College professors have long complained that students don’t read their course syllabus. As a result, the end of the semester is often filled with unnecessary heartache. One professor devised a…
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Martin Luther on Affliction
by davidrsmithby davidrsmith“Affliction is the best book in my library.”
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“The one thing we learn from history is that we don’t learn from history.”
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Forgetful Gazelles
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithFor three years, Dr. George Schaller stalked lions on the Serengeti as they stalked their prey. His observations were cataloged in a book so everyone could learn about African lions.
But one incident he witnessed should help Christians learn about another “lion,” the devil.
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Listening
by davidrsmithby davidrsmith“The first service that one owes to others in the fellowship consists of listening to them. Just as love of God begins with listening to His Word, so the beginning of love for our brothers and sisters is learning to listen to them.”
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My Dad’s Job
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithMs. Spiller was making final preparations for “Career Day” in her first grade classroom when her students began to trickle in. The young children were always excited to learn about the jobs of their friends’ parents.
But this year would be one that Ms. Spiller would never forget….
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Tertullian on Understanding
by davidrsmithby davidrsmith“I do not understand in order to believe, I believe in order to understand.”
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Final Flight of the Red Baron
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithManfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron, was the most feared soldier of World War I. He became a top ace with more confirmed kills than any other pilot in the war, largely because of the stringent set of combat rules he flew by.
But in 1918, the Red Baron broke one of his rules and paid a steep price for it.
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The Word of the Day
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithMrs. Rawlings stood in front of her class of second graders and said, “Today’s word is definitely. The word definitely means ‘absolutely, positively, without a doubt.’ Can anyone use the word definitely in a sentence?”
And that’s when the “train left the track.”