1425) Figure it Out
My wife and I got acquainted in Chautauqua, New York, with a minister who had no arms. He was telling us one day there at Chautauqua the experience…
My wife and I got acquainted in Chautauqua, New York, with a minister who had no arms. He was telling us one day there at Chautauqua the experience…
Gerhard Forde (1927-2005) was a professor of systematic theology at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota for almost forty years. He told the story of going to a social…
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ON GETTING WHAT WE DESERVE: "A lot of people who complain that they aren't getting what they deserve don't know how lucky they are." (Mad magazine, Issue #275) In…
C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the most brilliant writers who ever set pen to paper. He was an insightful thinker, had remarkable common sense, and there may not have…
C. S. Lewis (1898-1963), September 8, 1947 Time magazine cover ------------------------------------ On the present moment: Never, in peace or war, commit your virtue or your happiness to the…
George Washington Carver (1864-1943) was one of the 20th century’s greatest scientists. He rose from slavery to become one of the world’s most respected and honored men.…
British journalist Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990) ******************** "This lamentable phrase, 'the pursuit of happiness,' is responsible for a good part of the ills and miseries of the modern world." "When I…
Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990), British journalist, joined the Roman Catholic Church in the 1970's after doing a story on Mother Teresa and being inspired by her faith and life. ******************************************* "Supposing…
---------- He who builds according to everyone's advice will have a crooked house. --Holland One must build with the stones one has. --Denmark If there is no wind, row. --Poland…
He who limps is still walking. --Stanislaw J. Lec ---------- Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follows the new. --Henry David Thoreau ---------- Good manners will open…