29 March, 2024

Throwback Thursday

THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘Thank God for the Depression’ (1933)

THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘Thank God for the Depression’ (1933)

Reading Time: 4 minutes

“Why not be thankful this year?” minister Orval M. Morgan wrote at the height of the Great Depression. “What are a few years of depression when compared to God’s eternity? . . . God is still God; Christ is still the Saviour of the world; the Holy Spirit our Comforter; prayer our privilege and the Bible our open Book. . . .”

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THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘Scriptures that Have Helped Me’ (1983; Part 2)

THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘Scriptures that Have Helped Me’ (1983; Part 2)

Reading Time: 6 minutes

The assignment in fall 1983 was simple and direct: “Write a short paragraph telling of some verse or verses of the Bible that have special meaning to you.” Today we share responses from Ard Hoven of Grayson, Ky.; Barton McElroy of Duncanville, Tex.; Robert A. Scott of Waterloo, Iowa; and Jerzy Sacewicz of Warsaw, Poland.

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THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘Scriptures that Have Helped Me’ (1983; Part 1)

THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘Scriptures that Have Helped Me’ (1983; Part 1)

Reading Time: 8 minutes

The assignment in fall 1983 was simple and direct: “Write a short paragraph telling of some verse or verses of the Bible that have special meaning to you.” Today we share responses from Edgar Nichols of Myrtle Creek, Ore.; Bill Jessup of San Jose, Calif.; Orval M. Morgan of Phoenix, Ariz.; and Murhl S. Rogers of Indianapolis, Ind. 

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