In May of 2001, Erik Weihenmayer accomplished something that only 128 other people accomplished that year —he reached the top of Mount Everest. The thing that made Erik’s achievement unusual is that he is the first blind person to succeed […]
Greatly publicized at the time, it’s been nearly 20 years since the execution of a Texas woman who had been convicted of murdering two people 14 years earlier. During her time in prison, she became a Christian. The evident genuineness […]
There is an old legend of a swan and a crane. A beautiful swan alighted by the banks of the water in which a crane was wading about seeking snails. For a few moments the crane viewed the swan in […]
Prior to the collapse of Communism, East Germany, the GDR, was held under the iron grip of secrecy, paranoia, and control by the Secret Police, called the Stasi. The Stasi featured what was undoubtedly the most comprehensive internal security operation […]
