One morning, a very good friend and I were driving to a destination in his mother's extremely slick Camaro. My buddy was borrowing his mother's vehicle until he had the funds to purchase his own, so he was taking special care not to damage the car, and he made sure...
It was a bitterly cold day and six inches of snow had fallen the night before. I was five years old and being bundled up by my Mom in front of the stove. In those days a heavy snow was no reason to cancel school. After my Mom pulled on my mittens and snapped the hood...
It was World War I, and the entire world was in turmoil. The Germans had invaded Belgium, and were close to conquering it completely. There was just one small area that continued to resist the invaders: Diksmijde. And this one tiny area would continue to resist until...
"My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you." (John 15:12-13 NIV)Moss is quite prominent in Iceland. Although small, each tiny plant intertwines with its neighbours, providing incredible support as they work together to form a hummock. It hungers after...
(Jesus said) "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." Matthew 5:43-44 Patrick Greene is an atheist.Patrick Greene is the kind of atheist who...
We were on Highway A87 on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, headed for Portree, when it happened. A terrible accident occurred ahead of us, blocking the road in both directions. The only vehicles to move were of the emergency kind. We were stuck, with no way to reach our...
I stared at the blank page nervously. The school assignment was to write your own obituary but how was I supposed to write a summation of my life when I hadn’t even lived it yet? I looked to my left and right and saw people pouring paragraphs out of their pens. I...