James Thurber on Lessons to Learn Before Dying

Humorist James Thurber wrote:

"All human beings should try to learn, before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why."

Letter from Slain Missionary

This letter was written by Southern Baptist Missionary to Iraq, Karen Watson, prior to leaving for the Middle East. The letter was dated March 7, 2003. ...

Biker Delivered from Mouth of Lion

"Once he started clamping down, I remember thinking, This is it. I'm going to die." These were Anne Hjelle's words in an interview with ...

The Agonizing Torture of Christ's Crucifixion

In the book The Life of Christ this is how Frederick Farrar describes crucifixion.

A death by crucifixion seems to include all that pain and death can ...

Grieving Son Comforted by One Who Understood His Pain

When I was in high school my father passed away rather suddenly. It was just two days before my high school graduation. At that time in my life I was ...

Italian Author Prefers a Bloodless Christ

When Mel Gibson's movie The Passion of the Christ was released in Italy, the review board gave it a "G" rating. Some parents objected, saying ...

Maximilian Kolbe Dies for Another

In February 1941, Father Maximilian Kolbe was arrested by the Gestapo and sent to Auschwitz. He was a Polish Monk who founded a Franciscan order near ...

Slain Missionary Expected to Suffer for Christ

Missionary Karen Watson counted the cost of following Jesus. That's why she left a letter with her pastor before going to Iraq. She went to provide ...

Grandfather's Last Words Gave Jesus Credit

One fall afternoon, my grandfather was at home with my grandmother and heard a knock on the door. The visitor was a neighbor lady who said to my grandfather, ...

Mysterious Congo Missionary Deaths

The daughter of missionaries to the Congo Republic told Pastor Leith Anderson this story: As a little girl, she participated in a daylong rally to celebrate ...