The following are excerpts from the diary of George Muller, who founded orphanages in Victorian England. August 18, 1838 I have not one penny in hand for the orphans. In a day or two again many pounds will be needed. My eyes are up to the Lord. Evening: Before this day was over, I received…
Author: Alan Holden
Church
You can’t hide from God by missing church. The prayer closets of God’s people are where the roots of the church grow. Religious differences are not nearly so disastrous as religious indifferences. The way to preserve peace in the church is to preserve the purity of it. Some people who watch “Saturday Night Live” come…
Tallest Tales Department
A man was being chased by a ferocious tiger. He ran until he came to a sheer cliff. As the tiger came bearing down on him, he grabbed a rope hanging over the cliff and climbed down out of the tiger’s reach. The man looked up and saw the tiger leering at him, waiting to…
Possibilities Considered
When Robinson Crusoe was wrecked on his lonely island, he drew up in two columns what he called the evil and the good. He was cast on a desolate island, but he was still alive–not drowned, as his ship’s company was. He was apart from human society, but he was not starving. He had no…
Thanksgiving
If we pause to think, we’ll have cause to thank. God’s highest gift should awaken man’s deepest gratitude. Thanksgiving is a duty before it’s a feeling. He who forgets the language of gratitude is not likely to be on speaking terms with God. Hem your blessings with gratitude lest they unravel. Those blessings are sweetest…
Prospects for the Future
A fortune-teller studied the hand of a young man and said, “You will be poor and very unhappy until you are thirty-seven years old.” The young man responded, “Well, after that, what will happen? Will I be rich and happy?” The fortune-teller said, “No, you’ll still be poor, but you’ll be used to it after…
Overcoming Irritation
It is the wounded oyster that mends its shell with pearl. –Ralph Waldo Emerson <<Back<<
Surrogate Feeling
Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering. – M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled <<Back<<
Testing the Stability
In order to realize the worth of the anchor, we need to feel the stress of the storm. <<Back<<
A Bad Day
You know it’s going to be a bad day when you wake up in the hospital all trussed up and your insurance agent tells you that your accident policy covers falling off the roof, but not hitting the ground. <<Back<<