"I will not let you go unless you bless me." (Genesis 32:26) Jacob used tricky moves to get the best of his twin brother Esau, "wrestling" Esau out of his birthright to their father's inheritance (Genesis 25:33) and life blessing. But stealing the blessing kept Jacob on the run, forcing him to flee his father's … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 4th

"I will instruct you...I will counsel you with my loving eye on you." (Psalm 32:8) Jason and Pierre had worked together for a descade putting siding on houses. They were good friends, but neither was talkative. As they worked, they said hardly a word. Yet they knew each other so well that this was seldom … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 3rd

"We have lost our appetite; we never see anything but this manna!" (Numbers 11:6) The elderly man was taking a long time looking at the children's backpacks in the store. He told me, "It's my granddaughter's birthday, I hope she likes my gift." At the checkout, he clutched a pink backpack with a cartoon character … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 2nd

"You do not even know what will happen tomorrow." (James 4:14). Vietnamese collector Pham has salvaged twenty church clocks from around Europe, many of which had been replaced with electronic versions. One clock, made in Italy, dates back to 1750 and, remarkably, still keeps time accurately. Pham enjoys restoring and preserving the timepieces, saying they … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 1st

"Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past." (Isaiah 43:18) We live in a world where the internet forgets nothing - every photo, post, and blog entry is seemingly stored forever. One major search engine, however, introduced a privacy feature allowing users to request the removal of personal data like phone numbers, home … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Dec. 31st

"Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?" (John 6:9) On December 9, 1987, a squirrel chewed through a power line in Connecticut, and the Nasdaq's vast financial machinery blinked, sighed, and went dark. Some of the world's largest corporations stood … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Dec. 30th