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General Grant Displayed Courageous Leadership
Before Ulysses S. Grant assumed command of the Union army, it would venture south into Confederate territory, suffer a defeat, then withdraw northward ...
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The Real 'Santa Claus' Rescues Three Innocents
History seems to confirm at least a few key details from the life of Nicholas of Myra, the real early church leader we know today as Santa Claus. One ...
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American Patriots Risk Their Homes for Victory
In October of 1781, General Cornwallis marched his British troops into Yorktown. The patriots to the south had wreaked havoc on his redcoat army, and ...
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White Christian Leader Stands Up for an African-American Student
The African-American preacher E. V. Hill told the following story about a positive encounter with a white Christian leader. Hill writes:
As a freshman ...
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Rickety Kayak Shows Our Quest for Freedom
In the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia, there's a special display for a rickety, home-made aluminum kayak. This tiny, makeshift boat ...
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A List of Ridiculous Product Warning Labels
Many American manufacturers are going to great lengths to protect themselves from getting sued. As a result, many companies now include stunningly obvious ...
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A Military Historian Defines Leadership
Leadership is the capacity to inspire and motivate; to persuade people willingly to endure hardships, usually prolonged, and incur dangers, usually acute, ...
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Actor Who Played Jesus Gets Shunned by Hollywood
Jim Caviezel (whose initials are JC) was thirty-three when he played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ. Caviezel has said his faith is his guide, both ...
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Unknown Christian Brings Bibles into North Korea
In their book The Privilege of Persecution, Carl Moeller and David Hegg tell the following story about a courageous believer who has helped their ministry ...
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85-year-old Woman Fights Off Her Husband's Attacker—a Moose
Alaskan Dorothea Taylor, 85, and her husband George Murphy, 82, got into a tussle with a moose while taking their golden retrievers, Fellar and Tut, out ...
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