PSALM 127:2 On January 8th 1964 Randy Gardner (born 1946), an American from San Diego, California, set the record for the longest amount of time a human has gone without sleep. Seventeen-year-old Gardner stayed awake for 11 days and 25 minutes (264.4 hours), breaking the previous record of 260 hours held by Tom Rounds. Decades … [Read more…]
PROVERBS 3:13-14 The Fenn Treasure was a collection of gold and jewels that Forrest Fenn (August 22, 1930 to September 7, 2020), a former pilot in the US Air Force, an art dealer and author from Santa Fe, New Mexico, hid in the Rocky Mountains of the United States. It was found about a decade … [Read more…]
MARK 10:28-30 The only way businesses can survive is if they generate more profit than loses. Profit typically means your business is financially well off. Losses might start slowly, but your business could find itself missing a larger chunk than it can withstand. Jesus assured His followers they would have an unbelievable return on investing their … [Read more…]
ROMANS 5:8 Edwin Stanton did not get off on the right track with Abraham Lincoln. When they first met, he rebuffed the US president personally and professionally – even referring to him as a “long-armed creature.” But Lincoln appreciated Stanton’s abilities and chose to forgive him, eventually appointing him to a vital cabinet position during the … [Read more…]
ACTS 10:34 Massive resistance was a strategy declared by U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd Sr. of Virginia. Many schools, and even an entire school system, were shut down in 1958 and 1959 in attempts to block integration – the act of having African-American (black) students attend schools previously attended by only Caucasian (white) students. Today, some … [Read more…]
JOHN 6:60-66 “I do not believe there are incurable diseases. God can heal anything,” said a preacher during an interview in 2016. He was 100% correct, but he became sick and died of corona virus in 2020. What do we do when our expectations do not materialize? John chapter 6 formed a critical turning point in Jesus’ … [Read more…]
ISAIAH 30:18 The farmer’s life is one of admirable, painstaking patience. The process of planting seeds and then waiting for the harvest is a long and strenuous one; it requires much patience, wisdom, intuition, understanding, and an ability to see into the far distance the harvest that is to come, albeit after a great wait. It is not … [Read more…]
MATTHEW 6:9 Every father has a unique way to show his love to his children. Some instill discipline, others tell it through jokes, many try to impart wisdom, etc. Our fathers are a rich source of valuable lessons that can help us navigate through life – if we only listen and look past their imperfections. On one … [Read more…]
JOEL 2:18-25 The Mormon crickets (botanical name: Anabrus simplex) are large insects that can grow to almost 3 inches in length. They are mostly found in western North America. Mormon crickets were so named after the chewing insects destroyed the crops of Utah’s Mormon pioneers in 1848. In 2003 their infestation caused up to $25 million … [Read more…]
EPHESIANS 4:1-3 In 1722, a small group of the Bohemian Brethren who had been living in northern Moravia (what is now the Czech Republic) found refuge from persecution at the Berthelsdorf estate of Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, a nobleman who had been brought up in the traditions of Lutheran Pietism. The refugees established a new village … [Read more…]
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