THE KING'S HIGHWAY Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight. Mark 1:3. In Eastern countries the roads are exceedingly bad. They are not made and kept as they are here. They are full of ruts and holes washed out by the rain, and are covered with great rough stones. These stones ar... [ Continue Reading ]
ANGEL MINISTERS Angels ministered unto him. Mark 1:13. Some years ago there was a very pretty Christmas card for sale. It was the picture of a little baby in its cradle, with its mother bending over it. But when you held it up to the light, two beautiful transparent wings became visible on the mo... [ Continue Reading ]
STRAIGHTWAY Straightway. Mark 1:18. I wonder if you have a pet word a word you use very often. Many people have a pet word that they like to produce on every possible occasion. This word " straightway” is St. Mark's pet word. He uses it forty-one times, nearly twice as many times as St. Matthew a... [ Continue Reading ]