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Colossians 4:5-6 5 When you are with unbelievers, always make good use of the time. 6 Be pleasant and hold their interest when you speak the message. Choose your words carefully and be ready to give answers to anyone who asks questions.[1] Matthew 5:13 13 You are like salt for everyone on earth. But…

Upon a life I did not live, Upon a death I did not die, Another’s life, Another’s death, I stake my whole eternity. It is finished, yes, indeed; Finished, every jot! Sinner, this is all you need! Tell me, is it not? —Author unknown [1] [1]J. Vernon McGee, Thru the Bible commentary [computer file], electronic…

When as a child, I laughed and wept, Time crept; When as a youth, I dreamed and talked, Time walked; When I became a full grown man, Time ran; When older still I daily grew, Time flew; Soon I shall find in traveling on, Time gone. —Author unknown[1] [1]J. Vernon McGee, Thru the Bible commentary [computer…

When you get to heaven You will likely view, Many folk there Who’ll be a shock to you. But don’t act surprised, Or even show a care, For they might be a little shocked To see you there.[1] [1]J. Vernon McGee, Thru the Bible commentary [computer file], electronic ed., Logos Library System , (Nashville:…

I hear the accuser roar Of ills that I have done; I know them well, and thousands more, Jehovah findeth none. Though the restless foe accuses— Sins recounting like a flood, Ev’ry charge our God refuses; Christ has answered with His blood. —Author unknown [1] [1]J. Vernon McGee, Thru the Bible commentary…

Poem by Annie Johnson Flint

Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse [ Deut. 11:26 ]. Israel was commanded to obey. Obedience was the very nub of the matter. A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day [ Deut. 11:27 ]. Obedience is something which has been dropped into…

Hell or Parental Responsibility What does God say to a little fellow growing up in a home? He says, “Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord” ( Col. 3:20 ). But wait a minute—what if his parents don’t tell him to do the right things and don’t bring him up the…

THE STORY I was born in 1725, and I died 1807. The only godly influence in my life, as far back as I can remember, was my mother, whom I had for only seven years. When she left my life through death, I was virtually an orphan. My father remarried, sent me to a strict military school, where the severity…

A library in Nova Scotia said a book checked out in 1939 was returned 82 years overdue after a homeowner found it hidden away in his attic. The homeowner was renovating his home and found the copy of The Adventures of Doctor Doolittle by Hugh Lofting. Library officials said they were intrigued because…

Officials at a British cathedral said a book that recently arrived in the mail may have been checked out from the facility’s library more than 300 years ago. Reverend Canon Keith Farrow, vice dean and canon missioner at Sheffield Cathedral said the book arrived in the mail along with a note explaining…

A spokesperson for the Manitoba library in Canada said employees were surprised to find a magazine in the return slot that had been checked out in June 1975. The Winnipeg Public library said a 1975 issue of Car Craft Magazine had been placed in the return bin. The card inside revealed the magazine was…

The Donegal County Library in Ireland confirmed that a copy of the book, The White Owl, by Annie M.P. Smithson had been returned nearly 82 years after it was checked out. The library shared photos of the book and the library stamp on social media. The stamp indicated the book had been checked out July…

A library in Louisiana said a book that was checked out 84 years ago was returned by the son of the woman who checked it out as an eleven-year-old. A note on the Library’s website said the son found the Spoon River Anthology while cleaning the house. They said the book is in bad shape and is not worth…

According to Baptist Press, “On average, Americans gave 2.1 percent of their income to the church in 2017, a smaller share even than the 3.2 percent given during the Great Depression.” https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/ten-percent-drives-increase-in-giving-at-california-church/ Matthew…

A researcher at the Oxford Library in Britain uncovered a fragment of lost wisdom from a 12th century French poem in the binding of another book. Tamara Atkins was researching the reuse of book during the 12th century when she found a fragment from a poem, entitled, “Siege d’Orange” The poem tells the…

Lifeway conducted a survey about gratitude a few years ago. Despite recent cultural shifts, most Americans are still thankful to God for their many blessings. Shockingly, 14% of those along northeastern coast were grateful ultimately to themselves. Nationwide, however, even 25% of “those with no religious…

Brianna Farris, A 16-year-old student at Pell City High School in Alabama has started a prayer locker at her school. The locker is located right outside the Library and she invites students to put their prayer requests in the locker. The first week she received about 10 prayers. When she gets the requests…

The old saying says sometime things can be better late than never. For the Attleboro Public library in Massachusetts, almost 80 years might be a little too long. The library posted pictures on its social media site of a book that had just been returned. The due date stamped in the back was November 21,…

A Minnesota man who found two overdue library books at a vacation cabin said he was willing to make a generous donation to cover the late fees and to relive some old memories. Jon Kramer was searching through the books at his deceased parent’s cabin when he found a camping book and a cookbook that had…

Communities across the United Kingdom are being invited to adopt the famous red telephones boxes. British Telecommunications has initiated a program to convince local communities to adopt and use local red telephone boxes that are no longer needed. The growth in mobile phone usage has rendered the boxes…

Christians have been fighting pornography for a long time. Many times they have been ridiculed for their beliefs that pornography is evil. Now, non-Christians are discovering the harm it causes. Gail Dines is a self-described radical feminist who wants pornography stopped. She speaks with the fervor…

A hardback edition of “The Hobbit” is back on the shelves at the Ithaca, New York library after traveling around the world with a Marine. Bob James checked the book out from the library before he went into the Marines in 1979. He took it with him and shared it with others. James believes it was passed…

A Vermont state board will hear a man’s request to change the name of a mountain because the name does not mean anything. Hartland resident Rob Hutchins said he discovered that the name of Mount Ascutney was made up and the original name of the nearby peak was Kasdaenak, which means “wide mountain” in…

When Kim Phuc Phan Thai was a 9-year-old child her war planes dropped bombs and napalm on her village in Vietnam. A journalist snapped a picture of the girl, naked, running from the village, screaming in pain from the napalm burning her neck, back, and arms. You have probably seen the photo. It became…