Category Archives: Devotional Thoughts

Someone once wrote, “The sun and the wind were arguing who’s power was greatest the wind proposed this test. ‘See the man walking on that road the one who can take his cloak shall be determined most powerful.’ Since the … Continue reading →

I dreamed that the Lord took my weekly contribution to the church, multiplied it by ten, and turned this amount into my weekly income. In no time I lost my furniture and had to give up my automobile. Why, I … Continue reading →

I’ve learned to seek a message in some simple, homey ways, And I’ve found many lessons in the dreariest of days. So one day in my kitchen, I began to sing a song About the iron skillet that I’ve cooked … Continue reading →

DON’T LOSE YOUR TICKET The story is told about Albert Einstein, the brilliant physicist of Princeton University in the early 20th century. Einstein was traveling from Princeton on a train, and when the conductor came down the aisle to punch … Continue reading →

In a motion picture called “The Dead Poet’s Society,” Robin Williams plays the role of a teacher in an exclusive eastern prep school. On the first day of school, he takes the class of boys out into the hallway to … Continue reading →

At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924 the sport of canoe racing was added to the list of international competitions. The favorite team in the four-man canoe race was the United States team. One member of that team was … Continue reading →

Think about the word “amusement” for a moment. Do you know what the word really means? The word “muse” means to think. When you put an “a” in front of a word it means the opposite. “Amuse” literally means, “not … Continue reading →

Back when the telegraph was the fastest means of long-distance communication, there was a story about a young man who applied for a job as a Morse code operator. Answering an ad in the newspaper, he went to the address … Continue reading →

God needs our light where the world is the darkest. The reason: The blacker the night, the greater the need for a light bulb. If the bulb does not shine, it is not because of the darkness. Darkness cannot put … Continue reading →

In the biography of Leonardo da Vinci, Antonio Vallenten tells of a time when the great artist was at work in Milan on his famous painting of the Last Supper. Da Vinci spent many hours meditating in the chapel of … Continue reading →