LUKE 6:38 The great British preacher Charles H. Spurgeon was once taught by God about giving. He had an orphanage and so did George Muller, his fellow preacher. He travelled to Bristol to preach, hoping to collect £300 for London’s homeless children. As his financial goal was reached, he bowed in prayer, only to be … [Read more…]
PROVERBS 7:1-3 In Germany, around 1450, goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, which resulted in an increase in literacy and mass communication revolution. The printing press could produce up to three thousand six hundred pages per day compared to forty by hand-printing and a few by hand-copying. Gutenberg produced the first-ever printed version of … [Read more…]
GENESIS 4:9 The sea is vast and deep. It holds so many secrets for us to be able to fathom completely. Among the many giants of the sea, the whale is one that dominates the world under water. Something as huge as a whale definitely sounds scary. Marine biologist Nan Hauser was on one of her … [Read more…]
PSALM 18:1-6 Climb 257 steps within the great dome of St Paul’s Cathedral in London, and you will find yourself at perhaps the greatest ‘accidental’ man-made tourist attraction in London, if not the world – The Whispering Gallery. There you can whisper and be heard by someone anywhere along the circular walkway, even across the enormous … [Read more…]
2 CORINTHIANS 3:18 Born with missing or fused fingers on both hands, no left leg and missing toes on her right foot, Arianne Abela had joined her college choir purely for fun. She did not really think she could excel in the area of music because of her physical challenges. Her plan was to major … [Read more…]
1 CORINTHIANS 12:14-26 When James McConnell, of Southsea, Hampshire, died in 2013 at the age of 70, the nursing home staff thought they would be the more people at his funeral. Little was known of the former Marine who had been at the nursing home. But the local vicar posted an appeal on Facebook and … [Read more…]
EXODUS 13:17-18 According to Ian Siegel, CEO of ZipRecruiter, “If you are not moving up after three years, there is a problem.” Do you agree or disagree? As his coworkers were promoted one by one, John felt disappointed and a bit envious. But he decided to leave his career to God. Several years later, he was … [Read more…]
1 CORINTHIANS 1:10 Texarkana in the United States is a city named after three states – Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. The two separate municipalities, Texarkana, Arkansas, and Texarkana, Texas, sometime function as one city. Their Post Office is the only U.S. post office situated in two states (Texas and Arkansas). It is also a city … [Read more…]
1 SAMUEL 8:1-3 In the 1960s, the community of North Lawndale, on Chicago’s West Side, was a pilot community for interracial living. Many, especially the African Americans, felt it was a good place to finally settle. Contract buying was the system used to sell and own homes. The buyer would put down a large down … [Read more…]
1 SAMUEL 3:10 On April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic sunk to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean after hitting an iceberg. The captain of the doomed ship, Edward J. Smith, went down with it. On the night of the collision with the iceberg, Smith was attending a private party. He went to bed after … [Read more…]
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