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Dangers of Retirement may increase a man’s risk of dying of heart attack. “We found an 80 percent higher rate of death from coronary disease among those in a study who had retired compared with those who had not,” said Dr. Charles H. Hennekens of Harvard Medical School. It may be that some people who … Continue reading “Retirement”

Quote •      If you are losing a tug of war with a tiger, give him the rope before he gets to your arm. You can always buy a new rope. Quoted by Max Gunther in The Luck Factor, Macmillan

Don’t Tarry Lord Come, Lord, and tarry not; Bring the long-looked-for day; O why these years of waiting here, These ages of delay? Come, for Thy saints still wait; Daily ascends their sigh; The Spirit and the Bride say, ‘Come’: Dost Thou not hear the cry? Come, for creation groans, Impatient of Thy stay, Worn … Continue reading “Return of Christ”

They Never Changed A close friend of mine was asked back to his forty-year high school reunion. For months he saved to take his wife back to the place and the people he’d left four decades before. The closer the time came for the reunion, the more excited he became, thinking of all the wonderful … Continue reading “Reunion”

Disclosure of Something Unknown This means the disclosure of something that was unknown. There are two types of revelation: natural and special. Natural revelation is that which is revealed about God through what we can see in creation (Rom. 1:20). Through creation we may learn that there is a God, that He is in control, … Continue reading “Revelation”

Resource •      New Bible Dictionary, p. 12, article by J. I. Packer Quote •      Nature never taught me that there exists a God of glory and of infinite majesty. I had to learn that in other ways. But nature gave the word glory a meaning for me. – C.S. Lewis in The Four Loves Source … Continue reading “Revelation, general”

An Example Ignored Canada’s 100-meter sprinter Ben Johnson, arguably the fastest man in history, flew down the track in a world-record 9.79 seconds, only .13 of a second in front of 1984 quadruple gold medalist Carl Lewis of the U.S. But photographs freezing that astounding moment of the 1988 Seoul Olympics reveal a dark side … Continue reading “Revenge”

Ben Franklin’s Resolutions Still, as failures go, we’re in good company. Take Benjamin Franklin. As a young man, Ben composed a master list of 12 resolutions, later tacking on a killer 13th (“Imitate Jesus and Socrates”). He had particular difficulty, he notes in his Autobiography, with Resolution No. 2 (“Silence—Avoid trifling conversation”), No. 3 (“Order—Let … Continue reading “Resolution”

Good •      Resolved, That I will do whatsoever I think to be most to the glory of God, and my own good, profit, and pleasure, in the whole of my duration; without any consideration of the time, whether now, or never so many myriads of ages hence. •      Resolved, to do whatever I think to … Continue reading “Resolutions”

Emancipation Proclamation The final draft of the Emancipation Proclamation was taken to Abraham Lincoln at noon on January 1, 1863. Twice the president picked up his pen to sign it, and twice he laid it down. Turning to Secretary of State William Seward, he said, “I have been shaking hands since 9:00 this morning, and … Continue reading “Resolve”