ROMANS 12:20 Philip James Elliot, also known as Jim Elliot (October 8, 1927 – January 8, 1956) was an American Christian missionary who was killed with four others during Operation Auca, an attempt to evangelize the Huaorani people of Ecuador. After his death, his wife Elisabeth Elliot and some other missionaries decided to continue the … [Read more…]
NUMBERS 6:24-26 While excavating a burial tomb near Jerusalem in 1979, Gabriel Barkay uncovered the oldest known copy of Old Testament scripture. The priestly blessing, recorded in Numbers 6:24-26, was discovered on two small silver scrolls. After twenty five years of careful research (2004), scholars confirmed that the scrolls were the oldest biblical text in … [Read more…]
MATTHEW 14:18 The Stone Soup is an European folk tale in which some travelers arrived a village with nothing more than an empty cooking pot. Upon their arrival, the villagers were unwilling to share any of their food items with the very hungry travelers. The travelers went to a stream and filled the pot with … [Read more…]
PROVERBS 24:13-14 Chocolate consumption has continued to grow around the world year after year. Global Chocolate Market Report in 2020 showed the chocolate market will reach $182 billion by 2025 – increasing from $137 billion in 2019. Why is the number of chocolate eaters is growing? Chocolate has a sweet taste and it also has … [Read more…]
GENESIS 1:31 As a primary school pupil, each time I did a task well, my teacher would always comment with the words “good” or “very good.” The second (very good) was meant for an excellent performance (at least ninety percent and above). Science tells us that the Earth happens to lie within the “Goldilocks zone.” This … [Read more…]
PROVERBS 22:6; GENESIS 18:19 Parenting is one of many ways people make lasting contributions to this world. One way we can carry out our duties as parents is the intentional training of our children. We must spend time teaching our children about the Lord and how to live in this world. We should not assume that … [Read more…]
MATTHEW 13:44 In February 2013, a couple was walking their dog on their private property located in California when they discovered a rusty can partially excavated by recent rains. They took the can home and opened it, discovering a collection of gold coins over a hundred years old. They returned to the spot and located … [Read more…]
EXODUS 33:22 The hymn, Rock of Ages was written by Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady in 1763. Toplady’s father died when he was a child. He accepted Christ at the age of sixteen. He was ordained as an Anglican clergyman at the age of twenty-two. In 1762, while traveling through the English countryside a fierce storm sent … [Read more…]
PSALM 92:14 Abraham was a hundred years old and Sarah was ninety when they had their son, Isaac. The birth of Isaac was and still is a testimony that God can make one fruitful even in old age. There is no seasonal limitation in fruitfulness when God is involved. In the later verses of Psalm 92, … [Read more…]
2 CORINTHIANS 4:16 There was a fire outbreak at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on 15 April 2019. By the time the fire was extinguished, the building’s spire had collapsed, most of its roof had been destroyed and its upper walls were seriously damaged. Many works of art and religious relics were moved to … [Read more…]
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