The power of the voice

Олексій • 3 years назад

“Behold, I have put My words into your mouth!” — Jeremiah 1:9 The most outstanding orators in history have often been those who tried to make positive changes through their speeches. One such person is Frederick Douglass, whose speeches on freedom and the abolition of slavery helped bring about the end of this sad phenomenon (…)

God’s memory

Олексій • 3 years назад

“I will not forget about you!” — Isaiah 49:15 One person had more than four hundred million dollars in bitcoins, but he forgot the password to the device where these funds were stored, so he could not withdraw a single cent. And the device self-destructed after ten unsuccessful attempts to enter the password. For ten (…)

Assembly of parts

Олексій • 3 years назад

“He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 1:6 Having gone into quarantine due to the pandemic, our family took on an ambitious project: to assemble a puzzle of nineteen thousand elements. We worked almost every day, and it often seemed like nothing was (…)

Messages, challenges and victories

Олексій • 3 years назад

“We are not of those who stagger to death, but we believe in the salvation of the soul.” — Hebrews 10:39 Public unrest, possible danger and inconvenience did not deter Jimmy from traveling to one of the poorest countries in the world, where he went to support local ministers. The stream of text messages constantly (…)

An empty house

Олексій • 3 years назад

“How lonely this once populous city sits.” — Lamentations 1:1 My brothers and I spent the whole day helping our parents remove things and furniture from the old house where we spent our childhood. In the evening, we arrived there for the last time and took pictures on the porch. And then my mother turned (…)

A leap of faith

Олексій • 3 years назад

“Recognize Him in all your ways, and He will make your paths straight.” — Proverbs 3:6 I was getting ready to go ziplining from the highest point of the rainforest on the island of St. Lucia. Fear grew inside. The thought that something could go wrong filled the mind. However, gathering all my courage into (…)

A safe place

Олексій • 3 years назад

“The Lord is your Guardian, the Lord is your shadow at your right hand.” — Psalm 120:5 Debbie Stevens Browder, a former teacher and now retired, is in the business of persuading everyone to plant trees. Why? Because of the heat. Extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States. The (…)

Strengthening through trials

Олексій • 3 years назад

“Oppression brings patience, and patience brings experience, and experience brings hope.” — Romans 5:3-4 Digging through old letters, I saw among them an eye patch with the inscription: “I am undergoing treatment.” Immediately, a wave of memories flooded in. This bandage was worn by my four-year-old son, and then he was instilled with burning drops (…)

Careful warning

Олексій • 3 years назад

“And when your brother sins against you, go and tell him between you and him; if he listens to you, you have bought your brother.” — Matthew 18:15 In 2010, a tsunami hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing more than 400 people. The loss of life could have been prevented or minimized if the (…)

Museum in the heart

Олексій • 3 years назад

“Don’t make carvings or anything like that for yourself.” — Exodus 20:4 Here are some vacation tips. If you’re passing through Middleton, Wisconsin, visit the National Mustard Museum. There you will see 6090 different types of mustard from all over the world. The amazing Barbed Wire Museum awaits you in McLean, Texas. Although perhaps more (…)