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First, the public conscience is gratified by the prosperity of the righteous.
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The Acts of the Apostles overflows with language of "disputation," "conference," and "reasoning." The apostles "came together to consider the matter"; "It pleased the apostles and elders and the whole Church"; they assembled "with one accord." This pattern reveals how...
For fifty years, Nicholas Winton said nothing. In the winter of 1938-1939, the young British stockbroker had traveled to Prague and organized the rescue of...
On December 10, 1996, in Stockholm's Concert Hall, the Polish poet Wisława Szymborska received the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy honored her for...
Joseph Exell identified five corrupted standards by which multitudes measure duty, each leading toward *thanatos* (death).
The proverb reads: "As he that throweth a stone at an idol, so is he that giveth honour to a fool." Colonel Conder first identified the true translation, revealing the comparison's power.
As we navigate the twists and turns of life, we often find ourselves standing at a crossroads, unsure which path to take. It’s in these moments that Proverbs 3:5-6 beckons us to lean not on our own understanding but to...
The nineteenth-century expositors recognized that merchants alone possess the *ptocheia* (faculty) to sharpen their wits through calculated risk and distant vision.
The "wheel" is not primarily an instrument of torture, but a threshing tool.
On March 12, 1930, Mohandas Gandhi stepped out of Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, India, and began walking. His destination was the coastal village of Dandi,...
As we reflect on Proverbs 3:5-6, which calls us to “trust in the Lord with all your heart” and to lean not on our own understanding, let us consider the nature of gossip in our lives and communities. Imagine being...
In February 1869, Dmitri Mendeleev sat at his desk in St. Petersburg, surrounded by handwritten cards. Each card bore the name and atomic weight of...
In 1921, George Washington Carver stood before the United States Congress with a box of peanut products — milk, flour, dyes, wood stains, face cream...
Man alone among creatures possesses articulate speech—the power to transmit thought from mind to mind.
Thomson, D.D., witnessed in nineteenth-century Sidon diggers consumed by frenzy at the discovery of a single coin.
What does it mean to trust one's heart?
Exell's *Biblical Illustrator* identifies three marks of temptation as she conducts her ministry of ruin.
Exell's Victorian exposition distinguishes between two essential dimensions of this strength, each indispensable to true manhood.
From the foolish child who refuses parental authority to the foolish man who resists rebuke, pride precedes the fall.
Just as plants have evolved defenses against harmful insects, the soul requires vigilance against those who deceive through honeyed words.
On September 30, 1962, roughly 150 farm workers and their families crowded into a hall in Fresno, California, for a gathering that would reshape American...
The ablest theologians have settled that good intention cannot sanctify an immoral act; yet an evil intention will certainly corrupt even the best performances.
In 1964, a Japanese horticulturist named Masahiko Kimura began training a juniper sapling using the ancient art of bonsai. He did not force the tree...
When a ruler is surrounded by wise counsellors, both he and his people are safe.