Five-year-old Jenna was not having a good start to her day. Every attempt to arrange the world according to her liking was having the opposite result. Arguing didn?t work. Pouting didn?t work. Crying didn?t work. Finally her mother reminded her of the Bible verse she had been learning: ?Your Word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You? (Ps. 119:11).

Our world has become increasingly noisy. But according to a news report, science has found a way to achieve absolute silence: ?Scientists have shown off the blueprint for an ?acoustic cloak,? which could make objects impervious to sound waves. The technology, outlined in the New Journal of Physics, could be used to build sound-proof homes, advanced concert halls, or stealth warships.?

During a church leaders? conference at Seattle Pacific University, noted pastor Earl Palmer recalled an experience that shaped his teaching and preaching for half a century.

Lauren nervously yet excitedly hopped into a one-person kayak for a white-water rafting experience. After strapping herself in, she headed down the river with a group of kayakers and guides.