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”
Watchfulness
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”
Waste, cf. Useless
Battle of the Somme Though the world has largely forgotten it, July 1 is the anniversary of one of the worst military catastrophes in human history. It is called the Battle of the Somme, and it took place in France during the First World War. On that day the Allied commander, General Douglas Haig, foolishly … Continue reading “Waste, cf. Useless”
Washing
Wash Your Hands! In 1818, Ignaz Phillip Semmelweis was born into a world of dying women. The finest hospitals lost one out of six young mothers to the scourge of “childbed fever.” A doctor’s daily routine began in the dissecting room where he performed autopsies. From there he made his way to the hospital to … Continue reading “Washing”
Warning, Warnings
The Leash Goes Slack Robert, an experienced sky diver, was readying himself for a jump when he spotted another man outfitted to dive wearing dark glasses, carrying a white cane and holding a seeing-eye dog by a leash. Shocked that the blind man was also going to jump, Robert struck up a conversation, expressing his … Continue reading “Warning, Warnings”
Warfare, the Believer’s
Believer’s Warfare • Internal, with the flesh Gal. 5:17 • Not after the flesh 2 Cor. 10:3 • With the armor of light Rom. 13:12 • External, with the world John 16:33 • Not by resistance but submission James 4:7 • With the armor of righteousness 2 Cor. 6:7 • Infernal, with the devil Eph. … Continue reading “Warfare, the Believer’s”
War
Years of Peace A group of academics and historians has compiled this startling information: Since 3600 B.C., the world has known only 292 years of peace! During this period there have been 14,351 wars large and small, in which 3.64 billion people have been killed. The value of the property destroyed is equal to a … Continue reading “War”
Want
Quote • A storekeeper in Maine refused to buy a salesman’s wares. “You must remember, young fellow,” he said, “that in this part of the country every want ain’t a need.” Source unknown
Waldensians
Resource • Eerdmans’ Handbook to the History of Christianity, (Guideposts; Carmel, NY, 1977), pp. 315-317. Waldensian Doctrine The Waldensians are an example of how one group can suffer persecution and still survive and prosper. How did they do it for nearly 800 years? The answer lies at the core of the Waldensian doctrine: they focused … Continue reading “Waldensians”
Waiting, on God
Quote • Waiting for God is not laziness. Waiting for God is not going to sleep. Waiting for God is not the abandonment of effort. Waiting for God means, first, activity under command; second, readiness for any new command that may come; third, the ability to do nothing until the command is given. – G. … Continue reading “Waiting, on God”