Star Praises
The Hubble telescope has provided us with dramatic pictures of the farthest regions of the starry heavens. Photographs show clouds of interstellar hydrogen gas towering nearly 6 trillion miles high, illuminated by the ultraviolet radiation of stars like our sun.
Predicting The Future
During the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, a group of social analysts gazed 100 years into the future and tried to forecast what the world would be like in 1993. Some of their predictions were:
- Many people will live to be 150.
- The government will have grown more simple, as true greatness tends always toward simplicity.
- Prisons will decline, and divorce will be considered unnecessary.
What Does Your Life Say?
A woman asked an acquaintance whose husband had recently died, "Did he have any last words?"
Recovering Sinners
People who are trying to become free from an addiction to drugs or alcohol understand an important concept. They know they will always be "recovering."
How It All Ends
The fall of Carthage in North Africa (146 BC) ended one of the classic struggles of history. In 147 BC Scipio Africanus Minor, Rome's great general, was given command of the campaign. For 3 long years Carthage had held out against Rome, and both sides lost thousands of troops. Finally the city fell, and Scipio ordered it burned.
Discouraged Servants
In today's performance-driven world, Christians are often more critical of their own acts of service than God is. Many seek to honor Him in word and deed yet feel that nothing they do is ever good enough to please Him. Such distraught servants will be encouraged by today's Bible reading in Mark 14.
Who's To Blame?
What is the worst of all evils? It's not homicide or even genocide. No, it's deicide, the murder of God's Son! Unimaginable as it may be, that is what occurred at a place called Calvary (Lk. 23:33).
Cross Word Puzzle
What's a six-letter word for the way parents too often communicate with their children?
A Bad Prayer That's Good
Have you ever prayed a bad prayer? I have. As a youngster I often selfishly asked the Lord to help me win when I was in a contest. He didn't always grant me my request, but neither did He punish me.
