A video of a dad comforting his two-month-old son while the baby received his routine vaccinations garnered international attention for the way it captured a dad rsquo s love for his child After the nurse finished administering the vaccinations the dad tenderly held his son close to his cheek and the boy stopped sobbing within seconds There is almost nothing more reassuring than the tender care of a loving parent In Scripture there are many beautiful descriptions of God as a loving parent images that invoke God rsquo s deep love for His children Old Testament prophet Hosea was given [... 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]

In the last few days of my dad rsquo s life one of the nurses dropped by his room and asked me if she could give him a shave As Rachel gently pulled the razor across his face she explained ldquo Older men of his generation like to have a neat shave every day rdquo Rachel had seen a need and acted on her instinct to show kindness dignity and respect to someone The tender care she provided reminded me of my friend Julie who still paints her elderly mother rsquo s nails because it rsquo s important to her [... 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]