Hymn-writer Fanny Crosby had a contract with a publisher to write three hymns a week. That explains the 9000 hymns. That also explains some of her hymns. But she became a different person after an experience at a prayer-meeting in the 1860s. Fanny Crosby confessed how...
When we come to God and complain about each other, how many of us are like the man who went to a psychiatrist. He was wearing two strips of bacon attached to each ear and two fried eggs, sunnyside up, on top of his head. “Doctor,” he said, “I want… To access...
Jesus’ different titles elicit different kinds of responses As King, we crown Him As Brother, we carry and cover Him. As Baby, we adore Him. As Son of God, we reverence Him As Son of Man, we preference Him As Son of David, we deference Him As...
When asked by a colleague how he had liked his sermon, Dr. Mahaffy, former Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, replied that it was like the peace and mercy of God. The clergy was deeply flattered by this kind of response from the Provost of Trinity College. Basking in...
Teddy Roosevelt was as colorful a President as we’ve had. He won the Nobel Peace Prize, even though he was quite a hunter and fighter. He was never known for his humility or his reticence. He would offer opinions on almost any subject, even those he knew nothing...
A grandmother raised her granddaughter all by herself. She did everything for her, and wanted to communicate that she was her pride and joy. So she called her either “Sweet Pea” or Bubeleh, which is Yiddish for “darling” or “dearie.” On the first day of school, she...
