In a resident with cholera accidentally transmitted the disease via the Elbe River to Hamburg Germany rsquo s entire water supply Within weeks ten thousand citizens died Eight years earlier German microbiologist Robert Koch had made a discovery cholera was waterborne Koch rsquo s revelation prodded officials in large European cities to invest in filtration systems to protect their water Hamburg authorities however had done nothing Citing costs and alleging dubious science they rsquo d ignored clear warnings while their city careened toward catastrophe The book of Proverbs has a lot to say about those of us who see trouble [... more]

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On this episode of Our American Stories there are over bottled water companies in the United States but one of them has changed the game forever Richard Heinichen's company Richard's Rainwater Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Temperatures where we live in Colorado can change quickly mdash sometimes within a few minutes So my husband Dan was curious about the temperature differences in and around our home As a fan of gadgets he was excited to unpack his latest ldquo toy rdquo mdash a thermometer showing temperature readings from four ldquo zones rdquo around our house Joking that it was a ldquo silly rdquo gadget I was surprised to find myself frequently checking the temperatures too The differences inside and out fascinated me Jesus used temperature to describe the ldquo lukewarm rdquo church in Laodicea one of [... more]

In His last letter to the seven churches of Revelation Jesus indicted the Church of Laodecia I would that you were cold or hot But because you are lukewam I will spew you out of my mouth Did He mean as some have said that it's better to becold a sinner or backslider in the world orhot an on-fire believer in the church than to belukewarm mediocre or worse a hypocrite Scripture proves there are no circumstances where God wants anyone to be cold in sin And while Jesus sharply rebuked hypocrites calling them serpents and sepulchres He was not [... more]

In His last letter to the seven churches of Revelation Jesus indicted the Church of Laodecia I would that you were cold or hot But because you are lukewam I will spew you out of my mouth Did He mean as some have said that it's better to becold a sinner or backslider in the world orhot an on-fire believer in the church than to belukewarm mediocre or worse a hypocrite Scripture proves there are no circumstances where God wants anyone to be cold in sin And while Jesus sharply rebuked hypocrites calling them serpents and sepulchres He was not [... more]

In His last letter to the seven churches of Revelation Jesus indicted the Church of Laodecia I would that you were cold or hot But because you are lukewam I will spew you out of my mouth Did He mean as some have said that it's better to becold a sinner or backslider in the world orhot an on-fire believer in the church than to belukewarm mediocre or worse a hypocrite Scripture proves there are no circumstances where God wants anyone to be cold in sin And while Jesus sharply rebuked hypocrites calling them serpents and sepulchres He was not [... more]