Your Open Word e-Devotional for August 24th, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Sat, 08/24/24

Hello, You've probably heard the e pression, "Sticks and stones will break my bones. But words will never hurt me?" Is that true? No! It's not!…

Your Open Word e-Devotional for August 23rd, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Fri, 08/23/24

Hello, There was a merchant who had identical twin sons. The boys worked for their father in the department store he owned and, when he died, they…

Your Open Word e-Devotional for August 22nd, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Thu, 08/22/24

Hello, There's a story (or a parable...I'm unsure which it is) about a proud young man who came to Socrates asking for knowledge. He walked up to the…

Your Open Word e-Devotional for August 21st, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Wed, 08/21/24

Hello, J. Paul Getty was one of the richest men who ever lived. You wouldn't e pect him to be envious of anyone. But Getty once said he was envious of…

Your Open Word e-Devotional for August 20th, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Tue, 08/20/24

Updated: Tue, 08/20/24

Hello, Thomas Edison's manufacturing facilities in West Orange, N.J., were heavily damaged by fire one night in December, 1914. Edison lost almost $1…

Your Open Word e-Devotional for August 19th, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Mon, 08/19/24

Hello, During the 17th century, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, sentenced a soldier to be shot for his crimes. The e ecution was to take…

Your Open Word e-Devotional for August 18th, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Sun, 08/18/24

Hello, As associate Dean of Students at Trinity International University, it is Matthew Perrault's job to help his students grow closer to Jesus. It's…

Your open Word e-Devotional for August 17th, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Sat, 08/17/24

Hello, In June of 2006, Warren Buffet, the world's second-richest man at the time, announced that he would donate 85 percent of his $44 billion…

Your Open Word e-Devotional for August 16th, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Fri, 08/16/24

Hello, In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to ascend the 29,035-foot peak of Mount Everest. They were not the last.

Your Open Word e-Devotional for August 15th, {{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}

Published: Thu, 08/15/24

Hello, A photographer was snapping pictures of first graders at an elementary school, making small talk to put his subjects at ease. "What are you…