Walls Keep People Out and Drive Us Crazy

Human beings have always been preoccupied with building walls. In the first century, the Roman emperor Hadrian built a 75-mile wall across Roman Britain. ...

The "Preposterous" Truth of God's Wounds

Christian minister John Dickson once spoke on the theme of the wounds of God on a university campus in Sydney, Australia. During the question time, a ...

Father Dies Saving His Daughter in Rockslide

On September 30, 2013 Dwayne and Dawna Johnson of Buena Vista, Colorado had the perfect day planned. The electrician and high school football coach and ...

English Law Provided a Way for Sinners to Find Refuge

During the Middle Ages English law provided a way for "sinners" to find refuge. When a criminal or debtor wanted to flee to safety, he would ...

State Treasurer Wants to Give Cash Back

The Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford has initiated a program called "Cash Dash." Here's how an ad in The Chicago Tribune described ...

Father Dies Sheltering His Daughter

During a severe blizzard in Japan, a father froze to death while sheltering his daughter. The story reads, "Mikio Okada died as he tried to protect ...

Christ's Death Provides 'Burned-Over Zone'

This story paints a vivid picture that reveals our helplessness before the devastation and comprehensiveness of God's Law. But it also shows how that ...

A Giant Redwood Falls

On March 24, 1991, one of the oldest and largest Redwoods in California crashed to the ground.

People call the tree the Dyerville Giant, and it lies where ...

Father Explains Death to His Son

In the fall of 1991, a car driven by a drunk driver jumped its lane and smashed headfirst into a minivan driven by Jerry Sittser. Sittser and three of ...

Father Receives Scars While Rescuing His Son during a Tsunami

Wayne Cordeiro tells the story about a church member named Bully, a gentle man who got his nickname from his days of barking orders at construction sites. ...