preacher says?” The elderly man of God said, “Son, I continue to go be cause, even though 1 do not hear, I am letting people know on whose side I am taking my stand.” We have the instruction to “Choose ye this day whom ye w ill serve.” * * * "W h o will yoube like with Christ? Saul, who took David to his home — or Jonathan who took him to his heart?" * * * TH IS IS THE SEASON FOR TRAVEL and thousands of people are going to other places and other lands. Of course, one of the most popular spots is the land of Palestine. A church member, who was leav ing on such a tour hot long ago, commented, “When I get to the Holy Land 1 am going to stand on top of Mount Sinai and shout aloud the Ten Commandments.” A friend, knowing the rather shallow spirit ual life he had led, succumbed to the temptation of saying, “Well, you know 1 think you would be much better off if you just remained at home and lived them.” * * * "People who can't see are not near ly as pathetic as those who won't see." * * * "N o man is really satisfied inside as long as Jesus Christ is kept out side." * * * "Running people down is bad bus- ness, whether you are a motorist or a gossip." * * * "You can't change the past, but you can ruin a perfectly good present by worrying about the future." * * * " I f you sample the Word of God only occasionally, you'll never acquire much of a taste for it." * * * "The missionary spirit is not some thing you have to get — but rather something that gets you." ♦ * *
"Memory is a wonderful treasure chest to the man who knows how to pack it." . . . THE INGENIOUS NATURE of the cri minal mind is clearly shown in the mass of material which is sent us by the FBI — for example, in the case of a convict who had been con victed of the murder of a doctor in a midwestem state. This criminal salvaged some broken light bulbs, took the little stem out of them and
Broken light bulb exposes glass shaft from which the key was fashioned.
The finished product: A glass handcuff key, fragile but workable. fashioned a crude but workable glass key. Now while the key worked, the whole plot of escape was dis covered, which illustrates man’s vain attempts to escape human jus tice. It is even more tragic to watch those who think their minds can produce an avenue of escape from the■ judgment of Alm ighty God upon sin. The only means by which man can go free is to accept the finished work of Christ on the Cross. * * * "Conscience is that still small voice that makes you feel still small er."
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