It's a fascinating story. A millionaire lost everything he had in a stock market crash, he went to live on a remote deserted island; never a handyman, he quickly learned to become resourceful. He arrived on the island with little and not much [...]

A man in Sydney, Australia who stopped at a gas station to put fuel in his boat, put the fuel directly into the fishing rod holder, not the gas tank. 231 liters, more than 60 gallons, 536 Australian dollars worth of fuel, close to 400 US Dollars, it [...]

Right now there is someone who has no idea how God is going to get them through a trying situation, maybe that's you. God says, "Trust in me and I'll direct your paths". But there are times that you can only see a funnel cloud [...]

You could look at Christianity as rights and wrongs, after all, "Thou shalt," and, "Thou shalt not," feature pretty prominently in the Bible, but the reason Jesus came into the world was to restore in humans what sin has taken [...]

The children of Israel were miraculously freed from Egypt, they witnessed miracle after miracle, and yet spiritually, they fell apart. As we look at why that happened, you'll find guidance for your own life. Psalm 106, verse 35 says, "But [...]

What kind of person does it take to impact the world? When Gideon was chosen by God to lead Israel out from under the oppressive rule of the Midianites, his army of 32,000 was whittled all the way down to 300. Those that were left, were the right [...]

Sir Ranulph Fiennes has been called the greatest living explorer in the world. In his 60's, he summited Mount Everest, at 59 he ran seven marathons in seven days on seven continents, the first just a few months after bypass surgery. After [...]

The moral of the story is, check with God first. Right after the incredible victory at Jericho, scouts told Joshua it wouldn't be necessary for him to send a large army to Ai, as the people there would be a pushover. "So about three [...]

When the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh built an altar, similar to the altar used in the worship of God, their actions were misinterpreted as apostasy by the rest of Israel, and a delegation confronted them. But instead of [...]

What event from the life of King David best illustrates real strength, being gracious towards King Saul, getting a revenge on the Amalekites after they destroyed his home and captured his people, the victory over Absalom perhaps? Let me give you an [...]

It's a strange thing that God is so misunderstood. There are 66 books in the Bible that talk very openly about God, and that paint a very clear picture of just who God is and what He's like. Far from being an irrational tyrant God himself [...]

When a person completes a prison term, they're set free. The Emancipation Proclamation decreed that enslaved Americans were freed. Freedom, wonderful! Free people able to determine their own destiny to some great extent, but as good as freedom [...]

You've never met the perfect father. Imperfect dads are all through the Bible, King Saul, faithless, self-absorbed, unhinged, he tried to kill his own son, impetuous, disobedient, and he died lost. King David, often faithless, self-absorbed, [...]

King David's many failings are recorded in the Bible with painful accuracy. He was dishonorable, an adulterer, a schemer, a murderer, a terrible father, a serial marrier, he numbered Israel, and went to the Philistines for help when he was [...]

It's really nice to say nice things to people, but there's a fine line between positive reinforcement and ruining a person. God warns us about that in Proverbs 29:5 where He says, "A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his [...]

We call it "flying off the handle," "freaking out," "going off the deep end," "going nuts," "going ballistic," "going postal". We say someone "flipped," "lost it," [...]

Would more money give you financial security? A lot more money? Having a lot more isn't always best; with that money comes headaches and responsibilities, and many people have earned, or come into a lot of money, only to lose it all. [...]

They called them "flights to nowhere," because of severe weather, incoming passenger aircraft weren't able to land. One had flown four hours when it turned around and flew four hours back, another made it to the destination and flew [...]

When David was fleeing Jerusalem, as his son Absalom was usurping the throne, a man named Shimei cursed David as he went, even threw stones at him. When David returned in triumph, Shimei was singing a very different song. In 2 Samuel 19:21, [...]

A former drug addict who wrote about the transformation in his life, urged other addicts to get clean like he had. He said that if he could do it, anyone could do it, which of course is true. Some advice can save your life. David spoke to his son [...]

Northeast of La Paz, Bolivia is a road known as the Road of Death. It heads up to the Amazon rainforest, and there's a section of it that's so dangerous it used to average 100 deaths a year, it's incredibly narrow, there are no guard [...]

The BBC reported that a senior journalist at France's leading television news channel was suspended for participating in what appeared to be a significant disinformation scheme. An organization allegedly paid to have falsehoods broadcast as [...]

In October of 2002, sniper attacks in seven states, and the District of Columbia, left 17 people dead and 10 injured. Two men were responsible for the tragedies one, 41 and the other just 17. They weren't criminal masterminds, just evil. The [...]

The man who became known as "The Unabomber" wrought havoc in the United States for 17 years, during which time he killed three people and injured 20 or so more. He was identified after a manifesto he wrote was published in the Washington [...]

Two weeks after she missed out on qualifying for the Rio Olympics in 2016, 100 meter hurdler, Kendra Harrison, won a race in London and broke the world record without even realizing it. The timer malfunctioned; when her actual time was posted, she [...]

When a 27-year-old man fell from a 70-foot cliff in Puerto Rico, and died, his brother explained that the men enjoyed uploading videos to his Tik-Tok account. He said his brother was a daredevil and I quote, "Unfortunately, he was closer to the [...]

How would it feel, do you think, to wander in a wilderness, not physically so much but emotionally, mentally? What if you wandered in that wilderness for 40 years? Now what if you wandered in a wilderness and you knew Jesus was with you? That could [...]

Words are important. I think you'd agree with that. Did you ever say something you wish you could take back? Of course, the better thing would be to not say it in the first place. Saying the wrong thing has got a lot of people into trouble, but [...]

City authorities were direct, they will just kill you, they said. They were talking about street lamps, 17,000 of them were installed in Wellington, New Zealand in 2018, but less than five years later they had begun to break off and fall 20 feet to [...]

In Greek mythology, as Icarus flew to safety on wings made by his companion, he was warned not to fly too low or too high; too high and the sun would melt the wings made partially of wax. Icarus flew too high, the wings melted and he plunged to the [...]

I remember years ago when the phrase, "Girls can do anything," became popular. I'm sure there was good intent in that phrase, girls or women can run companies, have a career, be scientists, or professional athletes or whatever they [...]

I was in a shopping mall in Mississippi when two women got into a fight right near me, fists flying, language turning the air blue, I had to step in and restrain one of them while another man did the same, after things had calmed down and one of [...]

It's been said that war is hell, many don't survive it completely intact, suffering physical or psychological scarring, but if certain wars had not been fought, it's possible you might be speaking a different language today. Proverbs [...]

You wouldn't want to go half way up a mountain. Why would anyone paint half a picture? When I was a kid growing up, new owners moved into two big old houses near our home, one was renovated entirely in no time, beautiful, the other one, 40 [...]

The following is not a comment on the afterlife, but a comment on the human capacity to want. Proverbs 27:20, "Hell and Destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied". You see a bigger house, a new watch, a nicer car, [...]

Something I find interesting about the book of Proverbs is the absolute abundance of references it contains to laziness, or at the same time, diligence. God very clearly believes in hard work; when He gave the Sabbath commandment for example, He [...]

There's a lot God simply hasn't told us. There are still great mysteries in the universe all around us, things we haven't figured out about the sun, moon, and stars, or human anatomy and physiology, there are aspects of the animal [...]

We're going to try something, maybe even sooner than you think. There's one thing people often do which they should never do, and that's seek revenge. After all she had it coming to her, he deserved it, no that's actually never [...]

At first blush it almost seems like an excessive thing for God to say. Proverbs 23:2, "Put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite". Seems strong, doesn't it? The thing is we've become so used to Indulgence in [...]

The man is spending the rest of his life in prison after being implicated in a crime committed by his friend; his error was choosing for a friend, a young man with a terrible anger problem. When his friend snapped while he was present, he got caught [...]

You read in the book of Acts, that the early Christian church was very involved in helping those who had less. A key issue in Acts 6 was distributing food to widows, but times have changed, these days the government has assumed the role of assisting [...]

I was with a woman in a foreign country, I'm not going to mention her name, although I can tell you I'm married to her; it was a warm day and she wanted one of the oranges growing on this trees lining the city streets. I felt like maybe we [...]

One of the best things a parent can say to a child is, "I love you," another is, "God loves you," or "let's pray about that together, remember to say please and thank you, turn off the lights when you're not using [...]

Parents do it all the time, employers, teachers, and friends do it, it's hard to imagine how many friendships or jobs have been lost as a result, the truth is nobody should ever do it, so what is "it"? Proverbs 18:13 says, "He [...]

If you were going to cook a pot of beans you'd sort the beans first so that you didn't inadvertently cook bad beans or lumps of dirt; squeeze lemons and you'll likely separate out the seeds. This is Proverbs 17:3, "The refining [...]

During the California Gold Rush, 750,000 pounds of gold were extracted from the hills and ground of the Golden State. Today that would be worth tens of billions of dollars; prospectors seeking their fortune flocked to California, fortunes were made [...]

There's a phrase I hear that occasionally worries me; when people say, "The Lord told me to". Yes He told Abraham to leave his home and follow Him which worked out well, He told Abraham he'd father a child in his old age and [...]

I was very fortunate, very blessed, I had a wonderful mother, memories of my childhood are filled with pictures of my mother being supportive, comforting, helping, providing, doing, encouraging, ever present, an absolute tower of strength for my [...]

After ripping off customers again and again, a restaurant on the Greek island of Mykonos earned itself a terrible reputation. One group of women were charged $1400 for six plates of pretty ordinary food and when they questioned the exorbitant [...]

I've spoken to more employers than I can count who've told me the toughest part of their job is finding employees and they say, "Because no one wants to work," which I have hard time with because I was raised in a context where [...]