Purpose
Purpose (illustration)
A young woman brought her fiancee to meet her parents. After dinner, her father asked the young man into his study for a chat. “So, what are your plans?” he began. “I’m a theology scholar,” the young man replied. “Admirable!” the father said, “B …
John Hopkins’ Purpose Statement (illustration)
John Osler, founder of the world-famous John Hopkins School of Medicine once said, “Our main purpose is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but what lies clearly at hand.” (Dale Carnegie). …
Grant Fails to See The Purpose of The Ball (illustration)
One of golf’s immortal moments came when a Scotchman demonstrated the new game to President Ulysses Grant. Carefully placing the ball on the tee, he took a mighty swing. The club hit the turf and scattered dirt all over the President’s beard and surrounding vicinity, while th …
Deacon who prayed “Lord clean out the cobwebs” (illustration)
An old deacon who used to pray every Wednesday night at prayer meeting always concluded his prayer the same way: “And, Lord, clean all the cobwebs out of my life.” The cobwebs were those things that ought not to have been there, but had gathered during the week. It got …
How the John Hopkins School Was Founded (illustration)
In the spring of 1871, a young man picked up a book and read twenty-one words that had a profound effect on his future. The twenty-one words this medical student read helped him to become the most famous physician of his generation. He organized the world famous John Hopkins Sc …
Robert Ketchem on God’s Writing Paper (illustration)
Several years ago I attended a pastor’s and Christian worker’s Conference on Kelly Island, a few miles north of Sandusky, Ohio. There were several great speakers at that conference but the one I remember most was the late Dr. Robert Ketchem, one of the founding fathers of …
The Only Security We Have is The Lord (illustration)
We may feel safe and in our country, but we must remember that God is in control and judgment will come in His time because of the sin in our land. The only security that I have is in the Lord. …
