At 5 P.M. on April 12, 1945, Vice President Harry Truman, wearied by his afternoon in the United States Senate ducked into Sam Rayburn’s private office in the Capitol. Someone mentioned to him that the White House had called. Harry picked up the phone and dialed the number, National 1414. Press Secretary Steve Early came on, voice tense, asking Truman …
A new command I gave you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. — John 13:34-35 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one – I in …
Admiral James Kelly, the navy’s chief of chaplains, tells how the members of the Pueblo crew – taken captive by the North Koreans began to pray more and more frequently as the weary months of their imprisonment dragged on. At mealtimes, the men would bow their heads slightly and thank God for the food before them. If Communist guards spotted …
Witty, warm, full of wisdom, F.W. Boreham’s book are collector’s items. In the Other Side of the Hill, Boreham who pastored in New Zealand and Australia, tells of growing up in England. In the dear old home at Tunbridge Wells, there hangs a text. It is only a scrap of paper, cut from the corner of a penny almanac; and …
The story is told of an old Scotsman who was quite ill. The family called for their minister. As the pastor entered the man’s room and sat down, he noticed another chair on the opposite side of the bed. The pastor said, “Well, I see I’m not your first visitor of the day.” The old man looked up, puzzled for …
The following devotion was written by Woodrow “Woody” Crabtree, Dolores’ husband. Woody submitted a devotion previously, and he wanted to share this one with the Hillside Family. The title was added by me. What’s Your Idols? The computer is one of the greatest inventions ever created by mankind. We have programmed it to solve the most complex problems, store important …
Leaving his young son in boarding school in Great Britain was the hardest thing Rev. James Dunlop Liddell, Scottish missionary to China, had ever done. But Eric thrived like a hare in the highlands. He studied hard. He loved sports, particularly rugby. He joined a Bible study, attended church regularly, and became a member of the Crusader Christian Union. He …
A pastor once challenged some of the young people in his congregations to spend fifteen minutes every day praying for foreign missions. But he warned them, “Beware how you pray, for I warn you, this is a very costly experiment.” “Costly?” one of the youth asked in surprise. “Yes, costly,” he replied. “When Carey began to pray for the conversion …
Fanny Crosby, the noted hymn writer, said she never attempted to write a hymn without first kneeling in prayer. Given the fact that she wrote no less than 8,000 songs, she was obviously a woman of considerable prayer. Like many creative people, Miss Crosby was often under pressure to meet deadlines. One such time came in 1869 as the tried …
Years ago, a devout woman earnestly prayed that her son might be called to preach. He grew up, accepted Christ as his Savior and Lord, and subsequently began to prepare for the calling to which he seemed destined. Before his training was complete, however, he concluded that he was not called to this work. He left school and began to …