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Dwight L. Moody Once Told The Fable Of An Eagle ... PRO
Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 10, 2004 (message contributor)
Dwight L. Moody once told the fable of an eagle who was envious of another that could fly better than he could. One day the bird saw a sportsman with a bow and arrow and said to him, “I wish you would bring down that eagle up there.” The man said he would if he had some feathers for his arrow. So the jealous eagle pulled one out of his wing. The arrow was shot, but it didn’t quite reach the rival bird because he was flying too high. The first eagle pulled out another feather, then another—until he had lost so many that he himself couldn’t fly. The archer took...
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You Ever Watch Those Shows About These ... PRO
Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 13, 2003
You ever watch those shows about these submarines that go down 2 and a half miles to the wreck of the Titanic? That’s one thing that I think I could never do. To be crammed into a machine not much bigger than a telephone booth with 2 other guys, 2 miles below the surface of the water, with the ...read more
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P. 800 – It Is Observable That God Has ... PRO
Contributed by Troy Mason on Sep 9, 2002
ILLUS p. 800 – It is observable that God has often called men to places of dignity and honor when they have busy and honest employment of their vocation. Saul was seeking his father’s donkeys and David his father’s sheep when called to the Kingdom. The shepherds were feeding their flocks when ...read more
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Oswald Chambers Wrote, "If The Bible Agreed With ... PRO
Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 9, 2002
Oswald Chambers wrote, "If the Bible agreed with modern science, the Bible would soon be out of date." The Bible is the trustworthy Word of God. ...read more
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Biochemist, Dr. Duane Gish, Notes, "Evolution Is ... PRO
Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 9, 2002
Biochemist, Dr. Duane Gish, notes, "Evolution is the most wasteful, inefficient and cruel method that could ever be devised to create living things ... mutations (the process of evolution) leads almost always to bad outcomes: crippling, sickness, disfigurements and deaths. Good mutations are rare ...read more
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