More than 45 years ago, my father was wounded while fighting in World War II, a conflict that claimed at least 35 million lives. Millions of other people around the world carry with them the lifelong, tragic consequences of international conflict.
Unlikely Giants
Dwight L. Moody was greatly moved by a lay preacher’s statement that the world has yet to see what God can do through a person fully yielded to Him. Because an attitude of submission is far more important than outward appearance, some unlikely people have become spiritual giants.
A Persistent Problem
The University of Wisconsin in its Extension Outreach catalog announced a new course on “Interpersonal Forgiveness.” The catalog explained that students would be exploring “the latest approaches to forgiveness.”
How To Be Free
The human spirit longs for freedom. But for many people, its pursuit actually leads to greater bondage.
Safe In God’s Care
President Franklin D. Roosevelt loved the song we call the Navy Hymn. It was sung at his funeral in Hyde Park, New York, on April 14, 1945. The words of the hymn were written in 1860 by William Whiting, who taught and directed a 16-voice boys choir. He penned them for a student who was about to set sail for America and who was apprehensive about the journey.
Undelivered Message
George Sweeting, in his book The No-Guilt Guide for Witnessing, tells of a man by the name of John Currier who in 1949 was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Later he was transferred and paroled to work on a farm near Nashville, Tennessee.
Renewed Hope
People who live without hope can become suicidal. So it was with an Italian prisoner of war being held on a military base in the United States during World War II. He had become despondent after learning that his wife had died in Italy. The camp commander, knowing that the man had been a stonemason, asked him if he could design a chapel for the base. The POW accepted the assignment and even supervised its construction.
The Wisdom Of Ants
We tend to take our lead from the great characters and personalities of the world. But the ancient wise man Agur pointed us in another direction. In Proverbs 30, he chronicled the virtues of the low things around us: the ants, badgers, locusts, and lizards (vv.24-28).
The Highest Goal
What are you living for in your few fleeting years here on this earth? Anything other than fame, wealth, or influence?
