ISAIAH 40:25-31; PSALM 55:22 A man was continuously preoccupied with worry. Then one day people noticed him looking at ease and whistling joyfully. They watched him in shock and questioned, “What happened?” He said, “I have hired a man to do my worrying for me.” They inquired, “How much are you paying him?” “One thousand dollars a week,” he said. … [Read more…]
JOHN 19:21-30; JOHN 11:25 London’s Westminster Abbey has a rich past. A custom of daily worship there was started by Benedictine monks in the tenth century. The Abbey has also witnessed the coronation of forty English kings and queens since AD 1066, when William the Conqueror was crowned, as well as the interment of many renowned … [Read more…]
1 SAMUEL 16:1-7 Arie van’t Riet, a retired physicist, uses unorthodox methods to produce works of art. He assembles dead animals and plants of various kinds and then x-rays them. He adds colour to specific areas of his images after scanning the generated x-rays into a computer. The inner complexity of flowers, fish, birds, reptiles, … [Read more…]
1 PETER 2:13-25 My daughter’s screams came from the backseat while I was driving. She replied that her brother had grabbed her arm when I tried to find out what had happened. He said that she had pinched him, so he grabbed her arm to protect himself. She said that she pinched him as a result … [Read more…]
PSALM 145:1-18; PSALM 96:4 According to the Westminster Catechism, “Man’s chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.” Scripture encourages us to worship the living God with joy and adoration. We experience that joyful state for which we were made when we give God heartfelt praise. Just as a stunning sunset or a serene pasture … [Read more…]
JOB 19:1-21; JOB 42:5 Horses have the biggest eyes of any land mammal, yet they also have weak eyesight and a smaller range of colour vision than humans. They cannot always distinguish between items on the ground as a result. Horses are so easily alarmed and inclined to flee until they are properly taught. We might also … [Read more…]
ISAIAH 49:13-20 Our lives are rarely problem-free, but the onslaught can occasionally be terrifying. A mother witnessed the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, which resulted in the massacre of everyone in her family but her two young daughters. Now that she has adopted two orphans, she simply relies on God to provide for her family of five’s needs, … [Read more…]
JOHN 15:10-20; JOHN 14:21 His mother advised him not to play with fire. However, one day he made the decision to see what would occur if he did. He walked outside into the backyard to do an experiment with a box of matches and some paper. He abruptly noticed his mother coming closer. He crossed his legs … [Read more…]
EXODUS 2:11-22; ECCLESIASTES 3:1 Life’s seasons call for us to occasionally enter a state of hibernation. Even though we are not dead, we could feel invisible. We may feel useless and question if God will ever use us again during such times. But times like this are for our defense and planning. God will summon us … [Read more…]
PSALM 39:4-13 The “Tikker” wristwatch, which also calculates your predicted typical life expectancy and shows a running countdown of your remaining time, was developed in response to the difficulties in accepting that our time on earth is limited. The watch is described in the advertisement as one “that counts down your life, just so you can … [Read more…]
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