The Open Word e-Devotional
Published: Sun, 08/11/19
Hello, Once in a while I feel so impressed to speak about some of the challenges that struggling Christians have, that I can't stop thinking about…
Published: Sun, 08/11/19
Hello, While the average child laughs 150 times a day, say researchers at the University of Michigan, the average adult laughs only 15 times. The…
Published: Sat, 08/10/19
Hello, Please read what John Bacon, eminent 18th-century English sculptor, said on his deathbed: "What I was as an artist seemed to be of some…
Published: Fri, 08/09/19
Hello, John Wesley was about 21 years of age when he went to O ford University. He came from a Christian home, and he was gifted with a keen mind and…
Published: Thu, 08/08/19
Hello, Hudson Taylor, founder of China Inland Mission, in the closing months of his life said to a friend, "I am so weak. I can't read my Bible. I…
Published: Wed, 08/07/19
Hello, A family of five was rushed to the hospital to have their stomachs washed out after the cat with whom they had shared a meal of mushrooms…
Published: Tue, 08/06/19
Hello, On one of his European tours, the master magician and locksmith Harry Houdini found himself locked in by his own thinking. After he had been…
Published: Mon, 08/05/19
Hello, A hospital visitor saw a nurse tending to the sores of a leprosy patient, and said, "I'd never do that for a million dollars!" The nurse…
Published: Sun, 08/04/19
Hello, If you've ever seen the movie "Schindlers List," you might remember a clandestine wedding that takes place one night in the barracks. The…
Published: Sat, 08/03/19
Hello, Here's a poem I recently ran across that really spoke to me: Blow the trump and ring the bell; Dress it up and make it sell; Fill it with the…