Tag Archives: Christian Teaching

Food For Thought 4/17/2023

That Boy In The Organ Loft When Robert Moffat, Scottish missionary to South Africa, came back to recruit helpers in his homeland, he was greeted by the fury of a cold British winter. Arriving at the church where he was … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 4/14/2023

Dead Man’s Letter When searching for David Livingstone, Henry M. Stanley had a most unusual reception from King Mutesa in Uganda. The queen had a strange dream about the white man’s God and His Son Jesus Christ shortly before Stanley’s … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 4/13/2023

A Call To China From Industry Several years ago, this ad appeared in an English publication for six men to go to China: Six courageous young men are needed at once to go to China for the Chinese Industrial Co-Ops … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 4/12/2023

From Benediction to Entreaty It is recorded of Thorwaldsen, that in his great statue of Christ, which now stands in the “Lady Church” of Copenhagen, he had wanted to achieve the intended expression of benignity by making Christ’s hands upraised … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 4/11/2023

Come Unto Me I heard the voice of Jesus say,      “Come unto me and rest; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down      Thy head upon my breast!” I came to Jesus as I was,      Weary, and worn … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 4/10/2023

Princess’ Rest Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King Charles I of England, lies buried in Newport Church, in the Isle of Wight. During the time of her father’s trouble, she was a prisoner in Carisbrook Castle, in the same beautiful island. … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 4/07/2023

“What Hath God Wrought!” In conversation with Professor S. F. B. Morse, the inventor of the telegraph, the Rev. George W. Hervey asked this question: “Professor Morse, when you were making your experiments yonder in your room in the university, … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 4/06/2023

New Voices At Madison Square Garden Gil Dodds is the minister’s boy who came out of Nebraska to step off the fastest mile ever run on an indoor track. Time 4.10.6. At the end of a race the crowd wondered … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 4/05/2023

Faraday’s Adoration Michael Faraday, who died in 1867, was one of the most brilliant scientists of modern times. He was a pioneer in electrical discoveries. Faraday received practically no education, but in the bookbindery where he found work, he also … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 4/04/2023

Hallelujah Chorus’ Custom On March 23, 1743, when “The Messiah” was first performed in London, the king was present in the great audience. It is reported that all were so deeply moved by the “Hallelujah Chorus” that with the impressive … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 4/03/2023

Haydn’s Response To Acclaim In 1808, just a year before the death of Franz Joseph Haydn, a grand performance of his outstanding oratorio The Creation took place in Vienna. The composer himself was there for the occasion. Old and feeble, … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 3/31/2023

Don’t Thank Me In a concert in Chicago, Harry Lauder, Scottish singer and songwriter, sang to an overflowing audience. At the conclusion, the audience stood en masse, and applauded uproariously. After the applause subsided, the audience said in unison, “Thank … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 3/30/2023

Columbus’ Conviction When on October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus took possession of one of the Bahama Islands, he believed he was fulfilling prophecy. It is not perhaps widely known that the “admiral of the oceans” discovered America believing he was … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 3/29/2023

Civil War’s End At the end of the Civil War, when the news of Appomattox came, the secretary of war, Edwin M. Stanton, caused to be displayed from the dome of the Capitol a transparency on which were inscribed these … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 3/28/2023

Legend of the Origin of Praise There is an old Jewish legend which says that, after God had created the world, He called the angels to Him and asked them what they thought of it; and one of them said, … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 3/27/2023

Noah’s Day to a Pastor Pastor Earl Cannon of Chicago’s Vernon Baptist Church expected 15,000 to march in his nondenominational “happy day” parade in honor of God, but he and 214 policemen assigned to the activity were the only ones … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 3/24/2023

Story of Welch Grape Juice A young man accepted for the African missionary field reported at New York for “passage,” but found on further examination that his wife could not stand the climate. He was heartbroken, but he prayerfully returned … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 3/23/2023

Hardy’s Ministry of Money-Making The Honorable Alpheus Hardy made money and used it to support missionaries and educate ministers. The great Japanese, Dr. Joseph Hardy Neesima, was helped by him when he landed in Boston on one of Hardy’s ships. … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 3/22/2023

A Good Start For Charlie Page Charlie Page was a young man, broke, penniless and jobless. One day he stopped on the street to listen to a Salvation Army service. When the tambourine was passed around for the collection, he … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 3/21/2023

Gusher’ Tithe Toddie Lee Wynne, oilman of Dallas, Texas, has turned over $2,000,000 to the Texas Presbyterian Foundation. The gift represented a tithe of an estimated $20,000,000 Wynne made when he sold his petroleum company interests. Members of the Wynne … Continue reading

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