The Power To Obey
During the 1995 International Composers Festival in London, a computer was chosen to perform two piano pieces said to be too difficult for human hands. Seated on a piano stool and wearing a bow tie, the Sibelius 7 computer flawlessly played the formidable works of Hungarian composer Gyorgy Ligeti.
Faith Rooted In History
Oliver Stone produced a movie about former US President John F. Kennedy. He fudged on the facts and then defended his actions by saying that what was really important was the story's "mythic sense"—or his interpretation of the facts. Historical accuracy didn't matter.
How To Conquer Fear
We live in a world plagued by fear. People worry about illness, poverty, family disruption, war, famine, and the future.
Ice Fishing
Two Texans went to Minnesota one winter to do some ice fishing. After setting up their tent, they pulled the cord on their chain saw to cut a hole in the ice. Then they heard a mysterious voice from above saying, "There are no fish under the ice."
The Look Of Love
Every day for 20 years, Antonio wrote a love poem to his wife. At a divorce hearing, though, he revealed that he didn't compose these verses to celebrate the joys of marriage but to pacify his domineering wife. The judge granted the divorce and declared that the marriage had nothing more to it than a "look of love."
Halfway To Heaven
My favorite gospel tract is called, "When I Think Of Heaven." It's written by Joni Eareckson Tada, who is paralyzed from her neck down because of a diving accident during her teenage years. Joni admits that thinking about heaven isn't always easy, especially since we have to die to get there, unless Jesus returns first! Yet God works through trials to help us focus our minds on heaven.
Starting Today
When Charles Swindoll was a young boy, he was greatly influenced by this remark from an old Texan: "The problem with the Christian life is that it's so daily."
The Ultimate Giver
If we put our trust for our well-being in a person, any person, we are putting it in the wrong place. Ultimately, our faith must be in God. To transfer that trust to a spouse or pastor or child is to put it where we will be disappointed.
Praise—Even In Pain
Terry Waite, a courageous British negotiator during an international hostage crisis, had gone to Lebanon to arrange the release of prisoners. But he himself was arrested and detained in solitary confinement.
