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Bob Foster is ninety-four-years old. As a young man he decided to lead “a life that counts for eternity.” He has been faithful to that commitment. In 1961 Bob and his wife sold an inherited plumbing business and bought Lost Valley Ranch near Colorado Springs. They operated it as a guest ranch but used…

Penn Jillette of the magician duo of Penn and Teller is an atheist with a word to believers. “I’ve always said that I don’t respect people who don’t proselytize, I don’t respect that at all. How much do you have to hate somebody to not proselytize? I mean if I believed, beyond the shadow of a doubt,…

In a difficult neighborhood of Los Angeles, the Central City Community Church of the Nazarene hosts a karaoke night for the homeless and nearly homeless in the neighborhood. They come, about 200 per week, and shut out the depressing street life to sing and dance and share refreshments. Pastor Tony, who…

Jesus told His disciples to take the Gospel to the entire world. Two thousand years later, the world is connected like never before, but hundreds of millions of people still do not have access to the Gospel in their heart language. Louann Hunt, who works with a ministry called Faith Comes By Hearing…

In 2015, there was an increase in the number of sea lion pups found on the Southern California beaches. The National Marine Fisheries Service is overwhelmed by the number and do not have the resources to rescue all of them, one official said, “It’s like a paramedic not having a hospital to bring a patient.”…

One quarter of the world’s people have the condition known as myopia, or nearsightedness. That represents a 66% increase since 1970. Experts say the condition has skyrocketed as children spend more time indoors, staring at computer screens. The prediction is that by 2020 the number will increase to one…

Neville Morrison discovered his house was on fire. Fortunately he lived only four houses from the fire station. He sprinted to get help. The firefighter that met him at the door told him to call 911. “I don’t have a phone, but you can see the blaze coming out of my roof!” Morrison replied. The firefighter…

In almost every generation, true believers in Christ face persecution. Just before he died, Roman Catholic Cardinal Francis George of Chicago put it simply. “It is likely that I will die in my bed. My successor will die in prison. His successor will die executed in the public square. His successor will…

Microsoft Corporation has announced plans to offer real-time translation from one language to another via computer and this new technology could potentially make it possible for every person on earth to hear the Gospel in their own language one day. The company introduced the concept a few years ago,…

Manuel Reija is a convenience store clerk in La Coruna, Spain. He found a lottery ticket on his counter and before throwing it away he checked the numbers. He discovered it was a $6.3 million winner. “I was standing up, but I had to sit down. I almost broke the chair, I was so flustered,” Reija told…

A study by Lifeway Research suggests that Christians are not sharing their faith but are feeling a responsibility to do so. The survey focused on Canadians, and found that 43% of those surveyed felt a responsibility to tell non-Christians about Jesus, but 78% had not shared how to become a Christian…

A couple in Glendora, California are receiving mixed messages from their governments. The city has threatened to fine them $500 if they don’t begin watering their lawn where as the state is threatening to fine residents $500 for wasting water on outdoor use. They don’t know what to do. Fined if you do,…

Lifeway Research has found that most regular church attendees think it is important to share their faith with others, but admit they don’t do it. 80 percent of those who attend church one or more times a month say they think telling other about Jesus is important, but over 60 percent of those had not…

On his way to middle school, Jeremy Wuitshick saw the bus driver slump over in his seat. Jeremy sprung to the rescue and saved his classmates lives by steering the bus to the side of the road and bringing it to a halt. If the opportunity arises, again he will be even more prepared. He is taking a CPR…

In a twelve hour period, the father and son team of Jesse Shaffer and Jesse Shaffer Jr. rescued 120 people, from the flood in Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana resulting from Hurricane Isaac. They were able to access places using boats that traditional first responders couldn’t go with their trucks. As…

On April 14, 1912, the unsinkable Titanic struck an iceberg. It sent out a message that began, “C.Q.D.” –“Come Quickly Distressed” to weather stations along the East Coast. Until recently, historians believed that no one received the message. In 2005, workers renovating a weather station at Cape Hatteras…

The summer of 2012 is proving to be difficult for the managers of America’s pools and beaches. They are undergoing a lifeguard shortage. Operators of both private and public swimming places are having a difficult time maintaining public safety. In Minneapolis 16-year-old Chiccena Carpenter drowned in…

After years of interviewing disaster survivors, TIME writer Amanda Ripley said virtually all survivors make this request: learn from what has happened – make it worth something, despite everything. What good came from the sinking of the Titanic, the explosion of the Hindenburg, the Great Chicago Fire,…

Multiculturalism is rapidly losing its attraction in a world gripped in terrorism. German Chancellor Angela Merkel commented on its failure recently; “The tendency had been to say, ‘Let’s adopt the multicultural concept and live happily side by side. . .’But this concept has failed, and failed utterly.”…

America’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, is considering changing its name create more opportunities to reach people with the Gospel message. The organization created a presidential task force to consider the issue and found feelings run deep on both sides of the issue.…

In the 100 years since the tragic sinking of the Titanic, movies, documentaries, and books have told the story of many of those on the ill-fated voyage across the Atlantic. One of the lesser known stories is the account of Pastor John Harper who was traveling with his six year old on a mission to become…

After a devastating earthquake rocked the island of Haiti in 2010, many Haitians say they were awed by the power of the quake. They say it is a power greater than anything they see in voodoo. Other survivors are grateful for life, and want to trust their lives to the God who displayed his even more awesome…

As police in Michigan were investigating two shootings in a neighborhood, they discovered representatives of a local church had already planned to be in the area, talking with people, praying, and handing out literature. First Baptist Church in Bridgeport Michigan had picked that area in an effort to…

During the Civil War, congress passed a bill and President Lincoln signed into law a commission to build a Railroad to the Pacific Coast. Stephen Ambrose tells the story in his book, Nothing Like It In The World. Building the Transcontinental Railroad was a dream, a call, a commission, a compelling goal.…

Life-Saving Station On a dangerous seacoast where shipwrecks often occur, there was once a little life-saving station. The building was primitive, and there was just one boat, but the members of the life-saving station were committed and kept a constant watch over the sea. When a ship went down, they…