Finding New Hope
A woman who was widowed for the second time felt the loss deeply. She saw little reason to go on living.
The Settled Word
When the US Congress convenes each year, Senators and Representatives reopen debate on how to deal with the nation's social and political problems. Throughout the year, more and more laws are passed.
Paid By The Judge
An Indianapolis Superior Court judge made news when she paid $1 of her own money to post a burglary suspect's bail.
Recipe For Victory
A visitor was taking a tour of a mill where power was generated by a fast-flowing river that ran close by its walls. All the gears inside, however, were inactive. "How do you make things work?" the visitor inquired. She was told to pull a handle that the guide pointed out. Immediately the wheels turned and the place was alive with motion.
Doors: Open And Shut
George Morrison, one of Scotland's most popular preachers in the early 20th century, was known for a sermon titled, "The Ever-Open Door." And on his deathbed he exclaimed, "It's open for me now, and I'm going through." As a believer, he surely did go through the door into glory.
A True Friend
I have a friend named Nelson. We work together, play together, cry together, and often laugh together. Our friendship keeps growing.
Blurred Vision
Although I'm closer to 80 than 70, I still want to think of myself as "a modern man." So I keep up with the news, read current books, and use up-to-date sources when I research a subject. But more important, I want to be thoroughly biblical and Christian in all my thoughts and actions. Because of this, some people who don't like my convictions see me as being narrow-minded.
It Takes Two
While visiting Christian workers in the country of Romania, Charlie VanderMeer from Children's Bible Hour went to an orphanage where people with physical and mental disabilities live together.
Reveille
Winston Churchill (1874-1965), former British prime minister, made specific requests regarding his funeral service. He asked that it begin with the playing of "Taps," the traditional military signal played at the end of the day or the end of life. But when Churchill's funeral service was over, those in attendance were startled to hear trumpets play the familiar strains of "Reveille," the stirring call that awakens the troops at the beginning of a new day.
