“I can just see them: spellbound, wide-eyed, mouths gaping and minds whirring.  People of varying occupations, ages, races and socioeconomic backgrounds who had one thing in common – they had never heard anything like they were hearing from the unkempt, long-haired mountain man who was leaning back in his chair, gazing into space, describing a remote mountain scene he claimed to have seen with his

Because Christmas is such a powerful love story, it has captured the attention of the whole world. Although many have twisted the story to be about getting, it is all about giving. A few have truly understood the full import of the story; they recognize it as the unique event in which the Creator became the Savior. On occasion the world will see evidence

“Missy, please open the door so we can talk,” pleaded her mother. “No. I don’t want to talk to anyone ever again,” came the emotionally charged response, accompanied by a shoe thudding against the door, muffled sobs and occasional outburst like: “I hate boys, I’m through with dating, and I am never coming out of my room.”  A couple pints of ice cream and

His blood pressure was spiking, and his mind was racing, as the doctor approached his hospital bed. Eager to face the music, he bypassed the obligatory greetings and blurted out, “It’s bad, isn’t it? I know I’m dying. How long do I have?” To his surprise the doctor answered calmly, almost cheerfully, “You did have a heart attack and we have determined that several