by Bob Gass | Oct 31, 2020 | The Word for Today
One day a grandfather told his grandchildren the story of how he went to live in America. He told about the trains and ship that took him from his home in Eastern Europe. He told of being processed along with other immigrants at Ellis Island, and how he’d gone to a...
by Bob Gass | Oct 30, 2020 | The Word for Today
William Penn, founder of the British colony of Pennsylvania in 1677 (the U.S. state of Pennsylvania is named in his honour), formulated six principles for conversation: (1) Avoid company where it is not profitable or necessary, and on those occasions, speak little,...
by Bob Gass | Oct 29, 2020 | The Word for Today
The Bible says, ‘Set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth.’ There are many things that happen in this world which can easily affect our mind and emotions, and we need to learn how to rise above...
by Bob Gass | Oct 28, 2020 | The Word for Today
Rachel and Jim owned a commercial building, half of which Jim used for his dental practice. For fifteen years they had no difficulty renting out the other half, which provided extra money to pay their bills. Then they lost their tenant, and an estate agent told them,...
by Bob Gass | Oct 27, 2020 | The Word for Today
Fourth: you must persevere when life gets difficult. You could sum up the life of Moses in these two words: ‘He persevered.’ It’s a fact of life that there’s no gain without pain, no advancement without adversity, and no progress without problems. Moses understood...