"He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much." (James Allen)...
In the fifteenth century, the Aztec people practiced human sacrifice on an unprecedented scale. They believed that human sacrifices were necessary to fuel the sun, and without such sacrifices the f...
During the 1980s the Chrysler Corporation faced a financial crisis so great that many feared that it would go bankrupt. One step that chairman Lee Iacocca took during this period was to reduce his ...
Kingman Brewster said, "There is a tremendous satisfaction in losing your own identity in something that is much more important than you are."...
The primary purpose of the sacrificial system was worship. As Charles Ryrie has noted, the root of the word offering means to "draw near" to God. This is reflected in David's words: "May my prayer ...
The Salvation Army received an unusual gift last Christmas. A couple who wished to remain anonymous donated a wedding ring—their own—worth several thousand dollars....
The schoolteacher asked a boy this question: "Suppose your mother baked a pie and there were six of you -- your mother, your father and four children. What percentage of the pie would you get?"...
Have you wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? 5 signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. 12 had their homes ransacke...
Nathaniel Greene was one of the most celebrated generals in the American Revolution. He was a favorite of General George Washington. ...
You may be familiar with the famous "Study of Praying Hands" by Albrecht Durer (1472-1528), but you may not have heard the story behind the artwork. When Albrecht was young, he and his friend Franz we...
In September, 1997 newspapers in Wellington, New Zealand carried the tragic story of a young girl who saw a puppy that had been struck by a car. She ran to aid the injured animal and was herself struc...
When we built Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam), it was the largest in the world. As is common on such projects, there were the inevitable accidents and some workmen lost their lives. When the dam was co...
According to a recent news story, a man in Bakersfield, Calif. began walking 150 miles to Los Angeles to prove his love......
In September, 1997 newspapers in Wellington, New Zealand carried the tragic story of a young girl who saw a puppy that had been struck by a car. She ran to aid the injured animal and was herself struc...
Recently a young pastor named Tim Dearborn had to share a cab with four other people in Bangkok, Thailand. One of the passengers was a Marxist revolutionary on his way to India. The Marxist quizzed Ti...
Years ago, a young mother was making her way across the hills of South Wales, carrying her tiny baby in her arms when she was overtaken by a blinding blizzard. She never reached her destination; and w...
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, here's an old favorite: Father O'Malley, the parish priest, was giving a sermon about charity. He said, "In our world today, some people have so much while others have s...
Recently, The Cincinnati Enquirer told the story of a man who donated 80 gallons of blood. He is the record holder for the local blood bank. According to the report, if 60 people gave every drop of bl...
In September 1992, Jack Kelley, foreign affairs editor for USA Today, witnessed firsthand the famine in Somalia. "Our photographer had a grapefruit, which he gave to the boy. The boy was so weak he di...