Posts by Anna Porter (Page 14)

Thankyou

The Thought for the Day is from Proverbs 29 v 23.A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth The story is told of a millionaire who attended a banquet and sat next to some people who were discussing the subject of prayer. He declared, “Prayer…

Number your days

The thought for the Day is from Psalm 90 v 12.Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom A high school teacher in Los Angeles had a unique way of stimulating her students to think. From time to time she would write brief messages on the chalkboard that were…

Alive and Active!

The Thought for the Day is from Hebrews 4 v 12.For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart Author Ronald B. Schwartz asked scores of well-known contemporary writers to name the books that…

Such a witness

The Thought for the Day is from Romans 10 v14.How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?  John Harper, a Scottish minister, was travelling by ship…

Meekness and Majesty

The Thought for the Day is from Micah 5 v 4.He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. Can meekness and majesty…

Give thanks

The Thought for the Day is from Hebrews 4 v 12.For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart Author Ronald B. Schwartz asked scores of well-known contemporary writers to name the books that…

Stormy Seas

The Thought for the Day is from Psalm 114 v 7.Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water Back and forth, back and forth go the pounding waves of the sea. From ages past,…

Dead Sea or Living Water?

The Thought for the Day is from John 7 v 38.Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them The Dead Sea is so salty that it contains no fish or plant life. What accounts for this unusual condition? There are absolutely no outlets! A great volume of…

Loss comes to us all

The Thought for the Day is taken from Isaiah 53 v 4.Surely, he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in 1982. In the first 15 years 54,000 items were left at the Wall. It still…

Let go!

The Thought for the Day is from Psalm 31 v1. In You, O lord, I put my trust.  In an article for Campus life magazine, Susan Smart describes her third, and nearly last, solo flight. She had been practicing a manoeuvre at 5,000 feet when she lost control and her Cessna 150 began spinning wildly toward…