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Oct 12, 2008
 | The story of David and Goliath has a stunning conclusion, but we tend to forget the beginning. David took food to his brothers on the front lines and heard Goliath's challenge to the army of Israel. Goliath boasted, "If you can kill me, my people will be your slaves!" David had killed lions and bears, and he confidently asked... |
Oct 07, 2008
 | Remember the film Chariots of Fire? Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian, refused to run the 100-meter race on a Sunday morning. But two days later, in the 400, he won the gold medal and set a world record. Twenty years later, when he died in a Japanese internment camp, all of Scotland mourned. A man in that prison camp described... |
Oct 05, 2008
 | A young woman searching for a husband posted an internet announcement. She described herself as spectacularly beautiful. For that, she said, she wanted a man worth at least half a million dollars a year. One man responded that her offer was a lousy business deal. "You’re suggesting a simple trade,” he wrote. “You bring your... |
Sep 21, 2008
 | Glenn is a master carpenter. I've seen him salvage the wood from a dilapidated pig shed—abandoned for years-and use that lumber to panel a room and finish off a closet. Glenn merely pried the boards off that smelly old pig shed... |
Sep 14, 2008
 | British astronomer A. S. Eddington mused: "I'm on the threshold, about to enter a room. I move against an atmosphere pressing my body with 14 pounds per square inch. I land on a plank traveling at 20 miles per second around the sun. I do this while hanging from a round planet, head-outward into space." He said, "Surely it is... |
Sep 07, 2008
 | While on safari in Africa, a businessman visited a group of relief workers caring for the poorest of the poor. Touring the relief workers' campsite, he felt Africa's intense heat. He swatted at stinging flies. He marveled at the caregivers' perseverance. He thought to himself, "I wouldn't do this for all the money in the world!... |
Aug 31, 2008
 | Here's a list that made me chuckle. These are actual comments to the National Forest Service from visitors to our parks. ∙ One person suggested escalators on hiking trails. These... |
Aug 24, 2008
 | A little boy's friend invited him to church one evening. "I can't," he said. "I belong to a different abomination." We all belong to different abominations! That boy hit on something! Jesus said, "People will see that you belong to me by your love for one another." In his final prayer on earth,... |
Aug 17, 2008
 | I know of a lady who takes great delight in watching her hummingbird feeder. So many birds flock to the station that she refills it almost daily. A few weeks ago, she noticed fewer birds stopping by, and the feeder remained almost full. It seems her feeder had been "claimed" by one big, bad bird. He watched from a nearby tree and... |
Aug 12, 2008
 | Two stock car drivers—Chris Ater and Dillion Smith—were archrivals. Their competition for the season-point-total lead climaxed in a car-bumping incident. It cost Ater the victory. Smith, his chief competitor, survived the bump and won the race. The next time Ater and Smith met on the track, it was Smith's turn... |
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