Family worship is a great way for parents to evangelize and disciple their children. God places this responsibility squarely on the shoulders of parents when Scripture instructs us to bring children up “in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians … Continued
Acts 16:34 And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God. What a delightful note following the account of not only the conversion of the Philippian jailor, who was inches away from self-murder by sword, … Continued
In a seaport town on the west coast of England, some years ago, notice was given of a sermon to be preached one Sunday evening, on the proper observance of the Sabbath. The minister, who was to preach on this … Continued
Grandpa was sick, and little Fannie loved to be with him, and to read to him. She would sit down by his bedside and say—” Shall I read my story, grandpa?” And the story to which she referred was that … Continued
The Story of a Persecuting Husband In that town of Bridgenorth, England there was a baker, who was a very wicked man. He never went to church and hated religion and religious people very much indeed. Now it happened that … Continued
Two miners in Cornwall, England, were working down in a deep mine. They were blasting rocks. This is done, you know, by drilling a hole in the rock. Then the powder is put in and pieces of the rock are … Continued
I was reading lately about a little boy who used to be afraid of being left alone in the dark. When he went to bed at night his mother used to keep a light in the room, and sit by … Continued
There is a story told of a certain king of Lydia, in old times, whose name was Croesus. He was supposed to be the richest king in the world at that day, and this has given rise to the common … Continued
Two girls were going to a neighboring town, each carrying on her head a heavy basket of fruit to sell. One of them was murmuring and fretting all the way, and complaining of the weight of her basket. The other … Continued
One day the superintendent of a Sunday school in this city was going along near Third and Dock street. Ho saw one of the large boys belonging to his school coming out of a drinking saloon. The boy’s name was … Continued