“For indeed I will do you a favor for the sake of your father Jonathan.” — 2 Samuel 9:7 In the insightful article “Does my son know you?” sports journalist Jonathan Tjarkes wrote about his battle with cancer and asked that other people take care of his wife and young son. The thirty-four-year-old author wrote (…)
“That God… may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation to know Him.” — Ephesians 1:17 In 2001, a premature boy named Christopher Duffley surprised doctors by surviving. At the age of five months, he entered the foster care system, and then he was adopted by his aunt’s family. The teacher noticed that four-year-old (…)
“Life and death I have set before you, blessing and cursing. And you choose life.” — Deuteronomy 30:19 A few weeks after the death of a close friend, I spoke with her mother. I did not dare to ask how she was doing, because I thought it inappropriate, because she was in grief. Eventually, I (…)
“Now we see as if in a mirror, in a riddle, but later – face to face.” — 1 Corinthians 13:12 An ophthalmologist helped three-year-old Andreas choose his first glasses. “Look in the mirror,” he said. Andreas looked at his reflection and then turned to his father with a happy and loving smile. Then Andreas’ (…)
“And God said: “Let the water bring forth… fowl that fly above the earth under the firmament of heaven.” — Genesis 1:20 An international research group has created a drone that imitates the movements of a specific bird – a swift. These birds can fly at a speed of up to 145 kilometers per hour (…)