Icelanders have been utilizing their abundance of geothermal energy for many good causes. Not only do they use this energy to generate electricity, to heat their homes, and to fill their hot water tanks, they also utilize it to heat greenhouses for the purpose of...
"Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse." (Proverbs 28:6, NIV2)Are the rich truly free of worry? Or is it possible they are a bit more distressed than most commoners like you and me?Let's think about it. Being rich is not easy at...
"A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother." (Proverbs 10:1 NIV)Back in the 1990s, John Gray wrote a popular book on relationship entitled "Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus". When I look at my teenagers, I have to ask myself if...
November 9 and 10, 1913 did not bring any comforting memories to Nellie Williams. In fact those two days would continue to haunt her dreams, waking her up in a cold sweat with tears soaking her pillow. Her life would never be the same …Hurricane-force winds squealed...
Inwardly we all long for peace and prosperity. With these two things in our land, after all, we would all that our hearts desire.But would we truly have the desires of our heart?North Americans live in one of the most powerful countries in the world, where prosperity...
I had an unusual experience last Sunday. During an altar call where we, as a congregation, brought our prayer petitions to the altar, I suddenly began to feel a surge of fear rising within me. I had left my Bible behind on the pew, with all of my notes for potential...
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.” (John 14:1 NIV)“Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” (John 14:27 NIV)In Jesus’ last speech to us, His disciples, He longs for us to place our trust in Him. He assures us that we...