Once a father took his three sons on a winter hike. They came to a field glistening white from a snow the night before. There was not a single track of any kind that had been made in the field. The father, wanting to challenge his youngsters and perhaps teach them a...
It has been said that during the Civil War, a man was sitting on a park bench in Washington, D.C. He was crying. His son had deserted his post in battle and was to be shot by a firing squad. So the father went to Washington hoping to talk to the President and tell his...
Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman told of a distinguished minister, Dr. Howard from Australia,who preached very strongly on the subject of sin. After the meeting, someone remarked "Dr. Howard, you shouldn't talk as openly as you do about man's guilt and corruption as it may...
There was once a wealthy businessman who was fascinated by the microscope. Looking through its lens to study crystals and the petals of flowers, he was amazed at their beauty and detail. He decided one day to examine some food he was planning to eat for dinner. Much...
A story is told about four preachers who were debating concerning the best Bible translation. The first argued that the King James Version (KJV) is the best. It shows that God's word will endure from generation to generation, and the poetry and Old English are...
Alan Smith commented on an unusual news story that came out of Sydney, Australia. Evidence suggests that a bicycle enthusiast may have become a little obsessed with his hobby later in life after it was reported that authorities had discovered 435 bikes in his house...
Early one morning fire broke out in a house on a dark street. A policeman on duty sounded the alarm. Before the fire engines could get to the scene, however, flames were leaping high into the air. Suddenly a young man appeared at an upper window in his pajamas....