The Bible Story Family

  9/11. We lived in eastern Pennsylvania 24 years ago and witnessed first-hand the sight of abandoned cars in parking lots left by people who had ridden the bus to work in New York City that day and never returned for their vehicles. We grieved as a nation over the attack on the Towers and mourned with those who lost loved ones in that tragic terrorist attack. My wife, Carmen, was not in Pennsylvania that day. She watched the news in a hospital room in Minneapolis where our daughter-in-law Dorinda was preparing for the birth of our third granddaughter. The doctors and nurses were somewhat distracted, but Lanie Jo Allen arrived later that day in good health. We remember 9/11 each year with sorrow, but also with joy. Lanie continues to be a source of blessing to our entire family. Isn’t that often our experience in life? Sorrow is mixed with joy. The pathway is not always smooth. We live in the midst of evil because of the sinful choices of fallen men. At the same time we learn...

  Jesus, the Divine Son of God, possessed all the attributes of the Godhead, including omniscience. He had complete knowledge of all things, past, present, and future. That means that when He was alive on earth He could have written a physics textbook. He could have invented the printing press and the internet. He could have given His generation the automobile and the jet airplane. He could have given the world Sputnik, and Tesla and AI. Civilization could have advanced by 2000 years. Why didn’t He do that? Isn’t man’s greatest need the technology that makes it possible for us to enjoy our standard of living and comfortable lifestyles? Judging from how the average person spends money, that would seem to be the case. We cannot live without cell phones, fast food, and dependable transportation.   Instead, Christ met man’s greatest need. He shared with mankind the message of salvation, because that is more important than any other invention or information ever known. At eve...