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John Todd Was A Preacher Back In The Late ... PRO
Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 14, 2001 (message contributor)
ILL. John Todd was a preacher back in the late 1800’s. When he was 6 years old, both of his parents died. So a kind-hearted aunt raised him until he left home to study for the ministry.
Years later, this aunt became seriously ill, & even though she was a Christian, she wrote him a letter expressing her fear of death. Here, condensed from his autobiography, is the letter he sent her in reply:
"It is now 35 years since I, as a boy of 6, was left quite alone in the world. You sent me word you would give me a home & be a kind mother to me. I have never forgotten the day I made the long journey to your house. I can still recall the disappointment when, instead of coming for me yourself, you sent your hired man, Caesar, to fetch me.
"I remember my tears & anxiety as, perched high on the back of the horse & clinging tight to Caesar, I rode off to my new home. Night fell before we finished the journey, & I became lonely & afraid. ‘Do you think she’ll go to bed before we get there?’ I asked Caesar.
"’Oh no!’ he said reassuringly, ‘She’ll stay up for you. When we get out o’ these woods, you’ll see her light shinin’ in the window.’
"Presently we did ride out into the clearing, & there, sure enough, was your light. I remember you were waiting at the door, that you put your arms close about me - a tired & bewildered little boy. You had a fire burning on the hearth, a hot supper...
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Rev. Billy Graham, Noted Evangelist, Said This ...
Contributed by Andrew Chan on Oct 31, 2002
Rev. Billy Graham, noted evangelist, said this in 1975: “When I decided to preach a sermon on angels, I found practically nothing in my library… I soon discovered that little had been written on the subject in this ...read more
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Confidence In A Crisis PRO
Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 8, 2002
Green Bay Packers’ [now Seattle Seahawks] head coach Mike Holmgren looks back at a heartbreaking moment, when he was cut from the New York Jets as backup quarterback to Joe Namath, that directed him to a bigger plan. "I had committed my life to Jesus Christ when I was 11, but in my pursuit to ...read more
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Mark Twain And A Friend Walked Outside One Day ... PRO
Contributed by Joanna Loucky-Ramsey on Nov 4, 2002
Mark Twain and a friend walked outside one day in the rain. The friend said, “You think it will stop?” Mark Twain said, “It ...read more
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A Pompous-Looking Deacon Was Trying To Impress ... PRO
Contributed by John Beehler on Oct 29, 2002
A pompous-looking deacon was trying to impress upon a class of boys the importance of living the Christian life. "Why do people call me a Christian?" the man asked. After a moment’s pause, ...read more
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Her Response PRO
Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 30, 2002
HER RESPONSE Frederick Buechner’s little book of character sketches of people from the Bible has this to say about the angel Gabriel as he encounters Mary: "She struck him as hardly old enough to have a child at all, let alone this child. But he had been entrusted with a message to give her, ...read more
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