Today my expecting wife reached 40 weeks and 2 days. Even though she is only 2 days past the due date, we have been expecting our baby boy to come for weeks now. The medical professionals said that Julie would likely go into labor weeks before her actual due date. So, for about 3-4 weeks,…
In 1999, Daniel Larsen was convicted of a crime in California and put in prison. Ten years later, new witnesses came forward, stacking the evidence in Larsen’s favor. As a result, a federal magistrate ruled that Larsen had been denied rights to a fair trial and ordered his immediate release. Unfortunately, because of some complicated…
Are you a hero? I don’t mean are you superman. What I mean is, how do you react during an emergency? Do you freeze up or jump into action? Some of us have never been in a situation like this and can only speculate. This was not the case for Stephen St. Bernard, a 53-year-old…
“The only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store…
If you have ever done a handstand or hung upside-down, you know the feeling of the blood rushing to your head. This is not a big deal for people, but it should be a problem for giraffes. Think about it. The giraffe is the tallest animal in the world (up to 20 feet) and has…
Has anyone ever told you that you can’t do something? Some have been told they would never walk or talk again. Many have been told that they cannot succeed and cannot become great. Others have been told to just give up. I don’t know why, but people try to put limitations on us. Over the…
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