Christ as the Vine and the Branches Sermon
A devotional reading on John 15 1 6 presenting Christ as the True Vine and God the Father as Husbandman. It emphasizes believers as branches dependent on the Vine for life growth and fruit, urges humility over denominational pride, and outlines abiding in the Vine through patient faithful acts and obedience.
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A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
Chicago
Palestine
God
Noah
Exchol
Christ
Nature
Jesus
Galilee
Commonwealth
Frances R. Havergal
Father
Jack
Heaven
D. D
Peter
Jesua
Paul
Lord Jesus Christ
Jeans
Hell
Math
Christ Jesus
My Grandma Poem of a Grandmother’s Love Across Time
A child fondly recalls a grandmother in a sunlit room. The speaker describes the grandmother’s lace cap, white apron, peppermint drops, and songs, imagining playful pastimes and a wish she could have known the grandmother when she was young. The piece contrasts the grandmother’s aging with the child’s youth and warmth.
Witch-hazels Bloom In November Amid Fading Foliage
In November the witch-hazel remains the sole bloom amid a carnival of flowers past. Its starry yellow blossoms cluster in leaf axils, releasing mature seeds from explosively bursting capsules. The piece reflects on seasonal divergence and poetic musings about time and witchery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burroughs
Edward Rowland Sil
Lazy mule Chicago dodges work at Wyoming coal mine
A big mule named Chicago, raised on a Wyoming ranch, repeatedly dodged herding duties on Tuesdays and Fridays. After being roped and kept on a picket line, he sulked and kicked a ranch hand, ending up hauled hundreds of feet underground at the coal mine. Reporter Ross B. Franklin notes the animal’s fate and the end of his play days.
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Wyoming
Chicago
Ross B. Franklin
Chicago Record-Herald
A Toad's Brave Run Through Grass
A summer park scene follows three children Vandalia Eleanor and Walter as a toad is teased by a man with a cane posing as a snake. The toad leaps and dashes away finally sheltering under rocks while recounting a tale to fellow toads about the imagined danger. The scene ends with a reflection on bravado built on imagined peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia
Eleanor
Walter
Brother Toad
Toady
Tuad
Samuel Leads Israel to Victory at Mizpah
A Sunday school lesson recounts Samuel gathering Israel at Mizpah to repent and seek God. He offers a burnt offering as Philistines advance, then a thunderstorm defeats them, and Israel pursues them to Beth-shemesh. Ebenezer is named, marking divine help.
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Paan
Kirjathjearim
Israel
Samuel
Ashtaroth
Phillpines
Baalim
Mizpely
Sarael
Mizpeh
Butheer
Shen
Ebenezer
B. C
Ebenzer
Athdod
Gait
Ekron
Beth-shemesh
Eli
Ark
Aminadab
Shiloh
Ters
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