A fascinating creature -- the pangolin -- lives in most parts of Africa. Its small head, thick body, long tapering tail, and four short legs give it the appearance of a miniature bridge. It is covered with large, overlapping brown scales, much like a coat of dark...
On June 6 1944, the Allied forces landed in Normandy the coastline of France.It remains to this day, the largest amphibious operation in history.It was a strategic assault geared towards liberating continental Europe from the claws of Nazi Germany.The US Army...
Our 12-year-old son Jonathan has always had this thing about hats. I mean, he LOVES them. He always has. From the time he was just a baby he has been fascinated by them. He loves to look at them. He loves to play with them. But more than anything else, he loves to...
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. -- Ephesians 6:12My wife walked out of the airport restroom. She...
In a nation at war, peace is suddenly a dirty word.This is what I was told in an urgent phone call from someone in publishing who insisted that I drop my role in a project called "Pass it on for Peace." The project entails the creation of a traveling, growing library...
Alertness is imperative. The failure of the United States at Pearl Harbor is a tragic picture of failed watchmen. United States officials and commanders failed to pay attention in the critical weeks, days and hours prior to 7:55 A.M., December 7, 1941. If those in...
Don't be like the bodybuilder visiting Africa, who was asked by a village chief what he did with all his muscles. The bodybuilder thought an exhibition might better serve to explain it, so he proceeded to flex his bulging calves, thighs, biceps and triceps,...