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God the Architect Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Psalm 127:1a Recommend Reading Psalm 127 Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the twentieth century's most well-known architects, practiced "organic architecture" - designs that flow out of and reflect the context of their environment.…

If in reading the history of the first Christian centuries you are asked to point out the men to be envied for their joy, you would point to the believers in Jesus. There is a room in Rome that is filled with the busts of the emperors. They look like a collection of prizefighters and murderers, and scarcely…

Familiarity with Christ soon begets congeniality of disposition and spirit, for those who are much with Christ become much like Christ. He who lies on a bed of spices will naturally find his garments smell of the same. A mirror upon which the sun is shining is bright itself and flashes its reflected…

The text (Gal 5:22) speaks of “fruit,” and fruit comes only from a rooted abiding. It could not be conceived of in connection with a transient sojourning, like that of a traveler. The stakes and tent pins that are driven into the ground for a nomad’s tent bear no fruit, for they do not remain in one…

As the workman when his six days’ work is over goes up to his master’s pay table and waits for his wage, we believe that the meritorious work by which heaven is procured for us is all done. Therefore, we are waiting in the name of Jesus to take the reward that as a matter of justice is due to Him, and…

Faith is to believe what God says, to take it to be true, real, a matter of fact. Now when I believe what a man tells me, I do not say to myself, “Well, that is a piece of my creed now,” and then put it on the shelf and have done with it. A man tells me, for instance, in the middle of the night that…

Fruit does not start from the tree perfectly ripe at once. First comes a flower, then a tiny formation that shows that the flower has set. Then a berry appears, but it is very sour. You may not gather it. Leave it alone a little while, and allow the sun to ripen it. By and by it fills out, and you have…

Faith is like a metalworker who is about to prepare some work of fine art, such as smiths used to produce in the days of wrought iron. Faith, like a strong and vigorous smith, has love as its arm. Faith does not lift a finger without love. Faith believes and resolves, and then it proceeds to action,…

In the olden time when the gospel was preached in Persia, Hamedatha, a courtier of the king, having embraced the faith, was stripped of all his offices, driven from the palace, and compelled to feed camels. This he did with great content. The king passing by one day saw his former favorite at his ignoble…

12-year-old Boy Scout David King and his mother were on their way home from a 15-mile hike near his home, when they met a couple lost on the trail and trying to help their dog, Smokey. King asked if they needed anything, and the couple explained they were out of water, their phones were dead, and Smokey’s…

Jamaican hurdler Hansel Parchment may not have won a gold medal in Tokyo, if a stranger had not intervened. Parchment took the wrong bus on the day of his event. He was listening to music, when he looked up and realized the bus was going the wrong way and he had no idea where he was. In a social media…

In his book, Bezonomics: How Amazon Is Changing Our Lives and What the World's Best Companies Are Learning from It, Brian Dumaine quotes Bezos as saying, “If you want to get to the truth about what makes us different, it’s this: We are genuinely customer-centric, we are genuinely long-term oriented,…

Rachel Nichols of Richmond, Missouri tells of her fourth grader who was on crutches on his birthday. He was unable to carry cupcakes into the school without some help. She asked Noah, her sixth grader if he could help his brother carry the cupcakes. “I could,” he said, “but I’d prefer not to.” Rachel’s…

In this unusual atmosphere of Covid19 shutdowns, there have been some strange orders instituted by State governors. In Nevada, the decision to close churches while allowing casinos to operate was challenged in court. It has made it all the way to the supreme court where the court allowed the state to…

Residents of a Brooklyn, N.Y. neighborhood thought an old 1971 Cadillac that had been parked for decades on a side street was an eyesore. Some residents believed it was a landmark. One morning they all discovered the old car had been towed. The residents were shocked, the rusted vehicle hadn’t moved…

When Nate Roman and his son returned to their home in Marlborough, Massachusetts, they discovered the back door was open and that someone had broken in and deep cleaned the whole house. Roman said he could smell the cleaning chemicals and every room except the kitchen had been thoroughly cleaned. Roman…

Officials in India’s Hindu north have begun marking stray cows with bar codes in an effort to manage the growing problem of abandoned livestock. Many Hindus consider cows to be sacred, and as a result slaughtering the animals is illegal in many Hindu areas of India. Farmers are complaining that the large…

Joshua Peninger enjoys being kind to strangers while driving his garbage truck. While running his route recently, Peninger saw two-year-old Charlie Pinion and his mother sitting on their front porch. When Charlie saw the truck, he waved. Peninger honked the horn and waved for Charlie and mother to come…

A study conducted by the American Automobile Association established that Americans spend an average of 20 more minutes driving each week than they did in 2014. The study found, over the course of a year, American spend a total of 70 billion hours behind the wheel, which is an eight percent increase…

After the 2018 midterm election, officials initially thought there was one precinct that did not have anyone turn out to cast a ballot. After looking at the final results, they realized that the small precinct actually did have one vote cast. Precinct 2807 only has 14 registered voters, and the one person…

The Los Angeles Lakers have a proud and decorated history. After being at the bottom for years, the Lakers brought in one of the best to ever play the game: Lebron James. Talk swirled of going deep into the playoffs and even being able to contend with the defending champions. It was time for the Lakers…

If you’ve ever thrown a party you know that few guests stick around to clean up afterward. That’s what makes the Senegal and Japan fans at the 2018 World Cup so unusual. Both teams were underdogs, and both won their matches. As you can imagine, their fans were in no hurry to leave so they could celebrate.…

Bernard Reedy is an NFL wide receiver, recently traded from the Atlanta Falcons to the Tampa Bay Bucs. With a $465,000 contract, Reedy can give up the job he had before he made the big time but he continues to work as a driver for Care Ride, a Tampa-area company providing wheelchair and ambulatory transport.…

Caroline Gowan from Bonaire, Georgia began Loads of Love for her Girl Scout Gold Award project. Today Gowan and volunteers from Bonaire United Methodist Church offer to wash loads of laundry for anyone in need of clean clothes. They do the ministry at a local Laundromat one evening each month and plenty…