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 19, 2017)
Five Things Elders Need to Hear Regularly
When things are going well, we just assume the elders know we appreciate it. Here are five things that elders need to hear from each member on a...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (April 18, 2019)
Who Is to Blame?
We read it in the papers and hear it on the air
Of killing and stealing and crime everywhere.
We sigh and we say as we notice the trend;
“This young generation . ....
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 (April 25, 2019)
The Story of Two Pots
A water bearer in India had two large pots, one hung on each end of a pole that he carried across his neck. One pot was cracked; the other delivered...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (April 21, 2016)
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Glad Tidings of Good Things (June 15, 2017)
Punching Holes in the Darkness
A young boy with his face to the window watched with fascination as an old lamplighter came down the street.
One by one he was lighting the old-fashioned gas street lamps....
Glad Tidings of Good Things (October 4, 2018)
He Didn’t Know Who He Was
Willie Loman is the name of the principal character in Arthur Miller’s famous play, Death of a Salesman.
Willie Loman’s ambition in life was to be a super-salesman and, at...
