Some unknown author once said, “If you wake up in the morning and are still breathing, congratulations! You have another chance.”
I find that this saying is quite Biblical. How many times have you done something and said to yourself, “I would like another chance.”
The truth is that God has not only given you another chance, He has given you h... read all »
One of the saddest moments in the Bible is when the “rich young ruler” refused the invitation to leave everything behind and become one of Jesus’ disciples. I have often thought of this man and how he might have become one of Jesus’ Apostles had he simply seized the opportunity when it was presented to him.
That is the thing about opportunitie... read all »
As we all know, in Canada, months go by with minus zero weather. The lakes freeze over so hard that you can easily drive a truck across them without any danger. For this reason, a fleet of ships called “icebreakers” keep the flow of traffic moving through the rivers and across the Great Lakes – no matter how frigid the temperature.
The work of these... read all »
Jesus had the potential of doing so much, but He didn’t. He could have cured all the lepers, freed the Jews from Roman domination, stopped the hunger and suffering of the poor – but He didn’t.
His life consisted of His simply doing the things the Father sent Him to do. He knew God’s will, He did God’s will, nothing more or less. Perhaps ... read all »
In the evening of April 26, 1986, two electric engineers tried an unauthorized experiment in a nuclear plant. They wanted to know how long a turbine could rotate after the electric current had been removed.
To remove the electric current of a nuclear reactor is difficult and very dangerous because the engine becomes extremely unstable. To do such an experiment, it wa... read all »