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A Daughters Edith Rockefeller McCormick, the daughter of John D. Rockefeller, maintained a large household staff. She applied one rule to every servant without exception: they were not permitted to speak to her. The rule was broken only once, when word arrived at the family’s country retreat that their young son had died of scarlet … Continue reading “Grief”

Quote •      The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. – Chinese Proverb •      A group of tourists asked an old man if any great men were born in this small town. “No. Only babies.” New Man, March/April 1997, p. 18 Christian Growth I met a young man not long ago … Continue reading “Growth, cf. progress, maturity”

Back Pain One day, two monks were walking through the countryside. They were on their way to another village to help bring in the crops. As they walked, they spied an old woman sitting at the edge of a river. She was upset because there was no bridge, and she could not get across on … Continue reading “Grudge”

Gift of Grumbling A heavy wagon was being dragged along a country lane by a team of oxen. The axles groaned and creaked terribly, when the oxen turning around thus addressed the wheels, “Hey there, why do you make so much noise? We bear all the labor, and we—not you—ought to cry out!” Those complain … Continue reading “Grumble”

Carry a Grudge •      To carry a grudge is like being stung to death by one bee. William H. Walton Cannonballs Once armies carried cannonballs with them, afraid they would meet the enemy somewhere and have nothing to shoot at it. In terms of specific gravity, grudges are about as heavy as cannonballs. But it … Continue reading “Grudges”

Quotes •      Fish and visitors smell in three days. – B. Franklin •      Treat your guest as a guest for two days; on the third day, give him a hoe. – Swahili proverb Sources unknown

Know the Way Not for one single day Can I discern my way, But this I surely know— He who gives the day Will show the way, So I securely go. – John Oxenham Source unknown Spirit and Word Combined I will seek the will of the Spirit of God through, or in connection with, … Continue reading “Guidance, cf. God, will of”

Younger Child Biologically speaking, I came late to the party. When I was born, my mother was 41, my dad was 42 and my brother was already ten. This built-in generation gap probably defined me every bit as much as my distinctly peculiar blood mix. My mother, Catherine, was born in Scotland. My father, Angelo, … Continue reading “Guilt”

His Lovingkindness Awake, my soul, to joyful lays, And sing thy great Redeemer’s praise; He justly claims a song from me, His lovingkindness, oh, how free! He saw me ruined by the fall, Yet loved me notwithstanding all; He saved me from my lost estate, His lovingkindness, oh, how great! Tho’ num’rous hosts of mighty … Continue reading “Grace, God’s”

Resource •      When God Was Taken Captive, W. Aldrich, Multnomah, 1989, p.68