Have You Read the Book That Shaped America?
America’s earliest settlers came in search of religious freedom, to escape religious persecution—which has again become an issue in modern times.
A new arrival who joined the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1623 “blessed God for...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (June 18, 2018)
Pushing Past Failure
Sparky didn’t have much going for him. He failed every subject in the eighth grade, and in high school, he flunked Latin, algebra, English, and physics. He made the golf team but...
Ten Commandments of Human Relations
1. Thou Shalt Love People, Not Just Use Them (Matthew 22:39). The greatest thing in the world is a person. The greatest thing about a person is his motives, and the greatest motive is...
10 Guidelines for the New Year
In your relationship with . . .
GOD: Be prayerful. Remember dependence and helplessness in your relationship with God are prerequisites for spiritual health. How about a thorough spiritual check-up this year? (2 Corinthians 13:5).
OTHERS:...
Failure Need Not Be Fatal
History books are filled with biographies of failures who made good. From them we can learn the valuable lesson that failure need not be fatal.
The first President of the United States—the father of our...
Only a Little Taller
It was said of Abraham Lincoln, "He was everybody, only a little taller."
Glad Tidings of Good Things (July 28, 2016)
“He Is Sleeping, Mr. President”
John Kenneth Galbraith, in his autobiography, A Life in Our Times, illustrates the devotion of Emily Gloria Wilson, his family’s housekeeper:
It had been a wearying day, and I asked Emily...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (July 1, 2017)
No Time to Pray
I got up early one morning and rushed right into the day.
I had so much to accomplish that I didn’t have time to pray.
Problems just tumbled upon me and heavier came...