A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street in his new car. Out of nowhere, a brick smashed into the car’s side door. He slammed on the brakes, spun around, and jumped out of his car. He saw that a kid was likely responsible and felt his anger starting to boil up.…
Argentinean race driver Juan Manuel Fangio was only a lap through the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix. As he approached a dangerous bend for the second time, Fangio noticed that something was wrong. The faces of the spectators, which he usually saw as a whitish blur as he drove by, were all turned and looking at…
Less than a year ago, Rio was a thriving ground of athletic prowess. Now it’s abandoned, unprotected, looted, and in horrible disrepair. The soccer field and golf course are turning brown with chunks missing. Seats in the stands have been stolen, ripped out, or destroyed. Swimming pools and fountains contain putrid orange water from a…
Several years ago people feared the worst as the Florida Panthers goalie, Tomas Vokoun, lay on the ice, bleeding from his head. It all started when the Panthers gave up a breakaway to the Atlanta Thrashers. A breakaway that the Atlanta player at first missed, but then got his own rebound and put it in…
“After attending church one Sunday morning, a little boy knelt at his bedside that night and prayed, ‘Dear God, we had a good time at church today–but I wish you had been there!’” You’ve probably heard a similar prayer in the worship service, or maybe even thought it yourself. Someone will pray, “Lord, we hope…
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