Have you ever noticed that we celebrate Independence Day on July 4… not the day the Revolutionary War actually ended? Kind of odd, isn’t it? If I had been in charge, I probably would have waited until after the victory parade. You know, once we’d actually won. Maybe then I’d throw the fireworks, fire up the […]
One of the most horrific stories that comes from World War II, is the story of how the Japanese built the Burma-Siam railroad using allied prisoners of war as forced laborers. For every mile of track, 393 men are said to have died. Wearing nothing but loincloths, they worked for hours in scorching temperatures, chopping […]
Voice of the Martyrs, an organization that tracks Christian martyrdom and offers support to the families left behind, tells us that more Christians are being martyred today than at any other time in earth’s history. The most frequent persecution of Christians occurs in Muslim and Communist countries. Sixteen-year-old Evelyn Abel lives in northern Nigeria. When […]
When You’re Not Where You’re Supposed to Be Somewhere in the forests of Berlin, a wallaby is hopping around like he owns the place. He doesn’t. He belongs in the Australian outback, not dodging German traffic and licking his paws on dimly lit sidewalks while baffled pedestrians try to film him. Authorities aren’t even chasing […]
After a stray dog in Ecuador met a team of four Swedish adventure athletes, he grew so attached to the squad that he ran for miles and swam long distances to keep up with them. The team chose to name the dog Arthur. This muddy, wounded animal (not a far cry from the state of […]
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