The president of a large missions ministry sat across from one of his wealthiest board members and his wife one evening over dinner. He shared about all that God was doing in the ministry…
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The great pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski achieved tremendous popularity all over the world around the turn of the 20th century. Yet, said Paderewski, “There have been few moments…”
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The famous author Robert Louis Stevenson tells of a storm that caught a ship off a rocky coast and threatened to drive the ship into the rocks, which would mean certain destruction…
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Pliny the Elder, a Roman writer who lived during the same time period as Jesus, told a story of the setting of a 99-foot-tall obelisk. Over 20,000 workers were chosen…
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Several years ago, Douglas Aircraft went head-to-head against Boeing to try to sell Eastern Airlines its first big jets. The President of Eastern Airlines, Eddie Rickenbacker…
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While studying in the Holy Land, a seminary professor met a man who claimed to have memorized the entire Old Testament in Hebrew…
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In 1915, a Russian Armenian Christian was reading his Bible when he was beheaded for his faith. That Bible still exists today, and a red stain which permeates most of the book can still be seen…
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The renowned Quaker philosopher Rufus Jones was once speaking to a crowd about the importance of having a radiant countenance. When Jones finished his lecture…
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In 1980, Les Henson was a 6-foot, 6-inch forward on the Virginia Tech basketball team. He’ll never forget a game against Florida State in Tallahassee when, with two seconds left…
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In the 1950s, there was a very famous racecar driver by the name of Bill Vukovich who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1953 and 1954. Few other drivers had matched his success…
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