I set my phone down weary of the constant bombardment of images ideas and notifications that the little screen broadcasted Then I picked it up and turned it on again Why In his book The Shallows Nicholas Carr describes how the internet has shaped our relationship with stillness ldquo What the Net seems to be doing is chipping away my capacity for concentration and contemplation Whether I rsquo m online or not my mind now expects to take in information the way the Net distributes it in a swiftly moving stream of particles Once I was a scuba diver in [... more]

Subscribe to The Wisdom Journey on your favorite podcast app Learn more https www wisdomonline org twj-broadcast The Wisdom Journey is a three-year journey through the Bible Genesis to Revelation with one -minute lesson each weekday The Wisdom Journey will help you understand the truth of God's Word and apply that truth to your life as you courageously and obediently live for the glory of Jesus Christ You will learn the entire storyline of the Bible You will discover how the Bible fits together to tell one primary story - the story of God's love for you You will gain [... more]

As Hannah Wilberforce aunt of British abolitionist William Wilberforce lay dying she wrote a letter in which she mentioned hearing about the death of a fellow believer in Jesus ldquo Happy is the dear man who is gone to glory now in the presence of Jesus whom unseen he loved My heart seemed to jump for joy rdquo Then she described her own situation ldquo Myself better and worse Jesus as good as ever rdquo Her words make me think of Psalm where David writes ldquo Even though I walk through the darkest valley the valley of the shadow of [... more]

In the towering dome of London rsquo s St Paul rsquo s Cathedral visitors can climb steps to access The Whispering Gallery There you can whisper and be heard by another person anywhere along the circular walkway even across the enormous abyss some thirty meters away Engineers explain this anomaly as a result of the spherical shape of the dome and the low intensity sound waves of a whisper How we long to be confident God hears our agonized whispers The Psalms are filled with testimonies that He hears us mdash our cries prayers and whispers David writes ldquo In [... more]