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Guarding His Treasured Possession First Lady Dolley Madison is credited with saving some of our nation's historical treasures. In 1814, when British troops landed in Maryland and headed toward the capital, Dolley kept calm and began loading important items into her carriage. Among them was a full-size portrait of George Washington. With no...

The Treasure of God’s Word The Perahu Pustaka, or Book Boat, is a unique mobile library in Indonesia. A journalist decided to combine his love of boats and books by building a baqgo, a small sailboat, that takes 4,000 children’s books per trip to villages where literacy is low and pleasure of reading is unknown. When the boat arrives, kids...

The Fear of the Lord Is the Treasure Key Just before hurricane season in 1715, the Spanish government filled eleven ships with gold, silver, and jewels. They planned to sail from Cuba to Florida, and left late in an attempt to avoid pirates and privateers. They lost this gamble, however, as a storm struck and sank all the ships. Many have...

Storing Up Treasures in Heaven Archivist Neil Dickson discovered a collection of rare books in a forgotten library cupboard. Working his way through the archives of Watt Library in Greenock, Scotland, in 2012, he came across a cabinet that hadn't been opened in decades. Imagine his surprise when he found a number of volumes, including a 1538...

Seeking Eternal Treasures Gazanias, also called African daisies or treasure flowers, are prized by gardeners for their bright colors and how easy they are to cultivate. Native to South Africa, they do well in almost any soil and bloom mostly in late spring and early summer. Like all plants, however, the treasure flower eventually fades and...

Moses Chose the Right Treasure Moses, Man of the Mountain is a 1939 novel by the famous African American writer, Zora Neale Hurston. In the story, she reimagined the events and themes of Moses' life and the Exodus in ways that reflected the black experience in American history. She drew on African American folklore and songs, used colloquial...

Return to the Lord Many drivers rely on the help of a GPS (Global Positioning System) device to get to their destination. The beauty of this technology is that it adapts to your mistakes. When you make a wrong turn, it tells you what you need to do to return to the right path. The Bible does the same for us. When we stray from God's path,...

Mighty Is the Lord Protestant reformer Martin Luther stood before the greatest powers of his day to defend the gospel of salvation by grace through faith alone. His opponents used intimidation and threats in their attempt to persuade Luther to back down. "Of whom shall I be afraid?" Luther responded. "One with God is a majority." Zechariah’s...

By My Spirit In April, a fire ravaged the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. The Gothic cathedral, which began construction in 1163, took nearly 300 years to be complete. Compared to this, the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem might seem relatively brief. However, discouragement can make even the most worthwhile effort seem to drag. Rebuilding...

The Importance of Honesty Most people don’t consider themselves to be dishonest. Yet, researchers found that workplace theft is surprisingly common. One survey released in 2013 revealed that most employees stole from the retail and service companies that employed them. Some of those thefts might not be what you’d expect. For example, many...