Remembering Jesus
Leslie Weatherhead tells of a little boy who was admitted to an orphanage after his parents were killed. One of the first items on the agenda was to find a new set of clothes for him. He was given a […]
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Brave Hearts
In the classic historical drama, Braveheart, William Wallace was the Scottish hero who led the fight against British rule in Scotland. Alongside Wallace stood Robert the Bruce, a Scottish nobleman who betrayed Wallace, but later—after Wallace’s execution—rose up to lead […]
Knowing the Story Isn’t the Same as Living It
The new minister was filling in for a boys’ bible class and opened with what he thought was a simple question: “Who knocked down the walls of Jericho?” The boys looked puzzled. One said, “Wasn’t us.” Another chimed in, “We […]
Our God Is a Personal God
In the summer of 1985, thirty-year-old Julie Gold, an aspiring singer/songwriter, was working odd jobs in New York City when she received word from her parents in Pennsylvania that they were shipping the family piano to her as a birthday […]
The Detective and the Theory
There are many people who believe that Sherlock Holmes was a real person. After all, his “biography” is as easy to find as Winston Churchill’s! From 1887 to 1927, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote of the famous detective known for […]
Jumping Up and Down
“The word aerobics came about when the gym instructors got together and said: ‘If we’re going to charge $10 an hour, we can’t call it jumping up and down.’” – Rita Rudner Let’s be honest—exercise sounds great… in theory. But once the soreness […]
