“For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge” – 2 Peter 1:5In 1964, Margaret Powers was engaged to be married. After an inspirational walk along the beach with her fiancé, she wrote a poem called “Footprints.” She...
“But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.” – 2 Timothy 4:5In 1944, a farmer from Sussex, England wrote to the Scripture Gift Mission enclosing a five-shilling ($1.25) offering....
“So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God” – 2 Timothy 1:8Chi Faling was born in a small village in the mountains of Tongbai, Henan Province in eastern central...
“A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment?” – Ecclesiastes 2:24-25In 2002, Marvin Lacy of Lake Wales Florida taught calligraphy in the...
“No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs--he wants to please his commanding officer.” – 2 Timothy 2:4One of the greatest lion tamers and animal trainers of all time was Clyde Beatty. He was a big game hunter who became famous as a lion tamer...
"They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons." - 1 Timothy 3:10In August 2000, 118 Russian sailors perished when the Kursk nuclear submarine suffered two underwater explosions and became disabled in the depths of the...
“'Is not my word like fire,' declares the LORD, 'and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?'” – Jeremiah 23:29In 1747, Lord George Lyttelton, a member of Parliament, contacted his friend Gilbert West. The two men talked about the falsehood of the Bible and...