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When you know a man, if he is your intimate friend, you trust him, you love him, you esteem him, you are on speaking terms with him. You not only bow to him in the street, but you go to his house, you sit down with him at his table. At other times, you hold counsel with him, or you ask his assistance.…

The Word of God gets at the very marrow of our manhood; it lays bare the secret thoughts of the soul. It is “able to judge the reflections and thoughts of the heart.” Have you not often, in hearing the Word, wondered how the preacher could so unveil that which you had concealed? He says the very things…

Especially at this present time it is incumbent upon Christians to learn how to use the discerning faculty with regard to what is, and what is not, truth. Would you eat all meat indiscriminately without tasting and testing its quality? If so, would you not soon be ill? Does a man take any drug that may…

If children have learned a thing by heart, rather than merely by rote, they have made it their own, and it remains with them. A man with whom God the Holy Spirit deals is one who does not have to go to Exodus 20 to know what the law is. He does not need to stop and ask concerning most things, “Is this…

One says of Father Adam that he knew a great deal, and it was a pity that he did not know one thing more: namely, that he knew enough. For had he known that he knew enough, he would not have eaten of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. You know enough when you believe. If you know…

Have you never noticed how men get their senses clear through affliction? I read in the life of good Dr. Brown that when he first preached he heard two women at the door talking to one another about his sermon. One of them said to the other, “Ah! It was very well, but it was almost all tinsel.” A short…

Some of our teachers wanted us to learn the big doctrines first, and they did not like it because we could not at once see all the sublime truths of election and predestination. Certain of the old standards who are very orthodox expect all newborn babes to eat meat at once; as soon as ever a person is…

When our Lord met the disciples at Emmaus and talked with them, they did not know Him while He talked with them. But when do you think they knew that they knew Him? It was not until they performed an act of obedience by offering hospitality to a stranger. Then He was known to them in the breaking of…

When California based retailer Forever 21 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, one retail writer in New York said the once trendy retailer moved too slowly for a new generation of young customers. Anne D’Innocenio wrote that the retailer rode a wave of popularity among young customers from the…

Research from the University of Dundee suggests that it might be a good practice to avoid making important decisions on an empty stomach. Director of the study, Dr. Benjamin Vincent said they discovered that hunger alters people’s decision making process, because they become more impatient and more likely…

Former Ohio University basketball star D.J. Cooper received a two year suspension from European leagues because he failed a drug test. This wasn’t just any failure. The urine from Cooper, a healthy 28-year-old man, tested positive for pregnancy. The Week, August 16, 2019, p. 6 Interestingly, officials…

A Florida travel insurance company awarded a Georgia high school teacher $10,000 because she took time to read the fine print in a policy she purchased. A statement from the company said Donelan Andrews claimed the prize 23 hours after the contest began. The company said it launched the secret contest…

When San Bernardino County Sheriff’s officers responded to a report of a loose pig, they found an animal the size of a mini horse wandering the streets. One of the deputies had a bag of Doritos chips in her lunch and sacrificed them by placing the chips on the ground for the pig to follow. The animal…

100 years after the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, Australian billionaire Clive Palmer announced an ambitious plan to build a replica. It will first make the passage from Southampton to New York, then perhaps around the world. The plan is back on track after finances…

Construction crews tearing down an old middle school in Massachusetts found a 124-year old time capsule under the front steps. It had an April 28, 1894 date, which was the day the school was originally dedicated. The capsule contained two newspapers, remnants or military uniforms from the Civil War,…

Missouri police spent two hours investigating a suspicious plastic container found behind a sandwich shop before they figured it that it was a high school science experiment. Authorities said a worker at a nearby convenience store saw the package behind the sandwich shop and reported a suspect item.…

In China, a restaurant begin a promotion that was so successful that it put them out of business. They offered a month of “all you can eat,” as it turns out their customers had quite an appetite. Halfway into the promotion the restaurant was $100,000 in debt and had to close their doors. —Jim L. Wilson…

Stressed-out new Yorkers are getting advice about life from an unusual source. Hundreds have spoken with 100-year-old Eileen Wilkinson who loves to share her wisdom across the country from her living room. Wilkinson lives in Washington state and communicates through a laptop and webcam set up on the…

A mouse caused a delay and lot of inconvenience for passengers aboard a British Airways flight from London to San Francisco. The rodent was spotted scurrying under a door aboard the flight just as passengers were buckling in for departure. The airline forced everyone to switch planes which delayed the…

Officials at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas say a teenager found a 7.44 carat diamond at the park. The diamond, found by 14-year-old Kalel Langford, is the seventh largest found at the park since 1972. Park interpreter Waymon Cox said the diamond is the size of a pinto bean and is the same…

Wise people find a way or make a way when faced with obstacles. When too much rain threatened to ruin the cherry crop in New Zealand, orchard owners used helicopters to dry the crop so they could meet the demand created by the Chinese New Year celebration. Over the past seven years, China has become…