In his book The Man Who Was Thursday G. K. Chesterton put these words in the mouth of one of his characters: "We have only known the back of the world." It must certainly be remembered that our knowle...
David Livingstone once wisely remarked: He is the greatest Master I have ever known. If there is anyone greater, I do not know him. Jesus Christ is the only Master supremely worth serving. He is the o...
A study once disclosed that if both Mom and Dad attend church regularly, 72% of their children remain faithful. If only Dad, 55% remain faithful. If only Mom, 15%. If neither attended regularl...
The bitternut tree does not bear fruit every year. It only bears fruit every three years and sometimes only every five years. The beech tree bears fruit every eight years. The white oak can go ten yea...
Jews believed that the first thing the Messiah would do was host a Messianic banquet. In fact, the last thing Jesus did was to host a banquet -- the Lord's Supper. The Supper doesn't seem like a banqu...
When Jesus decided to change Peter's name in John 1:42, it demonstrated how Jesus looks at men. He does not only see what a man is; he also sees what a man can become. He sees not only the actualities...
G.K. Chesterton once observed, “An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.” ...
In the village of Blockley in Gloucestershire, England there lived Joanna Southcott, who won national attention there due to her belief that she would bear the second Messiah, to be named Shiloh. Thro...
The minister was early for the service, but there was one person already there. She was sitting in the back pew, at the end of the pew, half asleep. He went over and teased her about getting her nap f...
We are geared to worship someone or something; make sure the Object of your affection is the One who is worthy of such devotion....
Michaelangelo started forty-four statues, but completed only fourteen. In a museum in Italy, you can see his thirty unfinished works. There are huge chunks of marble with only a hand, or a foot, or a ...
In his book The Man Who Was Thursday G.K. Chesterton put these words in the mouth of one of his characters: "We have only known the back of the world." It must certainly be remembered that our...
Only a Cobbler William Carey, sometimes called "the father of modern missions," always seemed to have a humble spirit. In young manhood he had a job repairing shoes. As the years went by, honors we...
While most flowers bloom only in the day, some bloom only at night. The night blooming Cereus is the most well known example. The flower called Four O'clock opens in the late afternoon. Moon flowers u...
Michelangelo started forty-four statues, but completed only fourteen. In a museum in Italy, you can see his thirty unfinished works. There are huge chunks of marble with only a hand, or a foot, or a l...
One godly man or woman can make a dramatic difference, even in the darkest of circumstances....
This California woman wrote, "No matter how bad the pain is, it's never so bad that suicide is the only answer…suicide doesn't end pain. It only lays it on the broken shoulders of the survivors....
The Pit A man fell into a pit and couldn't get himself out. A Christian Scientist came along and said: "You only think that you are in a pit." A Pharisee said: "Only bad people fall into a pit." A Fun...
Chuck Swindoll has said, "Dad is not perfect; he would be the first to admit it. Nor is he infallible, much to his own disappointment. Nor altogether fair … nor always right. But there's one thi...