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Give Honor To God PRO
Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 22, 2004 (message contributor)
David Brainerd said to Jonathan Edwards once:
"I do not go to heaven to be advanced but to give honor to God. It is no matter where I shall be stationed in heaven, whether I have a high or low seat there, but to live and please and glorify God.... My heaven is to...
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I Read An Account Of A Man Named James Matlock. ... PRO
Contributed by Doug Lyon on Sep 11, 2004
I read an account of a man named James Matlock. (He has nothing to do with the old Matlock TV series starring Andy Griffith!) James Matlock was a Puritan who lived in New England in the 17th century. Apparently he was placed under church discipline. And the reason was because he wasn’t having ...read more
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She Was An Energetic Young Woman Whose Life Was ...
Contributed by Thomas Cash on May 18, 2004
She was an energetic young woman whose life was forever changed by an accident. Because her spinal cord was severed, she first struggled to survive. Forced to live her life as a quadriplegic, she nearly lost the will to live. Slowly, she achieved the impossible. She painted by holding a brush with ...read more
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Tom Recently Told Me A Story About A Man Who Went ... PRO
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 7, 2004
Tom recently told me a story about a man who went to a priest and confessed that the Lord had recently convicted him of gossip. He wanted to know what he could do to make it right. The priest told him to go to the top of a mountain, rip open a feather pillow, turn the feathers loose in the wind, ...read more
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Author And Lecturer Leo Buscaglia Once Told About ... PRO
Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Jan 1, 2005
Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once told about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child; the winner was a four-year-old boy. His next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little ...read more
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The Great Anglican Bishop, J. C. Ryle, Said Of ...
Contributed by Robert Walter on Dec 24, 2004
The great Anglican Bishop, J. C. Ryle, said of these first seekers of truth (the Magi), “We read of no greater faith than this in all the Bible. It is a faith that deserves to be placed side by side with that of the penitent thief. The thief saw one dying the death of a malefactor and yet prayed to ...read more
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