Posts from September 2025

Most everyone knows that a cork placed on the top of the water will float on the surface. If it is pressed down ten, fifty, or even a hundred feet below the surface of the water, and released, it will rise again. But those who know say that if it is pressed down two hundred feet, it cannot rise again. The pressure of the water is too great. So it is with life. The lower a man sinks into the…

In a painting called “The Lost Game” a boy is pictured playing a game of chess with the devil. As is often the case when playing with the devil, the boy appears to be losing. That beaten look is portrayed in his face. One day a famous chess player looked at the picture. After carefully studying it, he exclaimed, “The boy isn’t beaten! In two moves I could win that game of chess with the devil”. He then explained how…

When we invite a friend, a neighbor, or any other acquaintance to an assembly of the church, whether that person comes or not, is not the only criterion by which we should judge the value of the invitation. If they do not come, at least they know we have an interest in them. No invitation shows no interest. They could come at a later time because someone had invited them in the past. They would know someone who is a…