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The story of the painting, The Last Supper, is >> > > > > > extremely interesting and instructive. The two >> > > > > > incidents connected with it afford a most convincing >> > > > > > lesson on the effects of right thinking or wrong >> > > > > > thinking in the life of a boy or girl, or of a man >>…

It is said to have been the distinguishing mark of Caesar as a soldier that he never said to his followers “Go!” but he always said “Come!” Of Alexander, also, it was noted that in weary marches he was sure to be on foot with his warriors, and in fierce attacks he always was in the vanguard. The most…

An owl is a fine bird to look at, but he is a very small bird when he is plucked. He is nearly all feathers, and I think that a great many professing Christians are very like owls. They are fine birds to look at, but it is mostly feathers. Just see whether it is mostly feathers with you. Spurgeon, C.…

People can tell lies when they hold their tongues. There was a little girl at school who always held her hand up when the boys and girls were asked to show that they knew the answer to any question that had been put to them. One afternoon she held her hand up when she did not know the answer, and a classmate…

We read in olden times of many of the most eminent servants of God being dressed in the poorest manner. When good Bishop Hooper was led out to be burnt, he had been long in prison, and his clothes were so gone from him that he borrowed an old scholar’s gown, full of rags and holes, that he might put…

You know how a judge will stop a witness when he begins to say what others have told him: “No, no,” he says, “what did you see yourself? What do you know about this business on your own account? I do not want to know what others said to you about it.” So is it with the message delivered from the pulpit.…

You say that he is “a rewarder of those who seek him”; do you despise the reward? Are you content with having made a profession of religion? Some professing Christians remind me of the reply of the child who was asked at the Sunday school about her father, who never went to any place of worship. “Is…

What strength holy living in his people gives to the preacher of the word of God! Imagine a man comes before you and says, “There is, somewhere about here, an invisible lake, containing the purest, coolest, and most refreshing water that you ever drank. You never saw water so pure and delicious.” We…

A person asked me one day, “Is not such-and-such a person a Baptist?” I replied, “I do not know him.” He said, “He is a fellow who says a very long grace before his dinner, and he goes to such-and-such a chapel.” “Well,” I answered, “If he goes there, he certainly attends a Baptist chapel.” Then he said,…

A “richly supplied” entrance has sometimes been illustrated in this way. You see yonder ship. After a long voyage, it has neared the haven, but is much injured; the sails are rent to ribbons, and it is in such a forlorn condition that it cannot come up to the harbor: a steam-tug is pulling it in with…

Police Chief Joshua Potvin lost his law enforcement license after the Main Criminal Justice discovered that he had an officer text him while he was in a meeting. He created a cover story by entering a false entry about a suspicious person at the Fryeburg fairgrounds, using a fairgrounds employee’s license…

In “Being Genuine in Spiritual Practice,” Joshua Saefkow writes, “I have never considered myself a hypocrite, but a few months ago I began to wonder. Our church was hosting a movie premier for a well-anticipated faith-based film. The film brought in all sorts of people from the community. It was powerful…

The customer was in a hurry. She failed to scratch off the last number—the million-dollar number and handed the lottery ticket to an employee to throw away for her. Ten days later, Abhi Shah, the son of the owner of the Lucky Stop convenience store in Southwick, Mass noticed the unscratched ticket in…

Seven-year-old Aiden Wright has been taught to do the right thing. His character was tested when he found $8,000 at his favorite park. Wright was playing when we noticed a black checkbook at the top of the slide. He opened it and was surprised to find $8,000 inside. He gave the money to his uncle who…

The Boston Marathon is arguably the most prestigious foot race in the country. It has strict qualifying times that a runner must meet to run the big race. Another way to enter the race is with a charity team, usually requiring a person to raise thousands of dollars for the charity. Some runners choose…

In Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek writes, “Integrity is when our words and deeds are consistent with our intentions.” --Leaders Eat Last, 188. Colossians 3:23 (CSB) Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people,

Don Shula was arguably the greatest coach in the history of the NFL. He took his teams to the Super Bowl six times and over his career won a record 347 games. He is still the only coach to have a team record a perfect season, the 17-0 Miami Dolphins in 1972. In an interview just before he died at age…

Spanish runner Ivan Fernandez Anaya was trailing Kenyan runner Abel Mutai in a cross-country race at an event in Burlada, Navarre. 32 feet from the finish line Mutai mistakenly thought he had crossed the finish line. Anaya had the opportunity to win the race, but he did not. Instead, he caught up to…

Mike Vegas ordered pizza and wings from a pizza company. He only had time to eat one slice of pizza before he left for work, so he put the rest of the order in the refrigerator to eat later. While he was at work that night, he kept getting message on his cell phone, but he didn’t pay any attention to…

An unidentified Syrian refugee gave Police in Minden, Germany 150,000 Euros (over $166,000) that he found in a cupboard a charitable organization gave him. While we don’t know who he is, we do know what he is—a man of integrity. Imagine, a man with such great need, finding so much, but having the integrity…

Over 20 years ago Tom Cook and Joe Feeney decided to split any lottery winnings they might have in the future, and they shook on it. In June of 2020 Tom Cook won, and true to his word, he is splitting his $22 million winnings with Feeney. Cook said, "A handshake is a handshake, man," —Jim L. Wilson https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/23/powerball-lottery-winners-wisconsin-friends-split-jackpot/5495208002/…

One of the clearest commands in scripture, coming straight out of the Ten Commandments, is the command against stealing. You may it interesting, or perhaps unnerving, to know that 1 in 6 teens and young adults admit to stealing something in the past year. These young people were involved in a survey…

In his book Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God, Timothy Keller says, “To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking, when nothing is forcing you to think about anything in particular.” — Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God by Timothy…