The cab driver arrived at the caller’s address and honked. He waited a few minutes, then honked again. Since this was to be the last fare of his shift, he considered just driving away, but instead walked up to the door and knocked. “Just a minute,” said a frail, elderly voice. He could hear something […]
People ruin their lives by their own foolishness. —Proverbs 19:3 The world’s first electronic general-purpose computer, ENIAC, unveiled in 1945, at the cost of $6,300,000 in today’s money, weighed twenty-seven tons and could perform 385 calculations per second. Your smartphone can execute more than 2,000,000,000 (yes, that’s with a “b”) calculations per second.
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The holy Scriptures . . . are able to make you wise. —2 Timothy 3:15 On the grounds of Ashton Villa, at 2328 Broadway in Galveston, Texas, a statue of General Gordon Granger commemorates the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, officially ending slavery in Texas. Texas slaves were the last to know. General Granger’s
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The kingdom of God belongs to such as these. —Luke 18:16 New Testament scholar William Hendriksen, penned his longing for the faith of his childhood poetically . . . Make me, O Lord, a child again, So tender, frail, and small, In self possessing nothing, and In thee possessing all. O Savior,
I can do all things through Christ, because he gives me strength. —Philippians 4:13 In 2014, José Altuve became the first professional baseball player in eighty years to rack up 130 hits and 40 stolen bases; from 2014–2017, he led the American League, with 200+ hits each season; in 2017, he won
This is how it will be when the Son of Man comes again. —Luke 17:30 In Noah’s day, God wiped a generation from the face of the earth because of their wickedness. In Lot’s day, the stench of immorality was so repugnant God eliminated Sodom and everyone in it. Jesus
The children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. —Luke 16:8 Luke 16 tells a story about a shrewd shyster who was commended, not for his dishonesty, but for his creativity. He knew how
Do not neglect your gift. —1 Timothy 4:14 It takes years of hard work to become an “overnight sensation.” Unless you practice long and work hard, you’ll never be one. Hall of Famer Bill Bradley repeatedly reminded himself, “When you are not practicing, remember, someone somewhere is practicing, and when you meet him,
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Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much. —Luke 16:10 Jack was goofing off in a little church, feeling he was serving way below his abilities. “I’d like a shot at a big church,” he said. Jesus said: “Whoever can be trusted with very
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Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live. —John 11:25 Jesus shared Martha’s grief at the death of her brother. But I fancy a sparkle in his eye when he said to her: “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even
