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Anesthetic Although he wasn’t the first to use ether as an anesthetic, Boston dentist William Morton was credited with this discovery after using ether for a tooth extraction in the mid-1840s. But Morton had done so at the recommendation of Boston chemist Charles Jackson, who also claimed part of the credit. When the Massachusetts Historical … Continue reading “Credit”

The Apostle’s Creed 1. I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. 2. And in Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, our Lord. 3. Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary; 4. Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; 5. … Continue reading “Creeds”

Wrong Moral Choices In the 1950s a psychologist, Stanton Samenow, and a psychiatrist, Samuel Yochelson, sharing the conventional wisdom that crime is caused by environment, set out to prove their point. They began a 17-year study involving thousands of hours of clinical testing of 250 inmates here in the District of Columbia. To their astonishment, … Continue reading “Crime”

Resource •      How to develop child into one, Christian Child Rearing, P. Meier, Baker, 1977, p. 54ff.

Handling Life What really makes people satisfied with their lives? Amazingly, the secret may lie in a person’s ability to handle life’s blows without blame or bitterness. These are the conclusions of a study of 173 men who have been followed since they graduated from Harvard University in the early 1940s. The study, reported in … Continue reading “Crisis”

Mend It or Forget It Robert A. Cook, former president of King’s College in New York, told a true story from the early years of his ministry. He had been receiving some rather pointed criticism, and he sought the counsel of a friend, pastor Harry A. Ironside. Pouring out his heart, Dr. Cook asked what … Continue reading “Criticism”

Pointers on Have you ever stood by and watched guilt or grief or some other kind of pain eat away at someone you cared about? You may have felt nearly as helpless as that hurting person. What can you do for the friend, family member, co-worker, or neighbor whose life is coming apart from inner … Continue reading “Counseling”

Phoney Medical Degrees An estimated 10,000 physicians have phony foreign medical degrees that brought one broker of fraudulent diplomas $1.5 million over three years, a congressional panel was told Friday. Claude Pepper, Democrat-Florida, said many American citizens may be receiving medical treatment from doctors who lied on their medical school loan applications, and used the … Continue reading “Counterfeit, (cf fake)”

A Definition “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain “Signs of the Times,” December 1996, p. 2 Good Quotes •      True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever the … Continue reading “Courage”

A Solemn Agreement A solemn agreement, such as the pact between Jacob and Laban (Gen. 31:44). God’s love and grace are shown in the readiness to make covenants with people. When God promised Noah that he would not again destroy the world with a flood, he made a covenant with him (Gen. 6:18; 9:9–17). A … Continue reading “Covenant”