Police officers replaced tools stolen by thieves.

This is Dr. Jim Ditteson's The Daily Article podcast for Monday, April 1st, 2019.

Adrian Salgado is a gardener in Santa Ana, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.

When thieves stole his truck, cell phone, landscaping equipment, and $1,000 at rent money,

he lost his only means of supporting himself and his family. With the money gone, he had no way to replace his tools. Police were able to recover

Salgado's truck, but his equipment, including a lawnmower, edger, hand tools, and leafblower, was gone.

The police officers felt they had to do something to help. They pulled their resources, obtained

money from their police association, and went shopping.

Home Depot chipped in another $100 and offered military discounts to the officers who serve as

reservists. The police officers gave the new tools to Salgado, who immediately went back to work.

One officer said, I've been doing this job for 27 years. Every so often, it's a good day. That was a good day. It is gratifying

to see police officers caring so personally for those they serve. In our broken world, there

are times when we may wonder if God feels the same way about us. Over the weekend, a teenager

was fatally shot after knocking on the wrong door in Atlanta. A father of four is on life

support after a fight with another

man in the parking lot at Dodger Stadium left him with a fractured skull. And a South Carolina

student got into a car erroneously thinking it was her Uber ride and was later found dead.

The driver has been arrested on charges of murder and kidnapping. Each day's news gives us

reason to question whether the Creator cares what happens to

his creation. For assurance that he does, let's explore a question many of us may not have

asked before. Why was Jesus born? If I asked you why Jesus came to the earth, you'd say,

to die for our sins. You'd be right, of course. But what would you say if I asked you why

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