Jesus Wept

by Ryan Duncan, Crosswalk.com Culture Editor

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. – Matthew 4:1-2

Kill Me Now

by Shawn McEvoy

If this is how you are going to treat me, put me to death right now -- if I have found favor in your eyes -- and do not let me face my own ruin."
Numbers 11:15 

...while he himself went a day's journey into the desert. He came to a broom tree, sat down under it and prayed that he might die."I have had enough, Lord," he said. "Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors." 

Potholes

Anna Kuta, Crosswalk.Com Contributor

“As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.” Joshua 1:5b

I was driving home late the other night, rolling down the winding, two-lane country road I’ve been down so many thousands of times I could probably drive it in my sleep. I had the radio turned up and one hand on the wheel, and then — CLUNK! Before I knew what was happening, my front right tire thudded through a gigantic pothole that came out of nowhere. The whole car jolted and I just knew a noise like that had to have done some damage.

Southwest Gets Hawaii Approval

Southwest Airlines wins U.S. approval for Hawaii service

Tracy Rucinski

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co said on Wednesday it won approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to begin flying to Hawaii from California, clearing the way for the low-cost carrier to move forward with a key part of its 2019 growth plan.

Rare Show for Plantes

Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter Are Teaming Up for a Rare Show — Here's How to See Them

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A beautiful crescent moon will glide between Jupiter, Saturn and Venus.

JAMIE CARTER

There is a lot of interest in supermoons this year, with the biggest, brightest moons of 2019 visible in January, February, and March. However, since a bright full moon can be difficult to look at for long, arguably the easiest and most beautiful time to observe our satellite is when it is a partly lit crescent moon.

Walmart to Nix Greeters

Walmart's Push to Nix Greeters Poses 'Unique Situation'

Disabled workers say they will be hurt most by new job requirements for 'customer hosts'

By Jenn Gidman

In this Dec. 14, 2018, photo, Adam Catlin gets out of a car before starting his shift at a Walmart in Selinsgrove, Pa.   (Holly Catlin via AP)

"It's just a systematic way of getting rid of all the disabled people." That's how the dad of a former Walmart worker feels about the retailer's recent decision to get rid of its greeters at 1,000 of its stores by the end of April.

Today's Encouragement

Devastated but not Destroyed 

Lysa TerKeurst

“He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.’” Psalm 46:10 (NIV)

I took my seat in the middle of the food court and was thankful I could hide my tears by staring down at my food. I quietly brushed my napkin across my cheek. I blinked. I tried desperately to swallow.

Little Children

Ryan Duncan, Crosswalk.com Entertainment Editor

Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." – Matthew 19:14

Biggest Savings in 2019

When to Book Flights and Hotels for the Biggest Savings in 2019

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TALIA AVAKIAN

Timing can make a difference when it comes to snagging the best deals on airfare and hotels.

Amazon Day

Amazon will now let Prime members pick which day to get their items delivered, and it's a stealthy way for the company to cut down on its fastest-rising cost

Dennis Green 
Amazon will now let Prime members pick their own delivery day. AP/Gene J. Puskar

• Amazon has announced "Amazon Day," an initiative that lets customers pick the day of the week they want their Amazon orders to be delivered.
• All orders designated for the Amazon Day made that week will be delivered on that day grouped in one shipment.
• It can be convenient for customers to control which day an order will be delivered.
• It also helps Amazon lower its ballooning shipment costs by processing and fulfilling fewer orders with fewer of them needing to get to the customer in two days or less.

Now, Amazon day can be whenever you want it to be.

Airline's Undisclosed Cameras

Two Major Airlines Admit to Undisclosed Cameras in Aircraft Entertainment Systems

There's nothing like having your privacy compromised at 35,000 feet.

By Sam Blum
GETTY IMAGES/SOPA IMAGES

Even cruising through the sky, the possibility of a digital privacy invasion remains. Two entertainment systems used by Singapore Airlines and American Airlines were recently discovered to have outward-facing cameras. Both airlines failed to notify passengers that their aircraft entertainment systems were equipped with such devices, but the carriers insist the cameras were never activated, BuzzFeed News reports.

Movie Preview - Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral

Starved

Starved for Faith and Vision

by John UpChurch, Crosswalk.com Contributor

"Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel: 'The days go by and every vision comes to nothing'? Say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am going to put an end to this proverb, and they will no longer quote it in Israel.' Say to them, 'The days are near when every vision will be fulfilled.” Ezekiel 12:22-23 

Today's Encouragement

Speaking Love in a Digital Generation

Arlene Pellicane

“Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. Peter looked straight at him, as did John.” Acts 3:2-4a (NIV)

Fri Devotional

Set Free

By Touching Lives 

“You know that He appeared so that He might take away our sins.  And in Him is no sin.  No one who lives in Him keeps on sinning.  No one who continues to sin has either seen Him or known Him.”  1 John 3:5-6