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Tolstoy's Story 'Two Old Men'

Leo Tolstoy's story Two Old Men tells the tale of two men, Efim and Elisha, who decide that before they die they must make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. ...


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Cancelled Wedding Inspires Feast For The Needy

An El Dorado Hills, California family overcame their own emotional turmoil to turn a canceled wedding into a special event for approximately 100 less ...


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'Secular' Columnist Praises Work of Missionary

Nicholas Kristof, an op-ed columnist for The New York Times wrote a column entitled, "A Little Respect for Dr. Foster." Kristof makes clear ...


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Army Unit Volunteers for Daring Mission

Near the end of World War II, a plane carrying 24 members of the U.S. military, crashed into the New Guinea jungle during a sightseeing excursion. The ...


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Pulitzer-Prize Winner Annie Dillard on Witnessing

If you've been a Christian awhile you know that we're supposed to share our faith. But that's where things get dicey. In her book Teaching ...


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Thieving Treasure Hunter Captured in Florida

A treasure hunter accused of cheating his investors out of their share of one of the richest hauls in U.S. history—$50 million in gold bars and ...


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Mailman Hoards 2,500 Pounds of Mail

Everyone knows that a letter carrier has one job—deliver the mail. Apparently a Brooklyn mailman spent a decade avoiding his job by intentionally ...


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City's First Ambulance Runs Over Tourist

In October 1909, Vancouver, British Columbia purchased its first motorized ambulance. In 1909, a new ambulance was a rare thing, but the city spared no ...


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Two Brothers Give Their Lives to Bring the Gospel

Benjamin Kwashi, a Christian leader from Jos, Nigeria, tells the following story of how the gospel came to his part of the country:

Missionaries came to ...

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Being Nice Won't Lead Others to Christ

We all know that words, without deeds, are dead. However, deeds without words are also dead. Consider the following:

Let's say I have a neighbor, and ...

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