Tag Archives: Meditation

God Made . . . God made the sun—it gives. God made the moon—it gives. God made the stars—they give. God made the air—it gives. God made the clouds—they give. God made the earth—it gives. God made the sea—it gives. … Continue reading →

Thankful For Their Boy Alive The parents of a young man who was killed in the World War gave their church a check for two hundred dollars as a memorial to their loved one. When the presentation was made, another … Continue reading →

Thankful For What Did Not Happen Several years ago some German immigrants to America brought over this story of a woman living on a farm in Germany who brought to her minister an amount in German money equivalent to about … Continue reading →

A Windfall To Church What does a thriving debt-free church do with a windfall of $342,625? A 74-year-old widow left the sum to Bethel Baptist Church of Toronto with the provision that half be spent on the local church and … Continue reading →

Dish-Washing For God In the last year of his life, an elderly man in his seventies worked as a dish washer in the Life Line Mission, on the San Francisco waterfront. When he died, he bequeathed $150,000 to the mission … Continue reading →

A Church’s Two-Brick Start A large church needed a new building. They were all agreed about that, but whenever they began to plan to build, the members got into all sorts of disagreements about how and what to build. The … Continue reading →

The Chaplain and The Boy’s Nickel When Chaplain McCabe, who later on became a bishop, had set out to raise a million dollars for missions he met many disappointments and was often greatly discouraged. One day while going through a … Continue reading →

From 5 Cents to $100 One time a poor little boy saw all the big people putting money into the offering plate. He didn’t have anything to give but five marbles in his pocket. He put them into the plate! … Continue reading →

Hattie’s 57 Pennies Hattie Wiatt, a little girl, came to a small Sunday school and asked to be taken in, but it was explained there was no room for her. In less than two years she fell ill, and slipped … Continue reading →

Useful Joachim One day Martin Luther found himself penniless, but happened to be requested to contribute to an important Christian work. He recollected that he had a beautiful medal of Joachim, Elector of Brandenburg, which he had prized. He went … Continue reading →