The modern-day marathon is based on the story of a Greek messenger Pheidippides According to legend in bc he ran approximately twenty-five miles forty kilometers from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greeks rsquo victory against their formidable foe the invading Persians Today people run marathons for the personal satisfaction of an athletic achievement but Pheidippides had a greater purpose behind his effort each of his steps was run for the sheer joy of delivering such good news to his kinsmen Some years later two women also ran to deliver good news mdash the most pivotal news in all of [... more]

Recently my car needed work The mechanic rsquo s shop was close a mile from my home So I decided to just walk home But as I shuffled along next to a bustling thoroughfare I noticed something Everyone else was moving so fast nbsp This isn rsquo t rocket science Cars go faster than pedestrians Zip zip zip As I ambled home I had a realization We rsquo re so used to moving fast All the time Then another realization I often expect God to move just as quickly I want His plans to fit my speedy timetable nbsp When [... more]

I asked John Butler to read the Christmas story from Luke Those familiar with the show and podcast will know John as the producer of the show for nearly years He offered his rich voice to this beloved passage of scripture and Gracie and I provided the music Merry Christmas Peter Gracie and John www hopeforthecaregiver com [... more]

Support the show https www davidjeremiah org See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

As we near the end of our weeks studying the lives of scripture's unheralded women it is fitting to pause at the centerpiece of the whole story of the Bible the cross [... more]