Apr 29, 2024
Science. It’s pretty cool.
Did you know what we think of as a day—how long it takes the Earth to rotate—isn’t actually 24 hours. According to NASA, it’s 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.2 seconds. A day on the planet Mercury—it's a whopping 58 Earth days, 15 hours and 30 minutes.
Can you imagine a Monday...
Apr 26, 2024
Since prayer is, by nature, personal, we often want to know how things are going to turn out, even before we start praying. We wonder if God will actually answer our prayer. Maybe not as dramatic as some stories, but still if we’re honest, we would like an answer to our prayer. Why else ask?
Luke 18:1 says, “Then...
Apr 25, 2024
Truett burst through the front door with exciting news one afternoon, anxious to share his latest find. “Mom! I found a praying mantis. Can you believe it! They’re pretty rare around here.”
It was certainly one of the biggest bugs they’d seen in the fields around their home. The beautiful emerald green...
Apr 24, 2024
Communism kept half of Europe locked up for much of the 20th century. For 75 years, the oppressive system took most freedoms away from its ordinary citizens. The political system, responsible for tens of millions of deaths, seemed almost indestructible.
Then, almost suddenly, the system built on restricting freedom...
Apr 23, 2024
Jenna stopped in her tracks, sighing in frustration as she bent down to pick yet another rock out of her shoe. “Why on earth am I suddenly picking up rocks every time I walk the dog,” she wondered.
They finished their usual route, and at home, Jenna slipped off her shoes and discovered the problem: she’d worn...