I recently read that last year Americans spent over 5 billion dollars on anti-anxiety and similar medications. That says something significant about our world. We live in the age of the 24 hour news cycle with almost instant global communication. Social media makes sure we're aware of every conflict, disaster or tragedy in real time. Years...
One study claimed that by the time a child reaches age eighteen, a mother has handled an extra 18,000 hours of child-generated work. And that's per child! With six kids in my home, it's no wonder I have to schedule a meeting to talk to my wife...
Throughout the ages, people have wondered, 'What does God look like?' Well fortunately for us we now have the answer! All you have to do is input a prompt into an "AI god image generator." Yes, that's actually a thing. "You can select specific divine attributes like glowing eyes, ethereal auras, or powerful symbols. The AI god...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, the premier international soccer tournament, starts this June 11th. There will be 104 matches played by 48 international teams across 16 cities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It will be the largest World Cup to date. The 2026 World Cup is estimated to generate $80.1 billion dollars in total global economic...
This Wednesday is 'Earth Day'. It's a day each year on which events are held worldwide to increase awareness and appreciation of the Earth's natural environment. Earth Day is now celebrated in 193 countries. I received a paper in the mail regarding Northwest Indiana's Earth day Celebration which was held just yesterday.
Last week we celebrated the resurrection of Jesus, something that by all human understanding is impossible. When we read through the Bible, we find a whole lot of impossible things. - We call those things miracles. A miracle is 'an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs'. A miracle is when God chooses to show His ...
There are all sorts of things in this life of which we are skeptical - and many of them justifiably so. Pretty much anything you read on the internet should be thoroughly researched before you believe it. Any video you watch online should cause you to question - is this real or is it AI? Any late night infomercial...
Today is once again Palm Sunday – the Sunday before Easter. It's the day that we traditionally celebrate Jesus' 'triumphal entry' into the city of Jerusalem as recorded in all four of the Gospel accounts. I have preached 20 years here about Palm Sunday. So there's a temptation to try to bring something new to the story -...
I want to start us out with a quick video - it's something you might have seen before; it's something marketed as a 'useless box'.
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