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Teachable…? There’s an old story of a young man seeking the wisdom of the ages. He had heard of an old wiseman who lived in the remotest part of the mountains. One famed to have all the answers to all of life’s questions. The young man searched for months and finally came upon him in a small hut. On arrival the young man was warmly welcomed and invited to sit down for tea. The young man talked incessantly and the…

In the Light of the CrossPerspective—It’s how you see it!In the pre-internet days, there was a boy and a girl who grew up asneighbours. Finally, he went West seeking his fortune, and she went East.Both mothers devoured the incoming letters and bragged about how welltheir darling child was going. One day each received mail. One beamed withglee. She said, “My daughter has found love. She has met and married thegreatest man on earth. He brings her breakfast in bed every…

In the Light of the Cross Prayer – Learning how! I was in a little church in Mississippi in 1999 and one of the teenage boys did the “Opening Prayer.” I had met him earlier and had sat in Bible class with him and all the other men. The congregation preferred the King James Version, so everyone sat armed with their KJVs. The men took turns reading from the Bible, but when it came to this young man, he struggled.…