Monthly Archives: September 2015

As part of the library renovation at our seminary, bar codes were added to all student IDs. When I checked out my first book, the librarian assigned me a code, entered information into the computer, and said I was “saved.” Returning later, a different librarian, who was an Episcopal priest, … Continue reading →

I home school my children and one day we talked about how the Bible used to be written on scrolls. When my husband came home, my 4-year-old daughter told him, “The Bible used to be written on squirrels!” —Linda S., Jacksonville, Florida, Christian Parenting Today, (September/October ’99). Today’s Best Illustrations … Continue reading →

The man or woman who does not know God demands an infinite satisfaction from other human beings which they cannot give, and in the case of the man, he becomes tyrannical and cruel. It springs from this one thing, the human heart must have satisfaction, but there is only one … Continue reading →

I find it impossible to avoid offending guilty men, for there is no way of avoiding it but by our silence or their patience; and silent we cannot be because of God’s command, and patient they cannot be because of their guilt. —Martin Luther, Leadership, Vol. 6, no. 3. Today’s … Continue reading →

Authority is God-ordained, but authoritarianism and raw power, in almost all forms, is dangerous. James C. Dobson (1936- )  Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian World. Daniel 6:6-16 (NIV) 6  So the administrators and the satraps went as a group to the king and said: “O King Darius, live … Continue reading →

“I saw the weirdest thing at a Hollywood wedding—even the two little figures on the top of the cake were arguing.” Phillips’ Book of Great Thoughts and Funny Sayings. James 4:1-3 (NIV) 1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? … Continue reading →

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance. Proverbs 15:13 He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. Proverbs 15:15 Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. Matthew 12:34 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. Jeremiah 17:9 Where your treasure is, … Continue reading →

“A man can counterfeit love, he can counterfeit faith, he can counterfeit hope and all the other graces, but it is very difficult to counterfeit humility.” Dwight Lyman Moody (1837-1899) Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian World. Psalm 138:6 (NIV)  Though the LORD is on high, he looks upon … Continue reading →

The number of people who are unemployed isn’t as great as the number who aren’t working. —Frank A. Clark. Men of Integrity, Vol. 2, no. 3. – Today’s Best Illustrations – Volume 5. Leviticus 19:13 (NIV)  “‘Do not defraud your neighbor or rob him. “‘Do not hold back the wages … Continue reading →

Young people today need a sense of belong, love, and security. That’s something God gives—not just here on earth, but for eternity. —Nancy Alcorn, founder of Mercy Ministries of America, a home for troubled young women. Virtue, Vol. 20, no. 6. – Today’s Best Illustrations – Volume 5. Psalm 148:12-13 … Continue reading →