450 Sheep Jump to Their Deaths

It all started with one self-destructive leap.

Shepherds eating breakfast outside the town of Gevas, Turkey, were surprised to see a lone sheep jump off ...

Teen Brought Luggage to Her Baptism

When Texas pastor Jim Denison was in college, he served as a summer missionary in East Malaysia. While there he attended a small church. At one of the ...

Thieves Use Lawnmower to Steal Generator

The hurricanes that hit Florida in 2004 left thousands without electrical power. One man who used a portable generator to supply power until the electrical ...

Restaurants That Choose Darkness Over Light

Imagine eating at a restaurant devoid of light. Hard as it is to believe, some people are choosing to dine that way. Following a growing trend, sightless ...

"National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation": Awkward Prayer

In the comedy Christmas Vacation, Chevy Chase plays the part of the goofy dad, Clark Griswald. In this scene, Clark and his extended family are gathered ...

Duck Models Bad Parenting

Someone sent me an email recently with a series of three photos intended as sad humor. In the first frame, a mother duck is walking on a sidewalk with ...

Pastor Led Procession into a Closet

Stuart Briscoe told the following story in his book, Everyday Discipleship for Ordinary People:

One of my young colleagues was officiating at the funeral ...

Only One Student a Follower

S. I. McMillen, in his book None of These Diseases, tells a story of a young woman who wanted to go to college, but her heart sank when she read the question ...

Christ Prepares the Way in Daily Activities

There is a text for [finding Christ in daily events] in St. Mark's Gospel: "He has risen,…he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him as ...

Listening Well Leads to Success

Erik Weihenmayer is blind, yet on May 25, 2001 (Nepal time), he reached the peak of Mt. Everest. Suffering from a degenerative eye disease, he lost his ...