WHAT COUNTRY WAS THE FIRST TRULY CHRISTIAN NATION? I couldn’t have told you, either, until I read about St. Gregory the Illuminator. Pretty amazing story! Gregory was born in Armenia, and when his family was about to be slaughtered, his Christian nanny fled with the...

Are you up for a trip to Mars? Apparently, there’s quite a queue—even with a $500,000 price tag. The US and Russians have been exploring the possibilities since 1960, and now they’re sketching out what an actual colony might look like. Hope you like living in a bubble...

LONG BEFORE DAVID WAS KING, HE WAS A WARRIOR. A good one. "He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze." (Ps. 18:34) David had his Mighty Men—but they didn't give out medals back then. MAGGIE MEGALIAS, a modern Mighty Man, is the most decorated...

I ASKED FOR STORIES LAST TIME; I GOT 'EM. Here are two interesting accounts: Dick—Only God knows what allowed me to sense when a particular person my wife and I knew was in my vicinity, but it happened far beyond coincidence. I’d go into a store or post office and...

(SER-UH N-DIP-I-TEE) Noun. A fortunate happenstance. (Ellie’s definition: GOD'S UNEXPECTED SURPRISES.) A number of years ago, Jim and I were traveling north on I-83 through Pennsylvania.  the map showed how close we were to Messiah College where Grandson Paul was...