If you flip over a LEGO and look at the underside, you’ll notice these round shapes that run all along the middle. That feature sets LEGOs apart from other blocks because it helps the blocks fit snuggly together so your creations doesn’t come crashing down with just a little nudge. Today, I’m sharing with youContinue reading “The Man Who Hated Legos (replay)”
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Is It Still Well With My Soul (replay)
In this episode, I’m going to tell you the story of Horatio Spafford, the man who wrote the beloved hymn “It Is Well With My Soul”. I’ve heard the first part of Spafford’s story many times, but it seemed to me like every time I heard someone tell the story, they always stopped at theContinue reading “Is It Still Well With My Soul (replay)”
Gladys Aylward, Wanted Fugitive
Gladys takes the piece of paper, unfolds it, and starts to read. “Reward,” it says, “Any person who gives information that leads to the capture (dead or alive) of the below-mentioned people will receive a one hundred dollar reward from the Japanese High Command.” Then there are three names. The first two are Chinese leadersContinue reading “Gladys Aylward, Wanted Fugitive”
Gladys Aylward, Foot Inspector
As Gladys Aylward stares at the dilapidated building, she wonders, Can this possibly be the right place? Gladys has just completed a long two days of travel by mule to reach this little village high up in the mountains of China, but this house, where she has been told Mrs. Lawson is living, hardly seemsContinue reading “Gladys Aylward, Foot Inspector”
Gladys Aylward, Rejected Missionary
The woman standing on the train platform cuts an unusual figure. She stands only two inches short of five feet tall. She wears a bright orange dress and a large fur overcoat—a strange fashion choice since the October weather isn’t cold enough for an overcoat. She holds two suitcases, both old and worn out. AtContinue reading “Gladys Aylward, Rejected Missionary”
Running to Daddy
I’ve always said we would never get a trampoline. I’ve heard too many stories of people breaking bones, or spraining ankles, or cracking their heads open while jumping on a trampoline. Don’t get me wrong, I bear no ill will toward people who have trampolines, I just wasn’t interested. We had at least twice whenContinue reading “Running to Daddy”
Eric Liddell Passes the Baton
“SIMPLE HARDY LIFE UNDER PRIMITIVE CONDITIONS.” That’s how Eric Liddell describes life at Weihsien to his wife, Florence. But, though his description makes Weihsien sound like a fun campout in the woods with friends, Eric’s life there is, in reality, something else entirely. Eric is a prisoner at Weihsien Internment Camp—a Japanese prison camp. AndContinue reading “Eric Liddell Passes the Baton”
Something Appropriate (replay)
With Christmas just a few days away, I want to share with you a story I told on the podcast back on Christmas Eve 2022. It’s a heart-warming story and one that I hope will give us all a little perspective this Christmas season. This is “Something Appropriate”. Frank, Jim, and Bill were not goingContinue reading “Something Appropriate (replay)”
The Year They Cancelled Christmas
It’s December 25, 1647—Christmas Day. A crowd of apprentices gather in Cornhill, London. In honor of the festive occasion, they have boughs of holly and strands of ivy ready to hang in honor of Christmas. Together, they hang the greenery in a public place for all to see. It seems like a heartwarming and harmlessContinue reading “The Year They Cancelled Christmas”
Ben Franklin’s Family Feud
It’s early 1775 and it’s a time for deciding. The American colonies are at a crossroads. Tensions are threatening to boil over. It’s becoming harder and harder to sit on the fence. Some British subjects are choosing to stay loyal to the crown, vowing to do so no matter what comes. Others are preparing toContinue reading “Ben Franklin’s Family Feud”
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