revealed
My list of projects to accomplish this weekend is somewhere near the level of insanity. As a teacher, I thrive on learning new things and finding innovative ways to communicate ideas to my students. So I have this nasty habit of creating projects for myself. Most times, I live somewhere on the continuum between order and chaos. Unfortunately, life doesn’t…
the benediction
In many churches, as part of the liturgy, the pastor closes the worship service with a benediction (good pronouncement) invoking God’s help and blessings upon the worshipers.
There are many benedictions in the Bible (for example: Psalm 121:7-8; Romans 15:13; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Ephesians 3:20-21; Jude 1:24-25). One of the most famous biblical benedictions was used in the movie Deep…
searching
Recently, archaeologist Eilat Mazar found fortifications that were built in Jerusalem some 3,000 years ago. She believes that they were constructed by Solomon, as described in the Old Testament. Her unearthed evidence strongly rebuts what secular scholars believe: “that David’s [and Solomon’s] monarchy was largely mythical and that there was no strong government to speak of in that era.” Eilat’s…
each morning
The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning (Lamentations 3:22-23).
—Pic and Scripture selection from Ruth, Indonesia
bound
When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place where the tide will turn. —Harriet Beecher Stowe
When I was a kid, physical education was not my favorite subject. When my teacher would perch me on…
museum of broken relationships
A garden dwarf, a glass house, and a box made of matches. These items and many others are on display at the Museum of Broken Relationships in Croatia. It exists so that everyone who contributes a memento from a shattered relationship has the chance to “overcome emotional collapse through creation.”
The Bible offers even more constructive insight on how to…
He will meet your needs
A man fell into a ditch and several people responded: The realist said, “That’s a ditch.” “Things will get better,” chirped the optimist. The news reporter offered, “I will pay you for an exclusive about life in the ditch.” “Did you get a permit for that ditch?” inquired the police officer. And the mathematician eagerly uttered, “I can calculate the…
old faithful
Billy Graham preached in person to more people in the 20th century than any other evangelist. He proclaimed the good news to an estimated 100 million during his crusades, with nearly 3 million coming to faith in Jesus. In an interview with NBC in June 2005, he was asked how he would want to be remembered. The then 86-year-old Graham…
rescued
One evening, while stuck in a traffic jam in Uganda's capital city Kampala, a colleague and I called two street boys to our car window. We started a conversation with them that went something like this: "How long have you lived on the streets?" "Four years." "Do you have a mom or dad?" "No, our parents died." "Do you like…
