The Open Word e-Devotional
Published: Sun, 08/24/25
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!…
Published: Sat, 08/23/25
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…
Published: Fri, 08/22/25
Hello, There's a story about a proud young man who came to Socrates asking for knowledge. He walked up to the muscular philosopher and said, "O great…
Published: Thu, 08/21/25
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…
Published: Wed, 08/20/25
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…
Published: Tue, 08/19/25
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…
Published: Mon, 08/18/25
Hello, About halfway through (a PBS program on the Library of Congress), Dr. Daniel Boorstin, the Librarian of Congress, brought out a little blue bo…
Published: Sun, 08/17/25
Hello, A "Ziggy" cartoon pictured the small, pudgy man, sitting alone in a boat, drifting toward a tunnel with the sign above, "Tunnel of Meaningful…
Published: Sat, 08/16/25
Hello, Armand M. Nicholi, M.D., professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, e plains that Sigmund Freud died at the age of 83, a bitter and…
Published: Fri, 08/15/25
Hello, This evening I began listening to Nightsounds, w/ Bill Pearce. It was such a comfort to me, that I thought I would share a link to this…