Like many of you, I became acquainted with the Internet a few years ago. Since we live outside the United States, having e-mail as a sure and economical means of communication has been a great blessing to stay in touch with folks “back home.” Yet I had not made any purchases online until 2002. Now over the past six months, I bought 3 items from auctions on eBay. All of my transactions turned out okay…
Catching her in the act, a grandfather confronted his 3-year-old granddaughter, “Are you eating your little sister’s grapes?” he demanded. “No,” she innocently replied, “I’m helping her share.”
If your father and mother, your sister and brother, if the very cat and dog in the house, are not happier for your being Christian, it is a question whether you really are. – James Hudson Taylor
Early one morning in February of 1994, an experienced pilot named James Rich climbed into his small airplane with plans for a short flight to the next state. Little did he know of the near-disaster awaiting him. James hadn’t slept much the night before, and he was still tired as he sat behind the controls of his private plane. He was planning a 30-minute flight to visit a friend in East Tennessee. As he leveled…
Nuno Vasconcellos always seemed like a model citizen to his neighbors in Austin, Texas. He was a living, breathing example of the American dream. He served in the Army, fought to recover from serious head injuries that took away most of his memories prior to 1985, endured poverty and homelessness, and somehow found the time to start a multimillion-dollar business. But model citizen? No. Not exactly. Nuno’s not an American citizen. This came back to…
