It had been a long time coming, and history was about to be made. The Second Continental Congress had appointed a committee to draft it, and the time had come for final discussion, revision, and approval. A document they called “The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America” now lay before them. And…
I was sitting with my mom in her doctor’s office yesterday afternoon and shuffled through some magazines to find something to read (you know how doctor’s office waiting goes). I settled on Sports Illustrated. It looked a little worn, and when I looked at the date, I saw it was from December of 2012. Interesting…. …
Someone once asked a young boy if he knew what Father’s Day was. He simply replied, “Yeah, it’s just like Mother’s Day, but it doesn’t cost as much.” Someone else once mentioned that fatherhood is carrying pictures where your money used to be (this before the days of smartphones, of course!). Regardless of how you…
The examples in Scripture are many. God’s people calling out to Him in times of crisis. Israel at the Red Sea. Joshua before Jericho. Gideon and the Midianites. Elijah and the prophets of Baal. Jeremiah in the dungeon. Christ’s disciples in the storm. Peter in prison. Indeed, it is a wonderful comfort to know that…