Bob was 58 years old when learned that he had ALS. Over the next five years the disease took his ability to walk, talk, and breathe on his…
------------------------------- The Roman Catholic Church had always been sending missionaries to the ends of the earth, ever since Jesus himself sent the first disciples out to all the nations. But…
Georgia preacher Fred Craddock describes how his ancestors used to go out walking, usually on a Sunday afternoon back when the stores were closed that day; and they…
Monk Contemplating a Skull (1875), Thomas Couture (1815-1879) ------------------------ To be happier, start thinking more about your death! This essay by Arthur C. Brooks first appeared in the New York…
Coffins are carried to the funeral of Egyptian Christians killed in Palm Sunday bombings. ---------------------------------- By Jayson Casper, April 20, 2017, at: www.christianitytoday.com ---------------------------------- Twelve seconds of silence is…
Cindy and Cathy are identical twins. Their parents were alcoholics and the girls had a dreadful childhood. Their dad died while they were still in high school…
Gougane Barra Church, County Cork, Ireland; built in 1700. ----------------- IRISH BLESSINGS May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun…
By Charles Colson (assembled and edited from several sources). Colson served as Special Counsel to President Richard Nixon from 1969-1973. In 1974 he was convicted for his involvement in the Watergate…
Christ on the Cross, 1874, Leon Bonnat (1833-1922) ----------------- What I know about sinners I know chiefly about me. We did not mean to do the deed, of course. What…
By Eric Metaxas and Roberto Rivera, April 20, 2017, www.breakpoint.org So, traditional morality is out, and freedom of everything is in. Then why does everybody feel so guilty? …