Residents of Olten Switzerland were surprised by a shower of chocolate shavings covering the entire town The ventilation system at a nearby chocolate factory had malfunctioned sending cocoa into the air and dusting the area with confectionary goodness The chocolate coating harmless to both people and environment sounds like a dream come true for chocoholics While chocolate sadly doesn rsquo t adequately provide for one rsquo s nutritional needs God supplied the Israelites with heavenly showers that did As they traveled through the desert they began to grumble about the variety of food they rsquo d left behind in Egypt [... more]

Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix tells Rich if Denver Nuggets C Nikola Jokic or Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia should be suspended for their actions in that bizarre sideline incident in Game of their series how the Lakers and Golden State Warriors series is likely to play out if the NBA brass is aware of fans distasted for controversial referee Scott Foster previews the ers-Celtics and Heat-Knicks series why Jimmy Butler could lead Miami to the NBA Finals Canelo Alverez' future as the face of boxing and why Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz in August will be an epic fight Rich [... more]

Have you tasted that quot the Lord is good quot He knows me absolutely totally intimately yet He still loves me [... more]

Remember when Goldilocks tasted the three bowls of porridge One was too hot the other too cold and the third was just right Some apply Goldilocks values to their Christian faith They don't want to be too religious or too worldly they want to be just right The problem is as we'll see today a lukewarm faith makes the Lord sick Today on A NEW BEGINNING Pastor Greg Laurie shows us how to heat up our faith as we consider messages to the seven churches of Revelation Listen on harvest org --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates at [... more]

Skip shares top teachings that challenged and encouraged listeners like you this year Spiritual growth is part of spiritual life In the message Church A Place for Growth from the series Church A Place Skip shares how you can be spiritually fed so you can grow [... more]

When Apollo rsquo s Eagle lunar module landed on the moon rsquo s Sea of Tranquility on July the space travelers took time to recover from their flight before stepping onto the moon rsquo s surface Astronaut Buzz Aldrin had received permission to bring bread and wine so he could take communion After reading Scripture he tasted the first foods ever consumed on the moon Later he wrote ldquo I poured the wine into the chalice our church had given me In the one-sixth gravity of the moon the wine curled slowly and gracefully up the side of the cup [... more]

Writer Marilyn McEntyre shares the story of learning from a friend that ldquo the opposite of envy is celebration rdquo Despite this friend rsquo s physical disability and chronic pain which limited her ability to develop her talents in the ways she rsquo d hoped she was somehow able to uniquely embody joy and to celebrate with others bringing ldquo appreciation into every encounter rdquo before she passed away That insight mdash ldquo the opposite of envy is celebration rdquo mdash lingers with me reminding me of friends in my own life who seem to live out this kind of [... more]

We trekked deeper and deeper into the forest venturing farther and farther away from the village at Yunnan Province China After an hour or so we heard the deafening roar of the water Quickening our steps we soon reached a clearing and were greeted by a beautiful view of a curtain of white water cascading over the gray rocks Spectacular Our hiking companions who lived in the village we had left an hour earlier decided that we should have a picnic Great idea but where was the food We hadn rsquo t brought any My friends disappeared into the surrounding [... more]

Olympic runner Ryan Hall is the U S record holder for the half marathon He completed the event distance of miles kilometers in a remarkable time of fifty-nine minutes and forty-three seconds making him the first U S athlete to run the race in under one hour While Hall has celebrated record-setting victories he has also known the disappointment of not being able to finish a race nbsp Having tasted both success and failure Hall credits his faith in Jesus for sustaining him One of his favorite Bible verses is an encouraging reminder from the book of Proverbs that ldquo [... more]

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to journey with persecuted brothers and sisters don't miss this edition of Building Relationships with Dr Gary Chapman For more than years host of The Voice of the Martyrs Radio Todd Nettleton has traveled the world interviewing hundreds of Christians who've been persecuted When Faith is Forbidden Hear the stories he uncovered See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

In a new exclusive interview Pastor Greg Laurie sits down with baseball legend Darryl Strawberry and asks him more questions about his testimony and his brand-new book Turn Your Season Around This previously unreleased conversation features questions from Pastor Greg about The pursuit of fame and the meaning of E-G-O Fear and anxiety in the minds of today's young people How playing baseball prepared Darryl for preaching the gospel And other encouraging topics Recounting his life and career Darryl says I tasted everything else I tasted home runs I tasted championships I tasted cars I tasted home I tasted money [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com In Hebrews where it says those have tasted the things of the Lord were not saved what does that mean I backslid and got caught up with alcoholism but the Lord brought me back and was curious if I lost faith and regained it or if I always had it and the Lord just called me back How do we obey God if we don't know the whole Bible Wouldn't we have to memorize every command to truly be obedient Matthew says that not everyone who says [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Key questions answered in today's show In Christian circles we often make a distinction between temptation and sin almost at the expense of downplaying temptation as morally neutral However since temptations come from our own sinful desires James is the desire for something sinful itself sinful For example are homosexual desires sinful Are these desires the same thing as sexual orientation or is that a man-mad and unbiblical definition Do you believe it is possible for someone to lose their salvation If so do you believe they [... more]

As believers we re sealed with the Holy Spirit and our salvation is secure What then did the author of Hebrews mean when he referred to those who quot tasted the heavenly gift quot and then walked away That s our subject on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg Listen [... more]