Be still, and know that I am God. —Psalm 46:10 On June 19, 1865—nearly two and a half years after President Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation—General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that the slaves were free. Today you can watch—in real time—the signing of […]
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Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife. —Proverbs 17:1 Murder is a major offense. Moodiness, by comparison, is no offense at all. Murder can put the murderer away for life. Moodiness can be an everyday flurry with no reprisal.
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How long will you sleep? When will you wake up? —Proverbs 6:9 You can be bored just about anywhere, by just about anything: a sunset, a spouse, a sermon. Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address lasted just over two minutes, but I bet that was long enough for a few to nod off. There were probably
If you love me, you will obey my commands. —John 14:15 “IF I had taken her to the doctor sooner . . .” “IF I had been a better parent . . .” “IF I had controlled my temper
Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am. —John 17:24 Adam Scott was a bright, dynamic, loveable young man who had just completed law school when a senseless gunshot ended his life, just days before his twenty-seventh birthday. His father, Dr. Jack Scott, said he
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As for the holy people . . . my delight is in them. —Psalm 16:3 Each year, the Glide Foundation auctions a lunch date with renowned investor Warren Buffett. The winning bid in 2016 was $3,456,789. If lunch with Buffett is beyond your reach, you may want to talk to San Francisco entrepreneur Trevor
God wants to be your friend. That seems strange in a way because people of different social, educational, or economic levels seldom become close friends. Presidents don’t generally pal with peasants. Research scholars don’t normally fraternize with grade-school dropouts. Seven-figure executives don’t ordinarily socialize with the homeless. There are refreshing exceptions, but we usually form
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Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. —John 14:27 The Texas Star Flyer on the Pleasure Pier in Galveston, Texas, is a gigantic cylinder, to which swings are attached by cable. The cylinder rotates, ascends, and accelerates until strapped-in riders are spinning at hair-raising speed 230 feet in
He chose us before the world was made. —Ephesians 1:4 Has someone written you off as a failure? Insignificant; irrelevant; useless; a lost cause? Don’t listen to them. They’re wrong. How about you? How do you see yourself? Have you written yourself off as a
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When you did it to . . . my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me. —Matthew 25:40 Our service to Jesus is judged by how we treat his little brothers and sisters. When we see their need and fill it, he says, “You did it
