In the book, Salt, the author describes a fictional character (though based on fact) who left the southern Appalachians to live and work in Kansas....
The novelist and poet Conrad Aiken was in his ancestral city of Savannah, Georgia when he saw a ship named Cosmos Mariner. The name struck him, since cosmos means universe. He looked up the vessel in ...
"I was shocked, confused, bewildered as I entered Heaven's door, not by the beauty of it all, nor the lights or its decor."...
In the book, Salt, the author describes a fictional character (thought based on fact) who left the southern Appalachians to live and work in Kansas. When she became ill she said she wanted to go back ...
Children have keen imaginations about lofty topics....
After a long illness, a woman died and arrived at the Gates of Heaven. The gatekeeper came by and the woman said to him "This is such a wonderful place! How do I get in?" "You have to spell a word," t...
It is so damp in northern California they say that everything will either rust, root or rot. But we have the assurance of Jesus that treasures laid up in Heaven will neither rust nor rot. In His day w...
An article in the Nov. 14, 2003 issue of The Wall Street Journal notes, "Americans don't seem much interested in converting the 'heathen,' as it was once put. Indeed, they decreasingly believe there i...
Three women die and all three reach Heaven at the same time. There they meet St. Peter. He tells them he has some other important business to transact and asks them to wait outside. Finally he returns...
Uncle Bill was visiting for Sunday lunch, and he decided to give little Susan a hard time. At the table at dinner, he said to her, “So what did you study in Sunday School today?”...
Jennifer Arnold recently was featured in a PBS documentary titled, "Though the Eyes of a Dog." It chronicles her organization, which is involved in the training of service dogs and matching them with ...
Handbook to Heaven When a Soviet official was asked why a study of the Bible was frowned upon in his country, and why those who dared to print and distribute it were severely punished he replied, "We...
In 1776 Thomas Paine, American Revolution patriot and writer, wrote about the price of freedom: What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; 'tis dearness only that gives everything its value. Hea...
"Lord, if it will be to Your glory, heal suddenly. If it will glorify You more, heal gradually; if it will glorify You even more, may your servant remain sick awhile; and if it will glorify Your name ...
C.H. Spurgeon once said, "Prayer pulls the rope down below and the great bell rings above in the ears of God. Some scarcely stir the bell, for they pray so languidly; others give only an occasional je...
Jesus said, "Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen of them. If you do you, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven."...
One of the slogans of environmentalists is: "The Earth Does Not Belong To Us. We Belong to the Earth." Of course, in one sense the slogan is true. Our bodies came from the dust of the earth. But in an...
The Prayer Telescope The brilliant scientist Sir Isaac Newton said that he could take his telescope and look millions and millions of miles into space. Then he added, "But when I lay it aside, go into...