Biblia

Visions of God

Eleven 1. Jacob dreamed of “a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven….And, behold, the Lord stood above it” (Gen. 28:12, 13). 2. Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel…saw the God of Israel (Ex. 24:9, 10). 3. Moses saw the back … Continue reading “Visions of God”

Visions

Children Sold As Slaves In 1212 a French shepherd boy by the name of Steven claimed that Jesus had appeared to him disguised as a pilgrim. Supposedly, Jesus instructed him to take a letter to the king of France. This poor, misguided boy told everyone he saw about what he thought he had encountered. Before … Continue reading “Visions”

Vision

When Sir Walter Scott was a boy he was not considered very bright. As a result, most folks ignored him. When he was twelve, he went to a social gathering where a number of literary figures were present. Robert Burns, the famous Scottish poet, was admiring a painting under which was written a couplet of … Continue reading “Vision”

Virtue, untried

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”

Violence

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”

Vigilence

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”

Victory

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”

Verification

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”