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Pony Express When it comes to being on the alert and ready at any moment to do the job, it’s hard to beat the Pony Express. This historically famous mail service between St. Joseph, Missouri, and California depended on constant movement and readiness. Relay stations were established every ten to fifteen miles. A rider would … Continue reading “Watchfulness”

Body Needs The body needs about three quarts of water a day to operate efficiently. It helps break up and soften food. The blood, which is 90 percent H2O carries nutrients to the cells. As a cooling agent, water regulates our temperature through perspiration. And without its lubricating properties, our joints and muscles would grind … Continue reading “Water”

Water of Life •      Its source, in God Jeremiah 2:13; Psalm 36:9 •      Its flow, from Christ John 4:14; Revelation 22:1 •      Its channels, through believers John 7:38–9 •      Its receivers, the thirsty Isaiah 55:1; Rev. 22:6 From the Book of 750 Bible and Gospel Studies, 1909, George W. Noble, Chicago

Sand Castle A town in Florida wanted to increase tourism—spent $80,000 for two men and many volunteers to build the world’s largest sand castle. Hundreds of hours of labor, dump trucks full of sand, bulldozers, and finally all was destroyed: 1985. Source unknown Resource •      Loving God, inside front cover – Shirley McClaine, B. Pascal … Continue reading “Vanity, Vanity of Life”

Let Me Hear You Play That Harmonica A young American engineer was sent to Ireland by his company to work in a new electronics plant. It was a two-year assignment that he had accepted because it would enable him to earn enough to marry his long-time girlfriend. She had a job near her home in … Continue reading “Verification”

Jesus Is Going to Win Vernon Grounds tells of an incident that happened while he was in seminary. Since the school had no gymnasium, he and his friends played basket ball in a nearby public school. Nearby, an elderly janitor waited patiently until the seminarians finished playing. Invariably he sat there reading his Bible. One … Continue reading “Victory”

Resource •      The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won’t get much sleep. – Allen’s Distinction, in The Official Rules, p. 4 Bill Gaither’s Work Crew Steve Green, who sang six years with Bill and Gloria Gaither, tells about getting to know some of the work crews in the large … Continue reading “Vigilence”

G. Gordon Liddy I once heard G. Gordon Liddy speak to a college audience in Missouri. Throughout the evening this former White House aide, who had been only a short time earlier released from a prison sentence for his part in the famous Watergate episode, urged upon us the idea that only force, strength, ruthless … Continue reading “Violence”

Resource •      Evidence that Demands a Verdict, Josh McDowell, p. 115.

Money in the Street Oakland, Calif. (AP) – People jumped out of cars in rush hour traffic, grabbing bags of money that fell out of a Brink’s armored truck, and apparently got away with it. “I saw one guy strike an old lady who was reaching for one bag,” said Willie Greenwood, who was behind … Continue reading “Virtue, untried”