The Open Word e-Devotional
Published: Fri, 08/15/25
Hello, During his first year of graduate study at the University of California at Berkeley, George B. Dantzig (later known as the father of linear…
Published: Thu, 08/14/25
Hello, The story is told of an old man whose grandson rode a donkey while they were traveling from one city to another. The old man heard some people…
Published: Wed, 08/13/25
Hello, A Chinese boy who wanted to learn about jade went to study with a talented old teacher. This gentleman put a piece of the stone into the…
Published: Tue, 08/12/25
Hello, In The Anatomy of an Illness: As Perceived by the Patient, Norman Cousins tells of being hospitalized with a rare, crippling disease. When he…
Published: Mon, 08/11/25
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: Sun, 08/10/25
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: Sat, 08/09/25
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: Fri, 08/08/25
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: Thu, 08/07/25
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: Wed, 08/06/25
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…