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Send us Fan Mail Sometimes recycling inventions can change the world. Scripture Reference: Proverbs 2:1-6 If you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding – indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will un...

Send us Fan Mail In 1890, Oliver Belmont enlisted architect Richard Morris Hunt to build him a summer cottage in Newport, RI. Belmont had precise plans for the 50,000-square-foot, 60-room cottage, which seems reasonable for someone spending $96 million in today’s money. Belmont named the cottage Belcourt, and a main point of emphasis during its construction was the ground floor. There were two eno...

Send us Fan Mail During World War II, Germany had the largest fleet of underwater submarines in the world. In order to combat this arsenal, the British military teamed with the U.S. on Project Habakkuk to design an aircraft carrier capable of withstanding the frigid temperatures of the Mid-Atlantic, where the German U-boats were known to roam. The scientists came up with a stealth vessel over 2,00...

Send us Fan Mail The Incomparable Atuk is a screenplay comedy based on an Inuit hunter adapting to big-city life, but it carries a deeper secret in the eyes of many. How does this relate to our fallen world that is the result of sin? Galatians 3:13-14 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us … so that in Christ Jesus  … we might receive the promised Spirit through fa...

Send us Fan Mail What can we learn from a failed Chinese political campaign in the 1950s? How is it related to Paul's letter to the Corinthians? Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 3:19 The wisdom of this world is folly with God. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Many times, stories of wealth, fame, and power overshadow stories of simple, humble living. The world seems to have an insatiable appetite for the next greatest thing, and it can be a powerful distraction.  But remember what Jesus said in His sermon on the mount (Matthew 6:1): "Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then y...

Send us Fan Mail Wealth is defined differently by different people, but there is one form of wealth that far outweighs them all. James 1:12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Great things happen when others are put first. This week's episode is about a teenager leading the way. Scripture Reference: Matthew 20:28 The Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Just as Memphis is known for its barbecue and Philadelphia is known for its cheesesteaks, the village of Denby Dale in Northern England is known for its meat pies. The pies are only cooked for special occasions, however, and only 10 pies have been made since 1887, with the last one being cooked in the year 2000.  The scarcity of the pies isn’t the most unique thing about the culin...

Send us Fan Mail With friends like these, who needs enemies? Listen to what happens when fear turns into panic, and how it relates to Jesus's words in Matthew: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail As Christians, we should be the leading voices of unity and love in troubling times. Bible Reference: James 4:17 Whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail As Christians, we aren’t called to be buckets, but pipes … all in the name of Jesus and for the glory of God. Who will feel respect, encouragement, and love flowing through you this week?  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Nichelle Nichols was a ground-breaking actress on Star Trek, but after only a year on the show, she informed the creator that she was ready to move on to a Broadway career. The day after making her intentions known, she was approached by a Trekkie who called himself “her greatest fan,” and told her that she couldn’t leave the show. He reminded her that she was a vital role model f...

Send us Fan Mail The U.S. Postal Service began parcel post delivery on January 1, 1913, which allowed customers to send packages through the mail. Just a few weeks later, Jesse and Mathilda Beagle took advantage of the new service by sending a package to Jesse’s mother. The package was just shy of both the weight and size limits, and it made it to its destination a few miles away within the same d...

Send us Fan Mail What can we learn from the extreme decision of a Spanish commander during the 1500s, and how can that relate to how we live today? Today's Passage: Jeremiah 6:16 Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail What would you do with $86,400? What if you received that in your bank account every morning? In a way, we all do. Listen to how this relates to Ecclesiastes 3:1: "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven." Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Gustave dreamed of building himself a cozy apartment with an adjacent laboratory where he and his scientist friends could perform experiments and share with each other the latest ideas and inventions.  Shortly after its completion, the simple apartment became the envy of the elite throughout the world, not because of its amenities, but because of its location in the structure that...

Send us Fan Mail The parents of the young German boy were concerned when he wasn’t speaking as soon as the other children his age. He eventually began talking, but most around him noted he was withdrawn from the world, even as a boy. During school, some of his teachers used the following words to describe him: mentally slow, unsociable, adrift forever in his foolish dreams. After failing the colle...

Send us Fan Mail Roy Sullivan was a U.S. park ranger at the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. In 1942, Sullivan was seeking shelter during a thunderstorm when a lightning bolt struck him, running down his leg and burning a hole in his shoe. Sullivan survived the ordeal and was driving down the road 27 years later when lightning bounced off a tree and shot through the open window of his truck,...

Send us Fan Mail In 1968, Dr. Spencer Silver, a scientist at 3M, was trying to develop an ultra-strong adhesive. Instead, he accidentally ended up creating a weak, re-positionable adhesive, but he couldn’t figure out what to do with it.  Five years later, a colleague asked to use the adhesive on the back of a bookmark for his hymnal. The idea took off, and a new product was created and rolled out...

Send us Fan Mail You couldn’t turn on the television without hearing a news report about the health scare. The world was in an uproar, government officials were trying to figure out how best to handle it, and parents were taking special precautions with their children. Billion-dollar industries were brought to their knees and suffered its effect for years. What was this entity that plagued the wor...

Send us Fan Mail Tsutomu Yamaguchi was a 29-year-old engineer in Japan. On August 6, 1945, he was preparing to head back home after a three-month business trip in Hiroshima. On the way to the station, however, he realized he forgot an item at his workplace and went back to retrieve it. Upon returning to the station, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb only 3 km away from Yamaguchi...

Send us Fan Mail Bryan Berg is an architect known for creating record-setting structures that leave onlookers in awe. After graduating with degrees from Iowa State and Harvard, he began touring the world and designing his structures for corporations around the globe. Berg isn’t only known for building, however; he’s also known for his destruction. As soon as he completes his buildings, he immediat...

Send us Fan Mail Walter dreamed of making it big, but it seemed like it wasn’t meant to be. On the heels of a failed business venture, he moved to Los Angeles in the hopes of becoming an actor. This attempt failed as well, and he was left with nothing but beans to eat as his debts escalated. Walter began to seek funding for his latest concept, but was rejected by over 300 financiers. He didn’t giv...

Send us Fan Mail In the 1800s, two brothers, John and Will, were carrying out research on nutrition and the impact certain foods can have on a body. While making dough, one of the brothers forgot about his batch when leaving it out to dry. Much later, when the brothers tried to roll out the forgotten dough, it splintered into dozens of individual pieces. Not ones to let anything go to waste, the b...