A fierce thunderstorm lashed Memphis Tennessee on the evening of April Weary and feeling ill the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr decided not to give his planned speech for striking sanitation workers at a church hall He was surprised by an urgent phone call saying a large crowd had braved the weather to hear him So he went to the hall and spoke for forty minutes delivering what some say was his greatest speech ldquo I rsquo ve Been to the Mountaintop rdquo The next day King was killed by an assassin rsquo s bullet but his speech still [... more]

There is something incredibly moving about the faithful testimony of someone who is in the process of being shipwrecked When faith is shaken and rocked that's when it is most definitely proven [... more]

It was a lightning storm and my six-year-old nbsp daughter and I laid down on the floor to watch the dazzling display through the glass door She kept repeating ldquo Wow God is so big rdquo I felt the same way It was obvious to both of us how small we were and how powerful God must be Lines from the book of Job flashed through my mind ldquo What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed or the place where the east winds are scattered over the earth rdquo Job Job needed to be reminded [... more]

A good book can change your life But THE 'good book' can transform you for all eternity This weekend on Turning Point Dr David Jeremiah considers the life-changing power of God's Word Support the show https www davidjeremiah org See omnystudio com policies listener for privacy information [... more]

A severe thunderstorm passed through our town leaving high humidity and dark skies in its wake I took our dog Callie for an evening stroll The mounting challenges of our cross-country move grew heavier on my mind Frustrated by the countless ways things had strayed so far from our high hopes and expectations I slowed to let Callie sniff the grass I listened to the creek that runs beside our house Tiny lights flashed on and off while hovering over the patches of wildflowers climbing up the creek rsquo s bank Fireflies The Lord wrapped me in peace as I [... more]