Have you ever noticed that we celebrate Independence Day on July 4… not the day the Revolutionary War actually ended? Kind of odd, isn’t it? If I had been in charge, I probably would have waited until after the victory parade. You know, once we’d actually won. Maybe then I’d throw the fireworks, fire up the […]
I have never believed that I was made to be average. Now, let’s be honest—on the ball field, on certain exams, in writing competitions, in my height, in my weight, in my shoe size—I’ve been, most certainly, average. But deep down, I’ve never thought I was meant to be average. And despite looking like a […]
Warren Wiersbe said, “A realist is an idealist who has gone through the fire and been purified. A skeptic is an idealist who has gone through the fire and been burned.” Do you know what the difference is? It’s not the fire, the heat, or the duration. It’s the attitude you bring into it. When […]
Did you know that the little book of Hosea is one of the most pivotal books of the Bible? Joshua and Jesus each lived about 700 years on either side of Hosea, and they actually all share the same name—though it looks and sounds different because of the dialects of their time. Why did God […]
Alfred Nobel was the inventor of dynamite, a breakthrough that revolutionized construction and engineering. But like many powerful inventions, it didn’t stay in peaceful hands for long. Although Nobel considered himself a pacifist, he also manufactured arms for warfare. His factories supplied explosives and weapons that were used in conflicts around the world. Over time, […]
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5–6 ) Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink explores the power of snap judgments…decisions made in a fraction of a second that can sometimes be brilliant, and other times disastrous. He […]
In 2018, the world watched anxiously as a youth soccer team became trapped deep inside a flooded cave in Tham Luang Cave. For days, rising waters and darkness cut the boys off from the outside world. Rescue teams worked tirelessly, but what many people remember just as vividly were the images of the parents, especially the […]
Years ago, I was a bit frail—147 pounds of skinny ambition. Then, in the summer of 1999, I packed on 25 pounds. My girlfriend at the time (now my wife) barely recognized me. People were convinced I had used steroids or some experimental supplement. The truth? I just went to the gym. My buddy and I […]
“All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth…Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one.” ~ Hebrews 11:13-16 Think about that for a second. […]
In his book Turning Points, Robert Beringer shares an amazing story of grace told by novelist A.J. Cronin from his own experience. At the close of the Second World War, a family by the name of Adams decided to open their home to a little refugee boy with the outlandish name of Paul Piotrostanalzi. The Adams […]
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