Glad Tidings of Good Things (May 11, 2017)
Dehoff’s Rules for Living
I try never to say anything behind a man’s back that would give embarrassment to say to his face (Psalm 5:6–9; Proverbs 11:3; 17:9; James 3:13; 1 Peter 1:15).
I...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (April 20, 2017)
The Best is Yet to Be
At Columbia University, John Erskine was considered one of their greatest teachers ever.
He was a true “Renaissance man”—author of sixty books, accomplished concert pianist, head of the Julliard School...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (April 13, 2017)
That Winning Attitude
I’ve read that Einstein was unable to speak until he was four-years-old, and that he did not read until he was seven.
Beethoven’s music teacher said about him, “As a composer he is...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (March 2, 2017)
Building a Wall
In Ancient China, the people desired security from the barbaric hordes to the north, so they built The Great Wall of China. It was so high they knew no one could climb...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (February 23, 2017)
The Face We Show the World
The story is told that an advisor to President Lincoln once suggested a certain candidate as a nominee for the president’s cabinet.
Lincoln refused saying, “I don’t like the man’s...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (October 20, 2016)
Disguised
Pat Moore is twenty-six. She lives in New York City and is a designer and manufacturer of special aids for senior citizens. Recently Pat was invited to speak to a special conference of professionals...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (September 29, 2016)
The Hare and the Tortoise
The Hare once boasted of his speed before the other animals. “I have never yet been beaten,” said he, “when I put forth my full speed. I challenge any one...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (September 22, 2016)
Personal Prayer List
Perhaps the most neglected of God’s gifts is the use prayer as we should, based on God’s word (1 Thessalonians 5:17). I have recently made study of prayer and how it was...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (September 1, 2016)
We Drank . . .
We drank for happiness and became unhappy.
We drank for sociability and became argumentative.
We drank for friendship and made enemies.
We drank for sleep and awakened tired.
We...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (August 18, 2016)
Dad’s Key
In a moment of teenage carelessness, a 16-year-old girl wrecked her mother’s car.
She was uninjured, so she called home to tell her parents, fully expecting an angry reaction. Instead, her father asked only...