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The reputed tomb of Jesus Christ is underneath the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem’s Old City. On October 28, 2016, conservationists, who were working to restore the tomb, found what researchers think is the original limestone burial bed of Jesus. Most researchers believe that the identification…

Caroline Rezac and her husband John were on vacation in Glacier National Park when their camera fell out of John’s pocket and disappeared down a stream. Three years later, a Montana photographer, who works for a newspaper, found the camera and suspected that the owner might be from the Lincoln area because…

A painting worth more than a million dollars is now back on display in Taiwan after a 12-year-old-boy tripped and punched a hole in the canvass as he fell. The painting entitled “Flowers” by Paolo Propora is part of an exhibit of artwork that painted by or influenced by Leonardo da Vinci. Organizer David…

Authorities say a Tennessee man whose car was stolen in 1974 will soon have his vehicle back. Joseph MacDonald was a college student and had gone to have dinner with some friends. When he returned, the car was gone, and he never thought he would see it again. Recently, border agents checking paperwork…

After filing a police report, and calling the bicycle shop to get the serial number to help identify her bike, Kayla Smith told friends about her plight through social media. An hour later, a friend called to tell her they had found her bicycle on Craigslist. Smith arranged to meet the person selling…

Mike Huckabee tells about his son, John Mark, who was 4-years old. He was playing in the yard when he got a splinter in his foot. He started to cry and ran to Mike crying, “I got a splinter in my foot.” Mike made him sit down on the couch so he could look at it. When John Mark held up his foot, Mike…

A few years ago I had a sore place come up on my back. I didn’t know what it was, I just knew that every once and a while it would itch like crazy and I’d be standing at a door frame somewhere scratching like a hog on the side of that door. Well, it stayed that way for a long time, more than a year,…

RESTORATION Officials in Japan say they have discovered a new source of mineral wealth for the resource-poor country: sewage. A treatment facility in Nagano found 1,890 grams of gold per ton of ash in their incinerated sewage. That is a higher gold content than the Hishikari Mine in Japan, which is one…

There's a Spanish story of a father and son who had become estranged. The son ran away, and the father set off to find him. He searched for months to no avail. Finally, in a last desperate effort to find him, the father put an ad in a Madrid newspaper. The ad read: Dear Paco, meet me in front of this…

In May 1924, a shocked nation learned two young men from Chicago, Richard Leopold and Nathan Loeb, had killed 14-year-old Bobbie Franks. What made the crime so shocking, and made Leopold and Loeb household names, was the reason for the killing. The two became obsessed with the idea of committing the…

When the tomb of King Tut was discovered and opened in 1927, a bottle of sealed seeds was found. In time these seeds were planted and produced lovely plants in spite of the fact that they had been “bottled up” for over three thousand years. While on a Bible Lands tour a few years ago, this writer observed…

The Statue of Liberty was a gift to our country from France in 1886. At its construction, the beautiful work of art cost $250,000. One hundred years later, in 1986, it cost us 13 million dollars to restore it.

While statistical totals suggest a declining church a closer look at the Churches of Christ would hardly reveal that their brand of religion is on the downgrade! This fast-growing group is one of the most potent missionary and evangelistic forces in the country. Their congregations are flourishing, and…

It is interesting to me the timing of God forbidding Adam & Eve to eat of the tree of life. It appears that up until their sin, they had access to this tree--the only exception placed on them was not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good & evil (see 2.16-17). In that way, I wonder if it isn't possible…

Posted on Mar 9, 2007 by Kelly Boggs ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP)--Imagine a prominent conservative Christian publicly announcing that he has renounced heterosexuality and will henceforth and forever be homosexual. Add to the scenario the leader declaring he is dedicated to promoting the glory of gayness and…

Nebuchadnezzar was the mighty king of the Babylonian Empire between 604 and 562 BC. Numerous cuneiform tablets and ancient texts speak of his wondrous achievements and prideful character. “Look at this, Babylon the great! And I built it all by myself, a royal palace adequate to display my honor and glory.”…

During the 1970s and '80s, Chattanooga, Tennessee, was a decaying city. Divorce was rampant. Half of all births were to unwed mothers. Single women were the sole providers in 30 percent of homes, with many living in poverty. In August of 1997, a group of businessmen, civic leaders, and church leaders…