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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I've shared this story before, it's kind of hard to believe - but it happened back in 2017. Two women set sail from Honolulu, but ended up adrift at sea for more than four months after storms damaged their sailboat. They'd used their radio to send distress signals, but its antenna had been damaged and wasn't working properly. They also...
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We've all seen how effective a 'great team' can be. We've seen many examples in sports teams, maybe emergency response teams, or maybe tactical teams. In movies we frequently see specialized teams put together for elaborate missions or even heists. A leader recruits each member of the team for their outstanding ability in one specific area...
