Rest in God

Олексій • 3 years назад

“You will keep the thought, based on You, in complete peace, because it puts its hope in You.” — Isaiah 26:3 Researchers from the Chinese city of Fujian decided to help improve the sleep of patients in intensive care units. They measured the effects of various sleep aids on subjects by simulating a hospital ward (…)

God has other plans

Олексій • 3 years назад

“And she called his name Moses, and said: ‘for I drew him out of the water.’” — Exodus 2:10 Their exact age is unknown. One was found on the steps of the church, the other only knew about herself that she was raised by nuns. Born in Poland during the Second World War, Galina and (…)

From stress to peace

Олексій • 3 years назад

“Do not worry about anything, but in everything let your desires be made known to God by prayer and request with thanksgiving.” — Philippians 4:6 Moving is considered one of the strongest stresses in a person’s life. We moved into our current house after I lived in the previous one for almost twenty years. For (…)

Chat room

Олексій • 3 years назад

“And Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul.” — 1 Samuel 18:3 In the north of Spain, they have come up with a great way to communicate and express friendship. There are many man-made caves in the countryside where farmers store their harvested crops. Every fall, a company (…)

Restarting grace

Олексій • 3 years назад

“It is the Lord’s mercy that we have not perished, because His mercy has not ended, it is new every morning, because Your faithfulness is great!” — Lamentations 3:22-23 Over the past few decades, a new word has entered cinema: reboot. In cinematic language, it means a new retelling of an old story. Some reboots (…)

Hear God’s voice

Олексій • 3 years назад

“And now I entrust you to God and the word of His grace, which has the power to build and give an inheritance, among all the sanctified.” — Acts 20:32 After many years of research, scientists learned that each wolf has an individual voice, thanks to which the animals can communicate with each other. Using (…)

Why do this?

Олексій • 3 years назад

“The Lord’s Law is perfect, it strengthens the soul.” — Psalm 18:8 One day I was helping my grandson, Logan, a sixth grader, with a difficult algebra homework assignment. During a short break, he said that he dreams of becoming an engineer. Then we’re back to the X’s and the Greeks again, and Logan angrily (…)

Permission to rest

Олексій • 3 years назад

“And God finished His work on the seventh day… And He rested on the seventh day from all His work that He had done.” — Genesis 2:2 My friend Susie and I sat on the coastal boulders and watched the waves. Decorated with foam combs, they crashed one by one against the stones. “I love (…)

Spiritual renewal

Олексій • 3 years назад

“Because even though our outer man is crumbling, our inner man is being restored day by day.” — 2 Corinthians 4:16 In Chinese medicine, ground pearls have been used as a scrub for thousands of years. With its help, dead cells of the upper layer of the skin were removed. And in Romania, rejuvenating medicinal (…)

Pursuit of happiness

Олексій • 3 years назад

“My soul is taken away from me like a child.” — Psalm 130:2 In a newspaper article, a psychiatrist was giving advice to a reader named Brenda, who complained of dissatisfaction with her life. Her ambitious projects did not materialize, and she suffered from disappointment. In response, the psychiatrist wrote that a person should not (…)