I read about some mouth-watering sourdough bread made at a bakery in San Francisco.It hadn't been replicated anywhere else. As it turns out, there was a secret to the taste that had nothing to do with the recipe. As Larry Osborne explains, "It's a bacterium that...
Here is one of Paul's prayers for the Ephesians: "I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us...
No matter how often we’re told otherwise, it’s easy to slip back into the thinking that God only loves us if we do a really, really good job of loving him back.All the time.‘If we’re really bad,’ we think, ‘he won’t forgive us.’ ‘If we miss the mark, have an off...
During World War II, Corrie ten Boom's family sheltered many Jews who were fleeing the Nazis.The Nazi police seized Corrie, her sister Betsie, and their father. They ended up in a concentration camp, all the while holding firmly to the promises of God.One day, they...
When we hear about other people going through hardship in a noble way, it can actually be a source of encouragement for us.First, we sympathize with their situation and offer help.But it can also make us think, "If they can do it, so can I!" We can learn from their...
