Martin Luther once said, “We must sense the deep yes beneath the no.”
He was talking about God’s responses to our prayers, because he recognized that God often says “no” when He means “yes.”
Before you think I’m accusing God of being fickle, let me explain. Many times throughout Scripture, there are examples of men [...]
In the book of Genesis, there is the incredible story of Joseph. His father’s favorite child, Joseph was hated by his ten older brothers. One day, they threw him in a pit and then sold him into slavery. Joseph was sold to a man in Egypt, who later threw him into prison on the trumped-up [...]
Have you ever seen an unbeaten sports team go out and lose to the worst team in the league? Sometimes this happens because of the pressure of perfect. It’s hard to be good all the time. The pressure builds as we expect to mess up at any time. The odds are against us, right? “No [...]
My wife and I have a funny (funny-strange, not funny-ha ha) game that we play. Whenever I seem distant, distracted or irritable, she’ll come by and say, “I love you.” It sounds like a statement, but it’s really a question. She’s not expressing tender feelings so much as she’s trying to find out where I’m [...]
I was taking a walk the other day, and I noticed how bright the moon was. (“How bright was it?”) It was so bright that it had a giant ring of reflected light around it. It was pumping some serious wattage.
My son’s favorite t-shirt says, “Be the moon” on the front and on the back, [...]
Tommy Lasorda, former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, tells the story of a skinny, new pitcher he had in the Dodgers’ minor league system. He had an accurate and powerful arm, but he lacked a strong, competitive personality. Lasorda knew the pitcher would never make it in the Bigs without some toughening [...]
[MICHAEL and GOD enter. They are walking together....sort of. MICHAEL is in front.]
MICHAEL: “Hey, God. Where are we going? It sure is taking a long time.”
GOD: “I’ll show you when it’s time. You’re not ready yet.”
MICHAEL: [Flash of inspiration] “Oh! I know! We’re headed to a place where I’m going to be really important and [...]
Jaime Escalante, a Physics and Mathematics teacher from Bolivia, emigrated to the United States in 1964. Although he spoke no English at the time, he enrolled at the Pasedena City College in California and studied until he earned a degree in Electronics. The degree allowed him to get a day job and continue his studies [...]
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