Published: Fri, 06/06/25
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Hello, British statesman and financier Cecil Rhodes, whose fortune was used to endow the world-famous Rhodes Scholarships, was a stickler for correct…
Published: Thu, 06/05/25
Updated: Thu, 06/05/25
Hello, During World War II, economist E. F. Schumacher, then a young statistician, worked on a farm. Each day he would count the 32 head of cattle,…
Published: Wed, 06/04/25
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Hello, John Powell, professor at Loyola University in Chicago, writes about a student in his Theology of Faith class named Tommy:Some twelve years…
Published: Tue, 06/03/25
Updated: Tue, 06/03/25
Hello, There is a great article that illustrates the concept of grace written by Charles Stanley."One of my more memorable seminary professors had a…
Published: Mon, 06/02/25
Updated: Mon, 06/02/25
Hello, Tim Keller offers the following definition for what Jesus meant by being "poor in spirit": It means seeing that you are deeply in debt before…
Published: Sun, 06/01/25
Updated: Sun, 06/01/25
Hello, There is a great article that illustrates the concept of grace written by Charles Stanley."One of my more memorable seminary professors had a…
Published: Sat, 05/31/25
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Hello, An American missionary was traveling across Korea by train. At a busy station an old man boarded and sat across from Him. The man was Korean…
Published: Fri, 05/30/25
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Hello, The story is told of a South Sea Islander who proudly displayed his Bible to a G.I. during WW II. He had received it as a present from a…
Published: Thu, 05/29/25
Updated: Thu, 05/29/25
Hello, I purposely waited until the evening hours to send out the Open Word e-Devotional. I did so to remind you that as important as it is to spend…
Published: Wed, 05/28/25
Hello, A parable is told of a new minister who was asked to teach a boys class in the absence of their regular Bible School teacher. He decided to see…