John and Lisa were beside themselves with delight when they brought home their first child from the hospital. Little Katy was full of smiles and lovable grunts, and her parents …
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The Word of the Day
Mrs. Rawlings stood in front of her class of second graders and said, “Today’s word is definitely. The word definitely means ‘absolutely, positively, without a doubt.’ Can anyone use the …
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Karl Barth was born in the 19th Century, worked during most of the 20th Century, and gave rise to a theology that is still shaping the doctrines of the 21st …
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Perpetua’s Persistence
Around 175 AD, a girl of noble descent named Perpetua was born at Carthage, which happened to be the epicenter of Christianity’s growth in northern Africa. Believing Christianity undermined Roman …
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A Spanking for Bad Grades
Dylan wasn’t getting good grades. Maybe it was his short attention span. Maybe it was because he wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed. Maybe it was a combination of …
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I Love Her More Than Anything
On a wet February morning in Madison, Georgia, 9-year-old Anaiah Rucker had her life changed forever. And because of a split-second decision she made that morning, her 5-year-old sister’s life …
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John Wesley was one of Britain’s greatest evangelists. He founded the concept of outdoor preaching, led thousands upon thousands to Christ, and even started a movement that eventually became the …
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In France in 1943, a crowd of men, women and children huddled together at the train station. Dressed for a long journey and standing with their bags at their sides, …