Author Archives: jim

“My grace is sufficient for thee.” — 2Co_12:9 If none of God’s saints were poor and tried, we should not know half so well the consolations of divine grace. When we find the wanderer who has not where to lay … Continue reading →

A large home had fine plate-glass windows that looked out on a beautiful garden. A bird outside tried to catch a butterfly that was inside; the bird flew against the window while the butterfly flew up and down trying to … Continue reading →

In 1947, a rumor spread that the Ford Motor Company would give a Ford in exchange for every copper penny dated 1943. The rumor spread so fast that Ford offices throughout the country were jammed with requests for information, and … Continue reading →

Tis the season so it’s said. A season of merry making and cheer. A season of giving and receiving. A season when people experience a joy that is not usually known for most of the year.  Sadly, it’s also a … Continue reading →

The Word of God commands us to give thanks in everything ( 1 Thess. 5:18 ). This is not just a casual remark, for added to it is the reminder that ” this is the will of God in Christ … Continue reading →

Little Beverly Smith, born in Akron, Ohio, almost never cried. She never cried when she fell down; she never cried when she bumped her head; she didn’t even cry when she burned her hand on a hot stove. She cried … Continue reading →

Excerpted from Donald Grey Barnhouse’s “Timeless Illustrations” The prism is a light breaker. The pure, clear light passes through the varied facets of the prism and is broken into red, orange, yellow – all the shades of color. Science has studied … Continue reading →

After an evening meeting that followed a dinner in the home of a young minister, a group returned to that home for a time of fellowship. The young wife began to work hard in the kitchen cleaning up after dinner. … Continue reading →

A garage man in Mangum, Oklahoma, answered the distress call of a woman motorist whose car had stalled. He examined the car and informed her that it was out of gas. “Will it hurt,” she asked, “if I drive it … Continue reading →

AuthorRees, Stephen from Banner of Truth magazine Do you remember the resolutions you made at this time last year? I would guess that many of us resolved at the beginning of 2015 that every day we would have a ‘quiet time’. … Continue reading →