Tag Archives: Meditation

Pension For Life – and Starving An aged Indian, half naked and famished, wandered into one of our Western settlements, begging for food to keep him from starving. While eagerly devouring the bread bestowed by the hand of charity, a … Continue reading →

His Life Saved on Undrunk Water A poor criminal stood before an Eastern monarch, trembling for his life. A moment later his head was to be severed from his body. He asked for a drink of water. They brought it, … Continue reading →

Alexander Honors Big Request An indigent philosopher at the court of Alexander sought relief at the hand of that sovereign, and received an order on his treasurer for any sum he should ask. He immediately demanded ten thousand pounds. The … Continue reading →

Napoleon: “Thank You, Captain” When Napoleon’s horse ran away and a lowly soldier caught him, Napoleon said, “Thank you, Captain.” The man at once packed his belongings, moved to the officers’ quarters, and went to mess with them. The emperor … Continue reading →

Lifetime Rail Pass Goes Unused We learned that when Crowfoot, the great chief of the Blackfoot confederacy in southern Alberta, gave the Canadian Pacific Railway permission to cross the Blackfoot land from Medicine Hat to Calgary, he was given in … Continue reading →

Unclaimed Funds Build Building The magnificent 19th-century 10-story bank building, known as the “Society of Savings,” located in Cleveland, Ohio, was built from unclaimed funds of people. Much of this money was deposited by poor people who died. The directors … Continue reading →

$5,000 In a Bible Some time ago an elderly man living in New Jersey made an unusual discovery as he leafed through an old family Bible. Many years earlier, his aunt had died and left it to him. Part of … Continue reading →

Signs In Nile’s Floating Chaff There is an old rabbinical legend, and it runs thus: “When Joseph was Prime Minister to Pharaoh, during the period of the famine, he emptied the chaff of his granaries into the river Nile. It … Continue reading →

The Key Called Promise In Bunyan’s great allegory, Pilgrim’s Progress, the incident is related of how Christian decides to leave the Main Highway and follow another Path which seemed easier. But this Path leads him into the territory of Giant … Continue reading →

Moody’s Favorite Verse Turning over a volume of valuable autographs, I came across the bold, manly signature of my old friend of many years, Dwight L. Moody. Underneath was his favorite text, which he calls up in an emergency. The … Continue reading →