An international research team has created a flapping-wing drone that mimics the movements of a particular bird mdash the swift Swifts can fly up to miles per hour and are able to hover plunge turn quickly and stop suddenly The ornithopter drone however is still inferior to the bird One researcher said birds ldquo have multiple sets of muscles which enable them to fly incredibly fast fold their wings twist open feather slots and save energy rdquo He admitted that his team rsquo s efforts were still only able to replicate about ldquo percent of biological flight rdquo God has [... more]

Michael Jordan officially sells the Hornets and why his legacy is more complicated then people let on [... more]

The memories flooded back when I rustled through some envelopes and glimpsed a sticker that said ldquo I rsquo ve had an eye test rdquo In my mind I saw my four-year-old son proudly wearing the sticker after enduring stinging eyedrops Because of weak eye muscles he had to wear a patch for hours each day over his strong eye mdash thereby forcing the weaker eye to develop He also needed surgery He met these challenges one by one looking to us as his parents for comfort and depending on God with childlike faith Through these challenges he developed resilience [... more]

Restoring Your Family's Foundation [... more]

Our muscles grow stronger when we exercise but they'll quickly atrophy if we stop Our faith is similar Learn about the benefits of persevering in faith and the eternal and significant danger of neglecting it Listen to Truth For Life with Alistair Begg Listen [... more]

When the alarm goes off early so we can get up and work out it's easy to wish we could strengthen our muscles while we lie there in bed But we know it doesn't work that way When it comes to growing strong in our faith sometimes we have to exercise our faith and sometimes that comes at the most painful distressing times of life Today on A NEW BEGINNING Pastor Greg Laurie helps us get through the toughest times of our lives Today we'll see our faith grows as we lean on the Lord Listen on harvest org --- [... more]

Dr Steve Pettit concludes a chapel series entitled Encountering God with a message from Psalm The post Infinite Yet Intimate appeared first on THE DAILY PLATFORM [... more]

Michael was diving for lobster when a humpback whale caught him in its mouth He pushed back in the darkness as the whale rsquo s muscles squeezed against him He thought he was done But whales don rsquo t prefer lobstermen and thirty seconds later the whale spit Michael into the air Amazingly Michael had no broken bones mdash only extensive bruises and one whale of a story He wasn rsquo t the first Jonah was swallowed by ldquo a huge fish rdquo Jonah and he stayed in its belly three days before being vomited onto land Unlike Michael who [... more]

Jokes From Last Saturday - WheelChair Humor [... more]

Welcome fellow adventurers The discussion about old self and the world continues right here on the Masculine Journey After Hours Podcast The clips are from The Breakup The Rifleman and E T There's no advertising or commercials just men of God talking and getting to the truth of the matter The conversation and Journey continues [... more]

Welcome fellow adventurers This week the guys talk about two members of the Unholy Trinity the world and the old self The clips are from The Shack Elvis Movie and Doctor Strange The journey continues so grab your gear and be blessed right here on the Masculine Journey Radio Show Be sure to check out our other podcasts Masculine Journey After Hours and Masculine Journey Joyride [... more]

In the Western Silverado Sheriff John Langston played by British actor John Cleese obligingly led a posse after two brothers following the breakout of one from the town jail While chasing the men whose crimes were questionable the posse rounded a bend to unexpected gunfire from one of the brothers' companions As his deputy urged them to push on by yelling they're almost out of our jurisdiction a bullet clipped the sheriff's hat and sent it flying Turning his horse around Cleese states in his wonderfully clipped British accent Today my jurisdiction ends here Returning to town Sheriff Langston lived [... more]

Welcome fellow Joy Riders to the Masculine Journey Joyride Podcast On this podcast you will hear funny stories exchanges and thought provoking moments that will amuse you make you smile and draw you closer to Jesus Christ in your journey of life This week the guys are talking about the entrenchment in September and an upcoming boot camp in Ohio [... more]

In today's episode Robby is joined by Hope For The CareGiver's own Peter Rosenberger As well as Dr Wallace from the How To Fix America Summit Listen as they talk about how we should not only pray for our country as a whole but how we should do what we can to be a light for God in our country and around the world [... more]

Struggling to find times to pray in the middle of your day can be a challenge However Robby and James explain how to find ways to take the time in your everyday life and give thanks to God [... more]

Hans and Robby are back again this week with a brand new episode The topic this week is about tax time bombs and the its Don't forget to get your copy of The Complete Cardinal Guide to Planning for and Living in Retirement on Amazon or on CardinalGuide com for free You can contact Hans and Cardinal by emailing hans cardinalguide com or calling - - Learn more at CardinalGuide com Find us on YouTube Cardinal Advisors [... more]

During a trip to the zoo I stopped to rest near the sloth exhibit The creature hung upside down He seemed content being completely still I sighed Because of my health issues I struggled with stillness and desperately wanted to move forward to do something mdash anything Resenting my limitations I longed to stop feeling so weak But while staring at the sloth I observed how he stretched one arm gripped a nearby branch and stopped again Being still required strength If I wanted to be content with moving slow or being as still as the sloth I needed more [... more]

When God made salvation available to everyone in the world His chosen people weren't left behind In this message Skip shares how you and the church are part of His larger plan to bring His people back to Himself [... more]

As I enter the final few minutes of my forty-minute workout I can almost guarantee that my instructor will yell out ldquo Finish strong rdquo Every personal trainer or group fitness leader I rsquo ve known uses the phrase a few minutes before cool down They know that the end of the workout is just as important as showing up for it And they know that the human body has a tendency to want to slow down or slack off when it rsquo s been in motion for a while The same is true in our journey with Jesus Paul [... more]

Thanking Our God [... more]

How joy differs from happiness the role trials play in our spiritual development learning how we should respond properly when trials come our way based on James - CLICK HEREto ORDER this full message on MP [... more]

When Marcia rsquo s out in public she always tries to smile at others It rsquo s her way of reaching out to people who might need to see a friendly face Most of the time she gets a genuine smile in return But during a time when Marcia was mandated to wear a facemask she realized that people could no longer see her mouth thus no one could see her smile It rsquo s sad she thought but I rsquo m not going to stop Maybe they rsquo ll see in my eyes that I rsquo m smiling There [... more]

When the alarm goes off early so we can get up and work out it's easy to wish we could strengthen our muscles while we lie there in bed But we know it doesn't work that way When it comes to growing strong in our faith sometimes we have to exercise our faith and sometimes that comes at the most painful distressing times of life Today on A New Beginning Pastor Greg Laurie helps us get through the toughest times of our lives Today we'll see our faith grows as we lean hard on the Lord View and subscribe to [... more]

When Tee Unn came down with a rare autoimmune disease that weakened all his muscles and nearly killed him he realized that being able to breathe was a gift For more than a week a machine had to pump air into his lungs every few seconds which was a painful part of his treatment nbsp Tee Unn made a miraculous recovery and today he reminds himself not to complain about life rsquo s challenges ldquo I rsquo ll just take a deep breath rdquo he says ldquo and thank God I can rdquo nbsp How easy it is to focus [... more]

Some may find a day of thanksgiving more challenging this year It's been a year of trial and tension It's been one of uncertainty and unease Some have suffered loss great loss But today we'll learn that thanksgiving springs from an attitude of obedience it's a choice to have a thankful attitude even in less than ideal circumstances Glad you're along for A New Beginning today as Pastor Greg Laurie helps us exercise our gratitude muscles given all the Lord has done for us View and subscribe to Pastor Greg's weekly notes --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates [... more]