He emigrated with his family from the country of Germany. The boat they sailed across the Atlantic was described as a sail boat, which no doubt made for a perilous voyage even for an adventurous young boy. His father believed in education, and saw to it that his growing family ...
Read More »Fear: A Treasure?
False Evidence Appearing Real Often, this is what fear is: something vague, somewhere in the distance, something deceptive that seems so real to our emotions. We fear the very thought of so many dreadful things that could happen, though most will never materialize. The thought “what if” often brings with ...
Read More »An Answer to Discouragement and Despair
Many of the old hymns we find such comfort in today came from the experience of great tragedy and loss in the lives of their composers. Feelings of discouragement and even despair were poured out in the words of their music, but so also were feelings of comfort and contentment ...
Read More »When To Seek God’s Wisdom And Peace
Are there times in your life when you just do not know what to do? There is no clear direction. You have no idea what the next step should be? Perhaps you are going through something like that at this very moment. That is why this article caught your attention. ...
Read More »Plucking Out and Cutting Off: Is It Worth the Pain?
If your right eye makes you stumble and leads you to sin, tear it out and throw it away [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be ...
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