"And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books." - Revelation 20:12January 16, 2001, Christopher...
Every once in awhile, something really good comes along;A person, a poem, or a really dynamic song.Every once in awhile, something touches our heart;A smile, a glow, or a brand new start.Every once in awhile, a truth comes along;With an evident reality that is...
In the early frontier days of one of our far Western towns, a man sitting in his office heard the yelling of men and the screams of women. He also heard the clattering hooves of a runaway horse. Although he was a brilliant attorney, he was also an experienced...
Sometime ago I read a story of a youngster who was shooting rocks with a slingshot. He could never hit his target. As he returned to Grandma's backyard, he spied her pet duck. On impulse he took aim and let fly. The stone hit, and the duck was dead. The boy panicked...
The following true story relates to a man who went from England to America, and thence to Cuba. He had not been in Cuba long before the Cuban war of 1867 broke out, and he was arrested as a spy. He knew nothing about what he was arrested for, as he could not...
This is a first-person account from a mother about her family as they ate dinner on Christmas Day in a small restaurant many miles from their home. Nancy, the mother, relates: We were the only family with children in the restaurant.I sat Erik in a high chair and...
In the days when pirates sailed the Spanish Main, the British warship Sparrow suspected the brig Nancy of carrying contraband and stopped it off the coast of Haiti, An examination of the latter's papers and cargo yielded only circumstantial evidence. Nevertheless, the...