The pleasure that comes with patience

In the 1960s, an experiment was conducted where researchers gave this choice to a 4-year-old: “I am leaving for a few minutes to run an errand and you can have a marshmallow while I am gone. But if you don’t eat it, you can have two marshmallows when I return…”

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Are you steady in your faith?

For most of the 1980s, the city of Chicago experienced a tremendous budget crisis. This caused city officials to cut back wherever they could—often in drastic ways…

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The key to really knowing yourself

Thomas Edison was concerned about the way visitors to his office helped themselves to his expensive Havana cigars. So since he refused to lock them up, his secretary suggested he have cigars made from cabbage leaves and substitute them for the premium cigars…

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What can you take to heaven with you?

Peter Kreeft tells us that in the Latin rite for the burial of an Austrian emperor, the people carry the corpse to the door of the great monastic church. They strike the door and say: “Open…”

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How to lead others toward Christ

Many years ago, a popular zoo in England had to pay visitors for articles stolen by monkeys. But what puzzled them was the item the animals consistently snatched: eyeglasses…

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The consequences of standing for your faith

The Prussian king Frederick the Great was widely known as an agnostic. By contrast, General Von Zealand, one of his most trusted officers, was a devout Christian…

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How to overcome division within the body of Christ

Mstislav “Slava” Rostropovich was a world-famous cellist. Since his exile from his native Russia in 1974, he lived in the West…

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The key to resolving conflict

Years ago, a large statue of Christ was erected high in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile. Called “Christ of the Andes,” this statue symbolizes a pledge…

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The humble confidence you have in Christ

Former French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau fought many duels with various rivals. On one occasion, he surprised one of his assistants by asking the attendant at a Paris railroad station for a one-way ticket to the duel…

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The danger of compromising your faith

A New York family bought a ranch out west where they intended to raise cattle. So they packed up everything they owned and moved to their new home…

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