Lee Strobel tells about a mother from Costa Mesa, California who told about the day her three-year old son was on her heels wherever she went. She was having trouble doing her routine chores. “Whenever I stopped to do something and turned back around I would trip over him,” she said. “Several times I suggested [...]
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THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE . . . A clergyman was walking down the street when he came upon a group of about a dozen boys, all of them between 10 and 12 years of age. The group surrounded a dog. Concerned that the boys were hurting the dog, he went over and asked [...]
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From time to time I travel to town from my new found country home. On this particular Saturday it was Adam’s turn to accompany dad on the forty-five minute drive — a coveted pleasure. As we left he promised his two brothers, Tyler and Brandon, he would return with a bounty of candy they all [...]
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In the USA, it is known as Veterans’ Day. In Canada, it is known as Remembrance Day. When I was a youngster, it was just another holiday — a day when stores were closed and more importantly, there was no school. I knew about the war, but I was free to play. I knew people [...]
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My son Gilbert was eight years old and had been in Cub Scouts only a short time. During one of his meetings he was handed a sheet of paper, a block of wood and four tires and told to return home and give all to “dad.” That was not an easy task for Gilbert to [...]
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