"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

"Consider the lilies..." (Luke 12:27). For a parent, the death of a child is devastating. But to lose two of your children? Unimaginable! Yet that's the experience of Australian musician, writer, and actor Nick Cave. In 2015, his 15 year old son fell from a cliff and died. A few years later, Cave's oldest child … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Dec. 26th