Glad Tidings of Good Things (May 3, 2018)

Ways to Improve Your Relationship with God Spend five minutes of prayer in which you do nothing but praise Him (Psalm 22:3). Do something for Him that requires you to step out of your...

Glad Tidings of Good Things (April 19, 2018)

A Handbreath Stretch out your palm. Separate your fingers to their widest; hold them as far apart as you can. Then consider: “Lord, make me to know my end, and what is the measure of my...

Glad Tidings of Good Things (April 5, 2018)

All but a Nail A Haitian wanted to sell his house for $2,000. Another man wanted to buy it, but he was poor, and couldn’t afford the full price. After much bargaining, the owner agreed to sell...

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 (February 1, 2018)

Religion Begins at Home I ran into a stranger as he passed by, “Oh, excuse me, please,” was my reply. He said, “Please excuse me, too; I wasn’t watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger...

Glad Tidings of Good Things (January 25, 2018)

Why Are Prayers Unanswered? George MacDonald was born in 1824, in the Scottish Highlands. He was a teacher, minister, father, lecturer, and writer. MacDonald’s writing was so powerful that a better-known C. S. Lewis said....

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...

Glad Tidings of Good Things (November 9, 2017)

Overcoming Obstacles The nine-foot, 400-pound Goliath challenged the children of Israel and blasphemed Almighty God. David, a seventeen-year-old fuzzy-cheeked lad who came to visit his brothers demanded to know why they were not accepting the...

Glad Tidings of Good Things (November 2, 2017)

A Cracked Pot A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on one end of a pole that he carried across his neck. One pot had a crack in it. The other...

Glad Tidings of Good Things (October 5, 2017)

The Critic A little seed lay on the ground, And soon began to sprout. “Now, which of all the flow’rs around,” It mused, “shall I come out? The lily’s face is fair and proud, but a trifle cold. The rose,...