You Can't Keep Promises

Realize that you can't keep your promises. That may seem like a strange first step toward the goal of keeping promises, but it's true.

Consider ...

The Thief on the Cross

One thief on the cross was saved, that none should despair; and only one, that none should presume.

How Splendid the Cross

How splendid the cross of Christ!

It brings life, not death;

light, not darkness;

Paradise, not its loss.

It is the wood on which

the Lord, like a great warrior,

No Hidden Sin

Do not expect God to cover what you are not willing to uncover.

That Grace May Abound

We need not "sin that grace may abound." We are sinners and need only to confess that grace may abound.

To Forsake the World and Follow Christ

[The] inner goal, to forsake the world and follow Christ, cannot be had by one's own natural powers but is by the free gift of God.

Grounds for Forgiveness

Even the most heinous grounds for divorce are also grounds for forgiveness.

Seasoned Salt

Sodium is an extremely active element found naturally only in combined form; it always links itself to another element. Chlorine, on the other hand, is ...

For All the World to See

Watching a trapeze show is breathtaking. We wonder at the dexterity and timing. We gasp at near-misses. In most cases, there is a net underneath. When ...

No Other Way

When I was a teenager, the students in our high school were called together and each given a sugar cube with pink syrup on it. It was serum that had been ...