Have you ever felt alone or lonely? Such feelings can be prompted by many circumstances. A Christian woman recounts, “When my husband and I were married, we had a game of matching...
Probably one of the most well known shipwrecks in all of history is that of the Titanic, when over 1,500 people died. The declaration by the builders that the ship was “unsinkable” or “invincible,” contains a chilling tone of arrogance. Sadly, pride was one...
Large portions of the earth can be “laid waste” in a few moments. On December 26, 2004, at about 7:00 a.m., a tsunami caused great devastation from Thailand to Africa. The epicenter of the 9.3-magnitude earthquake was under the Indian Ocean...
Compassion can make a difference and be a motivator. The story of six-year-old Ryan Hreljac is an example. In January 1998, Ryan sat in a Canadian classroom and grew more and more distressed as his schoolteacher described the sad...
It was a beautiful day! Families carried picnic baskets to find a cozy spot to watch...
There was no running water on the farm where I grew up. For our drinking water, we had to walk about five blocks to a water pump to fill our buckets and then walk back home. My brother and I often complained about having to make that trip several times a day. We really did not understand why we could...
When I was a young person, I had absolutely no interest in religion or anything spiritual. For a while, I thought I was in control of...
My brother has been fascinated by United States history, particularly our presidents, since he was a child. In a recent family discussion, we debated who is the most powerful person on the planet. One...
It is a joke in our family that I can stumble over almost anything. Even a little irregularity in the pavement can be sufficient to cause me to become quite a spectacle! Almost invariably there is...
Students are sometimes told, “There’s no such thing as a dumb question.” This...