Tag Archives: Meditation

Chosen Before Birth An old woman, hearing of some preachers who dwelt on the doctrine of predestination, said: “Ah, I have long settled that point, for if God had not chosen me before I was born, I am sure He … Continue reading →

My Love and a Baby’s Love A gentleman who was a professed Christian was taken seriously ill. He became troubled about the little love he felt in his heart for God, and spoke of his experience to a friend. This … Continue reading →

Loving – Whether Good or Bad Mark Guy Pearse used to tell of the time he overheard one of his children admonishing the other, “You must be good or Father won’t love you.” Calling the boy to him he said, … Continue reading →

God Moves in Mysterious Ways At age 32, William Cowper passed through a great crisis in his life. He tried to end his life by taking laudanum. Then he hired a horse-drawn cabbie, ordering the driver to take him to … Continue reading →

God Counts Our Hair Christ said that the very hair on each person’s head are numbered. Some years ago, a German scientist counted the hairs on different human heads. He found that they vary in number, depending seemingly on the … Continue reading →

The Fifth Sparrow A little Spanish boy in Vigo who became a devout Christian was asked by an Englishman what had been the influence under which he acted. “It was all because of the odd sparrow,” the boy replied. “I … Continue reading →

Create Him! When God was about to create man, says a Jewish legend, He took into His counsel the angels that stood about his throne. “Create him not,” said the angel of Justice, “for if Thou dost he will commit … Continue reading →

“Nobel” Prize on Love of God American financier-philanthropist John M. Templeton, a United Presbyterian elder, announced creation of a “Nobel prize” for religion worth $88,400 annually to a person of any faith who is deemed significantly “instrumental in widening man’s … Continue reading →

Wrong Direction Into a Blizzard A terrible blizzard was raging over the eastern part of the States making more and more difficult the progress of a train that was slowly facing its way along. Among the passengers was a woman … Continue reading →

If The Cathedral Wavers . . . The Cathedral of Florence has a dome built by Filippo Brunelleschi (1377–1446). The builder left a small opening in the dome through which a shaft of light streams every June 21. The sunbeam … Continue reading →