As a child I collected postage stamps When my angkong Fukienese for ldquo grandfather rdquo heard of my hobby he started saving stamps from his office mail every day Whenever I visited my grandparents Angkong would give me an envelope filled with a variety of beautiful stamps ldquo Even though I rsquo m always busy rdquo he told me once ldquo I won rsquo t forget you rdquo Angkong wasn rsquo t given to overt displays of affection but I felt his love deeply In an infinitely deeper way God demonstrated His love toward Israel when He declared ldquo I [... more]

A plethora of bad fathers are around us modeling passivity and abusiveness But fatherhood is a solemn responsibility reflecting the character of God to children In this message from Genesis Pastor Lutzer explains how men can set the tone and meet the relational and spiritual needs of their family What is God's view of the role of a dad This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at rtwoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

Here are some vacation tips The next time you rsquo re traveling through Middleton Wisconsin you might want to visit the National Mustard Museum For those of us who feel that one mustard is plenty this place amazes featuring different mustards from around the world In Mclean Texas you might be surprised to run across the Barbed Wire Museum mdash or more surprised there is such a passion for well fencing It rsquo s telling what kinds of things we choose to make important One writer says you could do worse than spend an afternoon at the Banana Museum though [... more]

Kurbera-Voronja in the Eurasian country of Georgia is one of the deepest caves yet explored on planet Earth A team of explorers have probed the dark and scary depths of its caverns to two kilometers mdash that rsquo s feet into the earth Similar caves around of them exist in other parts of the country and across the globe More caverns are being discovered all the time and new depth records are being set The mysteries of creation continue to unfold changing and adding to our understanding of the universe we live in and causing us to wonder at the [... more]

Imagine you're in Heaven standing before God and He asks you What did you do with the life I gave you How would you answer In this program Chip warns that this isn't a hypothetical question one day you'll have to answer it As he wraps up his series from st Timothy Chip shares a concrete guide to answer this question well [... more]

History is not merely random Even when Hitler led Germany to ruin in the 's God had a divine purpose in it In this message we discuss two possible responses to God's providence anger at the One behind all that's happening or awe in His presence How will we respond when God doesn't make sense This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at https www rtwoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

When the judgment of God falls the things we hold dear are often laid to waste The city of Jerusalem with its temple was sacked and looted by invading armies acting under God's ultimate plan In this message we'll see how the book of Lamentations exposes Jeremiah's heart as he looks at this devastated city Through the grief we'll discover what God holds dear Click here to listen Duration [... more]

Link to The Ten Words PDF The eighth verse of the Vuv section God's power is on display And There IS MORE Psalms mailto rdilmore truthnetwork com [... more]

As my husband strolled down the rocky beach taking photos of the Hawaiian horizon I sat on a large rock fretting over another medical setback Though my problems would be waiting for me when I returned home I needed peace in that moment I stared at the incoming waves crashing against the black jagged rocks A dark shadow in the curve of the wave caught my eye Using the zoom option on my camera I identified the shape as a sea turtle riding the waves peacefully Its flippers spread wide and still Turning my face into the salty breeze I [... more]

In the Netherlands a group of fashion designers offer a ldquo Golden Joinery rdquo workshop Inspired by the Japanese technique Kintsugi where broken porcelain is visibly repaired with gold participants collaborate in mending clothes in ways that highlight the mending work rather than trying to mask it Those who are invited bring ldquo a dear but broken garment and mend it with gold rdquo As they remake their clothes the repair becomes ornament a ldquo golden scar rdquo Articles of clothing are transformed in ways that highlight the places where they were torn or frayed Perhaps this is something like [... more]

South African Fredie Blom turned in widely recognized as the oldest living man Born in the year the Wright Brothers built their Flyer II he rsquo s lived through both World Wars apartheid and the Great Depression When asked for the secret for his longevity Blom only shrugs Like many of us he hasn rsquo t always chosen the foods and practices that promote wellness However Blom does offer one reason for his remarkable health ldquo There rsquo s only one thing it rsquo s God He rsquo s got all the power He holds me rdquo Blom echoes words [... more]