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Well did they know Jeremiah’s predictions that God would one day hand them over to the Babylonians. King Josiah was likely fresh on their minds. Though he cleaned up Jerusalem’s act for a time, God had only agreed to spare Jerusalem during Josiah’s lifetime. Their thoughts must have also stretched back to King Hezekiah. Instead of giving God glory for extending his life 15 years, he showed the Chaldeans all the temporal treasures of his kingdom. As a result, Isaiah delivered God’s sobering message that the Chaldeans would come and take all–including his children.

We woke up to a frosty blanket of snow. My first thoughts were not of Spring tulips, but a blanket, a warm cup of tea and a good book. A quiet day of reading in a blanket cocoon and homemade soup for supper feels just about right. Unfortunately, if I want homemade soup for dinner, I'll have to unspin the cocoon to make it, so I've decided on a recipe that will make the effort worth the break in hibernation.

Since the 1970s, the US Navy has become more and more reliant on cutting-edge technology to guide its ships.  Satellites and GPS have made navigation incredibly easy; today, finding your place on the ocean is not much more complicated than using the Garmin in your car.  But high technology has an inherent flaw: it can go down for any number of reasons, not the least of which is sabotage by the enemy.  Satellites can be destroyed, signals can be jammed, and electronics can be compromised.