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God who does not waste our pain, I bring this suffering to You— not because I understand it, but because You are the only One who can redeem it. I will not pretend this is easy. I will not call this
The parable of the prodigal son (better: "the waiting father") reveals God's scandalous grace toward sinners and challenges religious pride. The father's response—running, embracing, restoring—pictures God's heart. The elder brother's resentment mirrors the Pharisees.
Every software developer knows the cold sweat of pushing a bad change to production — code that seemed right but broke everything. In October 2021,...
Every software developer knows the sinking feeling. You've pushed code to production — the live version of an application that real users depend on —...
Every smartphone owner knows the moment of dread: a device gone wrong. Maybe it happened gradually — too many careless downloads, settings tweaked until nothing...
In 2015, chemist Tomas Lindahl received the Nobel Prize for a discovery that stunned the scientific community: your body's DNA is constantly breaking down —...
For decades, E. Donnall Thomas worked to perfect one of medicine's most radical procedures: bone marrow transplantation. His research, which earned him a Nobel Prize...
In 2015, three scientists shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering something remarkable happening inside every living cell. Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich, and Aziz...
In November 1873, Horatio Spafford sent his wife Anna and their four daughters ahead to France aboard the *Ville du Havre*, intending to follow once...
In 1999, Josh Hamilton was baseball's most celebrated prospect — the first overall pick in the MLB Draft, destined for greatness. But within two years,...
In the 2012 film *Les Misérables*, Jean Valjean — hardened by nineteen years of brutal imprisonment — steals silver from the one man who showed...
At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, British sprinter Derek Redmond was considered a strong contender for the 400-meter semifinals. Midway through the race, his hamstring snapped...
George Matheson was a Scottish minister who had been losing his sight since childhood. The woman he had loved in his youth parted from him...
In C.S. Lewis's *The Voyage of the Dawn Treader*, a disagreeable boy named Eustace Scrubb wanders into a dragon's cave and falls asleep on a...
Every computer user knows the cold panic of accidentally deleting something irreplaceable — a year's worth of photos, a dissertation, a project built over months....
There's a feature built into most computers called a System Restore Point — a snapshot of your machine taken at a moment when everything was...
When you delete a file from your computer, it doesn't immediately disappear. Your operating system simply marks that space as available — the data itself...
In the 1986 film *The Mission*, Rodrigo Mendoza is a mercenary and slave trader consumed by guilt after killing his own brother in a jealous...
As we reflect on John 3:16, we are reminded of the profound truth that God’s love is not just an abstract concept but a tangible reality demonstrated through the ultimate sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ. This verse encapsulates the...
As we reflect on John 3:16, where we see the heart of God laid bare—His immense love that led to the ultimate act of redemption through Christ—we are reminded that this gift is not just for our benefit but for...
Jesus' profound declaration in John 14:6—“I am the way, the truth, and the life”—is a lifeline for us in our often fractured relationships and our restless search for meaning. Picture a family gathered around a dining table, one that has...
Imagine for a moment a traveler lost in a vast, unfamiliar wilderness. The trees are tangled, the path obscured, and every direction looks the same. Fear sets in, and the weight of uncertainty becomes almost unbearable. But suddenly, a guide...
As we reflect on Joshua 1:9, where the Lord commands, "Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go," we are reminded of the profound...
As we reflect on Matthew 28:19-20, often referred to as the Great Commission, we find Jesus urging us to go forth and make disciples of all nations. This command is not merely a call to evangelism, but a profound invitation...