To realize the value of ONE YEARAsk a student who has failed his final exam. To realize the value of ONE MONTHAsk a mother who has given birth to a premature baby. To realize the value of ONE WEEKAsk an editor of a weekly newspaper. To realize the value of ONE DAYAsk...
An old story tells of an unhappy and discontented stonecutter. He one day came upon a merchant and was awe-struck by all of the marvelous goods the man had for sale. "I wish I were a merchant," said the stonecutter and, quite amazingly, his wish was granted.Not long...
Do you remember the stuff you used to write with on the slate at school? Chalk. These days' students use biro, felt pens and computer keyboards.Have you ever been to the south coast of England? If not you may have seen pictures of it or can remember the wartime song...
"Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs." -Malcolm ForbesDiamonds were at one time just chunks of coal. Both are made strictly of carbon. Isn't it amazing that God would engineer something so wonderful as that? He planned for something...
When Harry Truman was thrust into the presidency at the death of F.D.R., Sam Rayburn gave him some fatherly advice; "From here on out you're going to have lots of people around you. They'll try to put a wall around you and cut you ff from any ideas but theirs. They'll...
David Wallechinsky in THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE OLYMPICS (USA: Penguin Books, 1984) gives us a story which is worth retelling.It is 1936. American Jesse Owens seems sure to win the long jump competition in the Olympic games. The previous year he had jumped 26 feet, 8...
I know I'm not much,In fact I am nothing.The world notices me not.Nobody's eyes ever rest on me. But my Father, He's something else,In his eyes I am beautiful.He looks past my shortcomings,Past my sin, He looks at me. In His eyes I am His,I am an angel, pure and...