A boy wanting to clean up a vacant lot and turn it into a ball-field was trying to move a large stone out of the way, but no matter how he tried, he couldn’t budge it. His father was watching him, and asked, “Are you sure you are using all your...
During a major forest fire in California some years ago, a young executive left work early and raced home to his house in the foothills, desperately hoping to save whatever he could from the flames. As he turned into the long driveway, he met his...
When the Nazis were rounding up Jews and sending them to death camps during World War II, most Germans shamefully did little or nothing to oppose Hitler’s government, and after the war many Jewish survivors were understandably filled with anger and...
One Saturday night a man named Richard received the kind of phone call every parent dreads; he was told, “Your son Paul is in the hospital; you had better come right away.” He raced to the hospital and discovered that his twenty-year-old son had...
Once upon a time there was a weekly meeting of the angels up in heaven—but not just any angels; this regular meeting was of the angels serving on the Angelic Nominating Committee for Special Gifts, Rewards, and Honors. It was the job of this...
Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese empire had been at war with China for several years, and in the process murdered many civilians and committed various other atrocities. Japan’s invasion of the Chinese mainland also endangered many...
This is the time of year when we really appreciate sunlight—for in January the daytime sky is often gray and gloomy, but winter somehow doesn’t feel quite as cold or inhospitable when the sun is shining. Insufficient light can have a negative...
A number of years ago, before the use of computers in schools became widespread, an experiment was conducted in California. Computers were programmed with educational games designed to reinforce basic concepts in math, reading, and writing; the...
