Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the famous 19th-century poet and artist, was once approached by an elderly man. The old fellow had some sketches and drawings that he wanted Rossetti to look at and tell him if they were any good, or if they, at least, showed potential...
"Keep on sowing your seed, for you never know which will grow - perhaps it all will" (Ecclesiastes 11:6, TLB).When Robert Moffat, Scottish missionary to South Africa, came home to recruit helpers in his homeland, he was greeted by the fury of a cold British winter....
As I was driving home from work one day, I stopped to watch a local Little League baseball game. As I sat down behind the bench on the first-base line, I asked one of the boys what the score was."We're behind 14 to nothing," he answered with a smile."Really," I...
Atlanta is having its moment in the sun as host city to the Olympic Games. On the road to Olympic glory, there have been many memorable moments. And some have been notable for courage and persistence above all else.Danish equestrian Lis Hartel had polio in 1944 and...