During an international summit, an unnamed Chinese diplomat told American journalist, David Aikman, what his Asian nation discovered about the Westโs greatness: โOne of the things we were asked to …
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Destruction In a Matter of Seconds
In 1959, as the world was embracing commercial air travel, Canada was set to unveil her latest offering to the world: Ottawa International Airport. Originally known as Uplands, the newly …
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Napoleon on Jesus Christ
โAlexander, Caesar, Charlemagne and I myself have founded great empires; but upon what did these creations of our genius depend? Upon force. Jesus alone founded His empire upon love, and …
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Merry Christmas from the Moon
On December 24, 1968, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders were far from their homes and loved ones. In fact, they were far from Earth itselfโฆabout a quarter million …
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โThe difference between theย right word and the almost rightย word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.โ
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โThe sun will burn your eyes out from 92 million miles, and you expect to casually stroll into the presence of its Creator.โ
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When the four Pevensie siblings stumbled through a wardrobe closet into a mythical land, they were surprised. But when they met the King of that land, their surprise grew even …
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Staring Down an Emperor
Once upon a time, a bishop got in the face of an emperor. One had immeasurable power behind him. The other had nothing but righteous indignation on his side. The …
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Love JesusโฆOr Else!
Theodosius had a plan. He wanted all the people of his empire to worship the one true God revealed in the Bible. A noble endeavor, for sure. But there was …
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The โAll You Can Eatโ Church
The first church that Fred Craddock served as pastor was a tiny, rural one near Oak Ridge, TN. During his tenure, the community exploded with laborers brought in to work …