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Refreshed (404) (anapsucho from ana = again ~repetition + psucho = breathe, cool, wax cold) literally means to cool again, to make cool or refresh, or to experience cooling so as to recover from the effects of overheating and so to revive by fresh air. In a transitive sense it means to give someone ... Read More

Without a doubt, these are days when a new basic science has to be built into the over-all education of the human being. It is the science of priorities. In the times of our fathers, only one or two necessities were simultaneously claiming their attention at any given time. But now it is one or two ... Read More

Paul's second letter to Timothy could be considered his last words, as he knew that "the time of [his] departure had come" (4:6). He wrote from Rome during his final imprisonment there, apparently during a second trial before Nero. Church tradition tells us that Paul was beheaded just outside Rome i... Read More

Matt. 12:34-37 "O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. But I say unto you... Read More

OUR FATHER "I will be a Father unto you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty." 2 Corinthians 6:18 Tried Christian, you are not an orphan! You have a Father! God, in all the glory of his nature and perfections, is your Father! He has adopted you for his own. He has regenera... Read More

Friendships J.R. Miller (1840-1912) "Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character." 1 Corinthians 15:33 Everyone needs friends. The busier one is, the richer one's nature, and the more one is living for others — the more does one need a friend or a few friends, whose lives shall become knit... Read More

The World a Sorry Comforter George Mylne, 1871 The Preacher speaks of some who "had no comforter ," because, as we infer that they sought comfort wrongly — on earthly, and not on heavenly grounds. And so it is too often with the bereaved — people try to cure their broken hearts with human remedies, ... Read More

The Unrivaled Friend Charles Spurgeon Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington 9/7/1869 "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."—Proverbs 17:17. THERE is one thing about the usefulness of which all men are agreed, namely, friendship; but most men are soon aware that counterfeits... Read More