This informative post will be posted on Saturday along with my usual writing. We can all appreciate some of the lesser known facts from around the world.
The only Major League Baseball teams with names that don’t end with the letter “s” are the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox.
The creator of Eudora, the first e-mail software program, was Steve Dorner, a staff member at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The University not only gave the software away, but Dorner, who was salaried, received no stock options and no royalties on His 1988 creation.
These facts have been discovered in I NEVER KNEW THAT by David Hoffman (2009).
Photo by Daniel Eliashevsky on Pexels.comThe journey back is always longer than the forward run.I’m not the first or the last who had a thirst to leave the past.
American Rod McKuen (1933-2015) was a distinguished poet, songwriter, and actor. During the late 1960s, his poetry was some of the most sought after.
From Psalm 29:3-4: “The voice of the Lord is over the waters;the God of glory thunders,the Lord, over mighty waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful;the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.”
The lyrics and music of “O God, Our Help in Ages Past” is a familiar hymn to many. Inspired by Psalm 90, the lyrics were composed by English hymn writer and theologian, Isaac Watts, in 1708.
God can use our authority and our abundance and our promotion. With authority comes the need for accountability. With popularity comes the need for humility. With prosperity comes the need for integrity.
From James 4:10: “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.”
If God sends us on stony paths, He will provide us with strong shoes.
From Isaiah 40:31: “But those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength,they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary,they shall walk and not faint.”
From Psalm 31:9-10: “Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress;my eye wastes away from grief,my soul and body also. For my life is spent with sorrow,and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my misery, and my bones waste away.”
From James 4:5-6: “Or do you suppose that it is for nothing that the scripture says, ‘God yearns jealously for the spirit that He has made to dwell in us’? But He gives all the more grace; therefore it says, ‘God opposes the proud,but gives grace to the humble.'”
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story.
No story is innocent. To tell is to put oneself in danger. To remain silent is to isolate yourself.
Boris Cyrulnik (born 1937) is a French physician and writer. He has written several books about the science of psychology. As a child, he survived the Holocaust when his family was captured.
True contentment comes from godliness in the heart, not from wealth in hand.
From Luke 12:15: “And He said to them, Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.'”
A young, married couple plans to fill their Christian home with children. Facing fertility issues, the husband and wife seek advice from doctors.
After months of trying the medical route and completing test after test, they retreat from doctors. As they decide to focus on their continuing journey of prayer, their dream of having a baby is left in God’s hands.
A few more months run their course, and the couple is still waiting. In God’s plan, an answer will eventually come, but it will be by His design and used for His glory.
Witnessing God’s lasting hope, peace, joy, and love, this Christian husband and wife discover their wish will be granted. A baby will be born just after the New Year begins. They are excited, but they take time to praise and show gratitude to their Heavenly Father.
Eventually, the baby boy arrives, but he has decided to enter the world too soon. Born prematurely and much smaller than expected, the boy’s status concerns his parents. Their “miracle” child is born, and the medical staff sees that he is well-taken care of.
Over the coming weeks and months, the couple care and love their little “Bubba” as they like to call him. He may be undersized, but he is healthy and growing. They feel so blessed and thankful.
For many couples, this scenario plays out around the world. With God’s guidance and modern medical care, more and more families are experiencing the joy of children in their lives.
Other families turn to adoption or foster care of children. When choosing what path to take, bringing God into the equation helps to guide each decision.
In contrast, the world has its own “miracle” child . . . a babe born in a Bethlehem stable over 2,000 years ago. God comes to earth as the incarnate Emmanuel. His light continues to guide lives each and every day.
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