True character often emerges under pressure. True convictions often are shown in the furnace of difficulty. And true faith is often revealed in the kiln of testing. Some of the greatest leaders in history showed their true mettle under pressure.

Have you ever laughed at God? Your first instinct might be to reply, “Of course not!” Perhaps you haven’t chuckled out loud, but have you dismissed certain claims of Scripture as being ridiculous or impossible?

We live in a rapidly changing world. Technology is constantly advancing. Political leadership is continually changing hands. Cultural trends are always in flux. Even our physical bodies change.

Have you ever laughed at God? Your first instinct might be to reply, “Of course not!” Perhaps you haven’t chuckled out loud, but have you dismissed certain claims of Scripture as being ridiculous or impossible?

Several famous people narrowly missed boarding the Titanic. One of them was John Raleigh Mott. He was an influential evangelist and YMCA official who shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946. He and a colleague were offered free passage on the Titanic by a White Star Line official interested in their work, but they declined and instead took a humbler liner named Lapland.