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…
Author: Alan Holden
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<<
Skilled Blows of God
Many years ago, there was found in an African mine the most magnificent diamond in the world’s history. It was presented to the King of England to blaze in his crown. The King sent it to Amsterdam to be cut. It was put into the hands of an expert lapidary. And what do you suppose…
Broken Things
God uses broken things. It takes broken soil to produce a crop, broken clouds to give rain, broken grain to give bread, broken bread to give strength. It is the broken alabaster box that gives forth perfume. It is Peter weeping bitterly, who returns to greater power than ever. –Vance Havner <<Back<<
Christian Living
Christians always are just a half step from hell. When you do what you please, does what you do please God? The old nature knows no law; the new nature needs no law. Someone said Christianity is a crutch; well, so what—we are all cripples. The middle of the road is often best, but the…