Yearly Archives: 2017

By Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)      Almighty and most merciful God, who hast not yet suffered me to fall into the Grave, grant that I may remember my past life, as…

Adapted from Randy Alcorn's December 29, 2017 bolg at:  www.epm.org      Sometimes we make the foolish assumption that our heavenly Father has no right to our trust unless He…

This story is from the Open Doors USA magazine. ----------------------      It was the greatest miracle that ever happened to Brother Duan, and he would not have experienced it…

Rick Warren has been called 'America's Pastor.'  He is the founder and senior pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, the eighth largest church in the United States.  His…

Chinese village ------------------------------ From the Open Doors Daily Devotional, December 24, 2017, at: www.opendoorsusa.org --------------------------      Chinese evangelist, Brother Xi, was travelling one very cold Christmas Eve in the…

       (continued…)  When I was a child, it never would have occurred to me to be afraid of God.  After all, every week at Sunday School in the old church…

Clarence Oddbody, George Bailey's guardian angel --------------------------           In Luke 1:26-38 an angel of the Lord appeared to Mary to tell her that she, a virgin,…

"Silent Night"  1891, Viggo Johansen (Denmark, 1851-1935)  --------------------------      (…continued)  Whether or not an evergreen tree ever grew on the spot where Boniface cut down the sacred Oak of Thor,…

Iraqi Christians and Christmas tree --------------------      (…continued)  One of the most universal of Christmas traditions is the Christmas tree.  Putting up a Christmas tree in a public area is…

(Belated) ------------------     Two old girl-friends from high school ran into each other as they were going into a high priced restaurant.  They introduced their husbands, chatted a bit about…