A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection from Picasso to Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the great works of art. When the Vietnam conflict broke out, the son went to war. He was very courageous and died in battle while […]
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might… Ecclesiastes 9:10 Achievement comes to those who look for opportunities and then seize the moment with unwavering zeal. In the days of our Founding Fathers, Andrew Bradford held an enviable business contract. Despite its shoddy work, his company was endowed with the responsibility of […]
With all the headlines—lawsuits, debates, and public battles over free speech and personal rights—freedom is once again front and center in America’s conversation. Freedom of expression. Freedom of religion. Freedom of thought. These are deeply important, and we rightly value them. But Scripture reminds us that there’s a freedom even deeper, more eternal, and untouched […]
A number of years ago, young Matthew LeSage, a third grader, wanted to do something to help those who were hungry in his city. He started a program called Hams for the Hungry. In its fourth year, Hams for the Hungry raised $40,000 to brighten the holiday season for people with limited resources. Matthew’s story […]
The romantic words of a husband to his wife were carefully written in pencil on the back of a mail-worn postcard. With thousands of other notes and letters like it, the postcard arrived at an Ohio post office, a minuscule part of a routine shipment from the U.S. Postal Service distribution center in Toledo. But […]
Recently, an Atlanta news source reported that a grandfather, Manuel Pinzon, age 78, was playing in the backyard with his twin granddaughters when a large tree branch suddenly cracked and began to fall. Without hesitation, he pushed the girls out of harm’s way, taking the full impact himself. The 8-year-old girls lived. He did not. […]
Christians tend to use terms that a lot of people find confusing. They use words like salvation and justification. What do these things mean? Both of these words refer to the experience of coming to a belief in Jesus as your Savior. Salvation comes from believing in Jesus and confessing your sins to Him. When […]
Ah, the Good Old Days! Nostalgia is an interesting thing. It embellishes our memories and makes the past look and feel so much better than it really was. Perhaps you have a storyteller in your family who possesses the ability to tell stories of the past so eloquently that it makes you feel cheated that […]
Trevor Beeson stood at the high altar of Westminster Abbey to celebrate the marriage of his daughter, Catharine, to Anthony, aged twenty-three. Nine months later he stood before the same altar for Anthony’s funeral. Anthony had been killed when his car ran into a wall in East London. Four months later, Trevor returned to the […]
Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together! – Psalm 34:3 How often do you pray with your children? Your family? Your spouse? Now let me ask this: how often do you pray WITH your spouse about the health of your marriage? God created marriage. So it only stands to […]
