The Open Word e-Devotional
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…
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…