... man whose salary was between $300 and $400 a month. But it turned out to be quite a good investment. While appearing on an episode of "Antiques Roadshow" filmed in Fargo, N.D., this veteran learned his watch, which was unworn and came with its original box, certification and a guarantee could fetch between $500,000 and $700,000 at auction. (1) Upon learning the value of the rare, pristine watch, this battle-tested veteran collapsed to the ground. I think I would too. Some people have all the luck. Of ...
... infant death syndrome, loomed large. But the lesson was learned... plans, as valuable as they are, can always be sidetracked. This story does not even begin to compare to the happenings of so many lives that become so sidetracked they are hardly recognizable to the original hopes. The prayers we share so often as a congregation rarely have the happy ending of above. And certainly, so many in our country and in our world struggle to even find basic food or medical care that they hardly have a chance of ...
The human mind prefers to be spoonfed with the thoughts of others, but deprived of such nourishment it will, reluctantly, begin to think for itself- and such thinking, remember, is original thinking and may have valuable results.
We show deference to the civil authorities when they respect the divine origin of their power and when they serve the people with objective reference to the law of God.
Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit.
If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way.
There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.
The difficulties we face originate from one of three sources. Some are sent to us by the Lord to test our faith, others are the result of Satan's attacks, and still others are due to our own sinful choices.