Late one evening, while attending a conference in the German city of Hamburg, John Roth boarded a commuter train and headed for an outlying suburb. The train car was completely empty at that late hour, and he dozed sleepily as it rattled past the [...]

"Bill Moyers's documentary film on the hymn, 'Amazing Grace' includes a scene filmed in Wembley Stadium in London. Various musical groups, mostly rock bands, have gathered together in celebration of the changes in South Africa, [...]

Years ago, a preacher by the name of Harry Ironside who was a famous preacher in Chicago told a story about an older Christian who was asked to give his testimony. Now, this man got up and here's what he said. He told how God had sought him [...]

It was January 18, 2010, amateur bowler Bill Fong was just three rolls away from perfection. Three consecutive perfect games, a 900. In the history of bowling, there have only been 21 perfect series. After rolling 33 consecutive strikes, Bill [...]

Fellow pastor and author, Paul Tripp, captured my thoughts precisely when he wrote these words about camping. He said, "I am persuaded that the whole purpose of camping is to make a person long for home. On that first day in the woods, putting [...]

A few years ago, a woman by the name of Joyce Daugherty who lived in Louisville, Kentucky, traveled to an orphanage in Ukraine to adopt a child. It was there that she saw two-year-old Kristen. Kristen's beautiful blue eyes framed the edges of a [...]

It was June 12, 1979, and Bryan Allen was making aviation history. He actually flew a pedal-powered plane across the English Channel, a plane that you pedal that makes no motor, just you pedal it. The amateur cyclist and pilot powered The Albatross [...]

Several years ago, an issue of, "The New York Times" featured a story about a 50- year-old ex-convict named Robert Salzman. After a horrific childhood, Salzman spent most of his adult life in prison. When he was released from prison in [...]

Donald Jackson is one of the world's best and most well-known calligraphers. In fact, he is today the official scribe and calligrapher to the Crown Office of the United Kingdom, Great Britain, and Northern Ireland, the person responsible for [...]