Glad Tidings of Good Things (June 23, 2016)
Loaded with Blessings
Daniel Defoe gave good advice through his fictitious character Robinson Crusoe.
The first thing that Crusoe did when he found himself on a deserted island was to make a list.
On one side of...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (March 1, 2018)
'Til We Part
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.
He said he was in a hurry as he had an...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (July 4, 2019)
Heavenly Helicopter
“Not a hair of your head shall be lost. By your patience possess your souls” (Luke 21:18-19).
I’m sure most know well-meaning parents who appear overprotective in the lives of their children.
The term is...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (June 16, 2016)
Fishing from the Asphalt
Herb Miller, in his book Fishing on the Asphalt*, writes that the average church member has
listened to 6,000 sermons,
heard 8,000 prayers,
sung 20,000 hymns over and over,
and asked zero...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (September 20, 2017)
Rate Yourself
“Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified” (2 Corinthians 13:5).
Rate yourself 1–10 (ten...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (July 28, 2016)
“He Is Sleeping, Mr. President”
John Kenneth Galbraith, in his autobiography, A Life in Our Times, illustrates the devotion of Emily Gloria Wilson, his family’s housekeeper:
It had been a wearying day, and I asked Emily...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (October 20, 2016)
Disguised
Pat Moore is twenty-six. She lives in New York City and is a designer and manufacturer of special aids for senior citizens. Recently Pat was invited to speak to a special conference of professionals...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (June 7, 2018)
A Brick in the Wall
You may have heard the expression: “He was a brick!” Few know the origin and significance of that expression. The term implies all that is brave and loyal.
Plutarch, in writing...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (September 7, 2018)
Avoid Coverups
Centuries before the time of Christ, near the Greek city of Sparta, a young boy saw his teacher approaching on the path ahead. Fear gripped him.
At the age of seven, the boy had...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (January 18, 2018)
What Would You Do for $10,000,000?
This question was once asked in a poll. People were given several options and then instructed to indicate all that they would be willing to do. Here were the...