New Year Blessings Call for Generosity and Hope
A festive New Year valediction urges brave daily effort and hopeful acts. It extols kindness softening hard hearts and urges forgiving enemies, burying the past, and spreading goodwill through generous deeds.
Short a Man Inspires Service Across History
A portrait of a youth who joined a church at seventeen and offered to fill in as bass singer and Sunday School teacher. The piece urges readers to answer the call of worthy causes, citing Joseph, David, Leonidas, and countless institutions that need one more worker. The Companion prompts personal reflection on whether the reader is that missing man.
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Egypt
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Israel
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Goliath
Greece
Leonidas
Thermopylae
Young Men and the Ministry: A Call to Service
One hundred years ago the ministry was noble but today it faces changed respect and greater scrutiny. The piece urges strong young men to embrace sacrifice, preaching, and a vital dynamic religion, arguing dogma should not strangl e the spirit as they pursue a lasting spiritual calling.
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Saint Francis
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