Have you ever been on the wrong side of the fence? Maybe something you did wrong, a bad decision, and the world just seemed to collapse around you for no reason.I remember feeling that way when I was twelve years old. My class went to our local swimming pool for our...
In ancient times a king decided to find and honor the greatest person among his subjects. A man of wealth and property was singled out. Another was praised for his healing powers; another for his wisdom and knowledge of the law. Still another was lauded for his...
Several years ago my father was killed in a tractor accident in Arkansas. He didn't have much experience on a tractor. He was a military man. He'd seen combat duty in World War II, Korea, and Viet Nam. For twenty-seven years he'd worn the uniform of his country and it...
SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, a remarkable man did a remarkable thing. Eric Liddell of Scotland refused to run a heat at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris because the race was scheduled on a Sunday, which his faith taught him would violate the Sabbath.As we know from the...