This Week's Story Archive of Stories
Henry B. González was one of the extraordinary leaders of the Mexican-American generation who, as a TX State and U.S. Congressman, battled segregation.... [ continue reading] Life choices bring joy or loss depending on motivation and the Guide.... [ continue reading] A contemporary high school senior, and slaves fleeing ancient Egypt struggle with life choices!... [ continue reading] Placing blame on someone else, may make me a helpless victim, what can I do?... [ continue reading] When times are difficult and choices disappear, people find alternatives to despair.... [ continue reading] Opportunity comes to Phillis Wheatley from surprising sources.... [ continue reading] Slavery is a dark side of history with individual stories of victory breaking the chains. Phillis Wheatley knew victory and loss.... [ continue reading] Jesus demonstrates unique power with nature's forces and a man possessed with demons.... [ continue reading] Gigantic political fires burned in the United States in 1787. They burn now!... [ continue reading] George Whitefield: Nobody spoke to as many people as he did until the 20th century.... [ continue reading] Kobe continues trailblazing with his legendary work ethic, skills, and hunger for wisdom.... [ continue reading] Kobe and Shaq: Two superstars who had feuded and made basketball art, led their team to three NBA Championships.... [ continue reading] Kobe's work ethic transformed his basketball moves into split-second strategies and magical moments of flight.... [ continue reading] Kobe Bryant was extraordinary! Consider his skills, inner fire to win,
awards, and sleep-defying work ethic.... [ continue reading] Thomas Jefferson, with courteous sarcasm, talks with the man who brutalized Thomas Paine.... [ continue reading] Discouraged American soldiers ask, "Why are we fighting?" A little book, Common Sense, gives them answers and hope.... [ continue reading] A Roman centurion is shocked by what happens at the crucifixion of Jesus.... [ continue reading] Arrested, charged, tried, and sentenced! Unfair! Jesus is not guilty!... [ continue reading] "Am I a dangerous criminal? Is that why you brought weapons to help you take me?"... [ continue reading] The Samaritan Woman: Most people ignored her. Jesus shared riches with her.... [ continue reading] Druid priests and chieftains resist Patrick, but he keeps talking about Jesus and the Bible to poor and rich, slave and free.... [ continue reading] St. Patrick is kicked to an auction block and sold in Ireland.... [ continue reading] I knew I should wear green on St. Patrick's Day or I would get pinched. But, how come?... [ continue reading] Joash is determined to repair the vandalized temple of God.... [ continue reading] Joash is rescued and receives education to become king. Will he serve or abuse his country?... [ continue reading] Jehoiada shocks Queen Athalizh with the coronation of Joash.... [ continue reading] Athaliah has a savage determination to become queen of Judah, regardless if tragedy destroys her family.... [ continue reading] When Major André's boots were removed, a paper was found in his stocking. Then more papers were found.... [ continue reading] Finding spies for the Culper Spy Ring was a risky intelligence operation.... [ continue reading] Mary travels 93 miles to Bethlehem on a donkey with her husband Joseph. What extraordinary event in history occurs there and to her?... [ continue reading] Benjamin Franklin's lifelong specialty was possibilities and solutions.... [ continue reading] Squanto's hard times help him on an unusual mission to the Pilgrims.... [ continue reading] The Pilgrims suffer! Some survive their first winter in the New World. They are surprised by Samoset's visit.... [ continue reading] Franklin gives himself and offers his fortune to help the 13 colonies receive fairness from Britain.... [ continue reading] Can the 13 Colonies work together as Benjamin Franklin helps them build a postal system?... [ continue reading] Retirement has exciting opportunities for Benjamin Franklin.... [ continue reading] Imagine being a skilled writer, publisher, printer, inventor, business entrepreneur, retiring at age 42 with enough money to pay your bills, AND THEN starting a "world" of experiments.... [ continue reading] Success: Ben Franklin defeats business competition, builds his newspaper audience, and develops Poor Richard's Almanac for an international audience.... [ continue reading] Ben becomes a printing entrepreneur, choses a wife, and brainstorms changes for Philadelphia.... [ continue reading] Ben Franklin was an unstoppable force from one job to the next, building new skills and stepping into opportunity!... [ continue reading] Ben Franklin possessed a fuel that never ceased--curiosity!... [ continue reading] Wounded soldiers and victims in disaster meet The Angel of the Battlefield, Clara Barton!... [ continue reading] Clara Barton, an extraordinary woman and founder of the Red Cross, confronts her shyness, depression, and poor health.... [ continue reading] 31 men, only one woman, and a new baby map a route across the West!... [ continue reading] Fact and fiction swirl around Sacajawea, including surprises.... [ continue reading] Jesus demonstrates unique power with nature's forces and a man possessed with demons.... [ continue reading] Tenacity drove Marine recruits and the signers of the Declaration of Independence.... [ continue reading] Only in America would "such people" mix and argue about the government they wanted.... [ continue reading] Elizabeth Packard becomes a tenacious, effective crusader for women's legal rights and the mentally ill when their rights are often legally ignored.... [ continue reading] Theophilus plots to place Elizabeth into another asylum.The Law of Coverture will not protect her.... [ continue reading] Though trapped in an asylum, Elizabeth Packard helps patients and continues her search for freedom.... [ continue reading] Elizabeth Packard is moved into an asylum ward where harsh treatment often breaks patients' spirits. She is determined to survive and help patients.... [ continue reading] Elizabeth Packard discovers that she has been tricked by the director of Jacksonville Insane Asylum. She takes action!... [ continue reading] While Elizabeth Packard discovers abuse to patients, she shines God's hope to them, which puts her into jeopardy.... [ continue reading] Could Elizabeth trust superintendent McFarland or was he deliberately crushing female independence?... [ continue reading] Elizabeth Packard is betrayed by her husband and the superintendent of the mental asylum.... [ continue reading] Elizabeth Packard is abandoned by her husband and declares "I have used my reason, not lost it!"... [ continue reading] Elizabeth Packard is forced to spend her first night in Jacksonville Insane Asylum in 1860.... [ continue reading] Betrayal and trickery result in Elizabeth Packard's legal kidnapping to a mental asylum in 1860.... [ continue reading] Elizabeth Packard's husband committed his wife to an Illinois insane asylum for refusing to accept his viewpoints.... [ continue reading] I was amazed that Mom was so humble and strong that she apologized to me.... [ continue reading] With new courage Joseph asks, "May I have the body of Jesus?"... [ continue reading] A Roman centurion is shocked by what happens at the crucifixion of Jesus.... [ continue reading] Arrested, charged, tried, and sentenced! Unfair! Jesus is not guilty!... [ continue reading] "Am I a dangerous criminal? Is that why you brought weapons to help you take me?"... [ continue reading] I knew I should wear green on St. Patrick's Day or I would get pinched. But, how come?... [ continue reading] The first major battle of the Mexican-American War featured meritorious bravery and exceptional use of artillery.... [ continue reading] 1840's: Can Mexico and the U.S. settle their differences without war?... [ continue reading] Tensions explode between Texans and the Mexican government, after Texas becomes part of the United States.... [ continue reading] What should my rights as a United States citizen be? What are my God-given rights?... [ continue reading] Americans receive a terrific opportunity to settle in Tejas.... [ continue reading] Not only was Wilma Rudolph fast, she was beautiful and graceful with a hard-to-believe story.... [ continue reading] Polio is not going to determine what Wilma Rudolph can do!... [ continue reading] Books have changed minds and nations. When people read Uncle Tom's Cabin
by author Harriet Beecher Stowe,many felt the cruelty and injustice of
owning human beings.... [ continue reading] Mary travels 93 miles to Bethlehem on a donkey with her husband Joseph. What extraordinary event in history occurs there and to her?... [ continue reading] John the Baptist draws crowds of people with a challenge to repent.... [ continue reading] Who was he - brave preacher, desert dweller, prophet, messenger, birth announced by angel Gabriel, forerunner of Jesus, beheaded!... [ continue reading] A teenager searching for his identity questions John the Baptist.... [ continue reading] Squanto's hard times prepared him for an unusual mission to the pilgrim... [ continue reading] The Pilgrims suffer! Some survive their first winter in the New World. They are surprised by Samoset's visit.... [ continue reading] When Major André's boots were removed, a paper was found in his stocking. Then more papers were found.... [ continue reading] Finding spies for the Culper Spy Ring was a risky intelligence operation.... [ continue reading] Locked doors swing open in Soviet Russia when Dwayne King and a team bring Bibles.... [ continue reading] Winters above the Arctic Circle confronted the King family.... [ continue reading] With stunning skill and judgment, Dwayne King serves as a missionary bush pilot and instructor in Alaska.... [ continue reading] Dwayne King's passions, skills, and energy are honed for service by the Master Craftsman.... [ continue reading] As Dwayne King grows he thrives on speed and fun, and then his life receives a new passion.... [ continue reading] Legendary pilot, Dwayne King, takes gospel to isolated people in Alaska and Siberia.... [ continue reading] Louie Zamperini is captured by enemy soldiers after 47 days lost in the Pacific Ocean.... [ continue reading] Louie Zamperini crashes into Pacific Ocean and struggles to survive shark attacks and starvation... [ continue reading] Louie Zamperini was a track wonder-running at USC, NCAA, and 1936 Olympics in Berlin.... [ continue reading] Chief Fred Ewan has lived off the land; traveled on foot, snowshoes, and dogsled; and faced forces he could not stop.... [ continue reading] Stubby sometimes waited with a man until he could be rescued; sometimes he stayed with a man until he died.... [ continue reading] Stubby, a stray dog, is smuggled into France and serves as part of the U.S. Army's Yankee Division in World War I.... [ continue reading] We are not worshipping this torn flag. It represents dreams and goals for life in our country.... [ continue reading] Tenacity drove Marine recruits and the signers of the Declaration of Independence.... [ continue reading] Only in America would "such people" mix and argue about the government they wanted.... [ continue reading] The American economy crashed and millions of Americans struggled to overcome the Great Depression.... [ continue reading] Papa's unique discipline built love and order into a family soon to face the Great Depression!... [ continue reading] With new courage Joseph asks, "May I have the body of Jesus?"... [ continue reading] A Roman centurion is shocked by what happens at the crucifixion of Jesus.... [ continue reading] Arrested, charged, tried, and sentenced! Unfair! Jesus is not guilty!... [ continue reading] Druid priests and chieftains resist Patrick, but he keeps talking about Jesus and the Bible to poor and rich, slave and free.... [ continue reading] St. Patrick is kicked to an auction block and sold in Ireland.... [ continue reading] I knew I should wear green on St. Patrick's Day or I would get pinched. But, how come?... [ continue reading] President Lincoln was keenly aware that being U.S. President did not give him the right to force his ideas upon the nation without regard for the Constitution and the people's will.... [ continue reading] Lincoln had grit for the enormity of challenges he attacked: How important was it that the United States be one nation? What is the morality of slavery? How does slavery affect economy?... [ continue reading] A sixteen year old girl glimpses the last days of President Lincoln's life.... [ continue reading] Brian Blair, Helen Keller, Linda Levac, Senator Max Cleland, President Franklin Roosevelt, you, and I need the hands of community!... [ continue reading] Brian Blair, born blind, experiences doing what he had thought was impossible for him to do.... [ continue reading] If I was born blind, would I be tangled in a foxhole mentality or could the foxhole be eclipsed?... [ continue reading] Mary travels 93 miles to Bethlehem on a donkey with her husband Joseph. What extraordinary event in history occurs there and to her?... [ continue reading] A nine feet and nine inches tall soldier attempts to fight a teenager who is equipped with a slingshot and five stones.... [ continue reading] King Saul's camp is miraculously infiltrated and David becomes an immigrant.... [ continue reading] Uncle Tom is stripped of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. He lives in a book blockbuster.... [ continue reading] The worst rioting in U.S. history and the sacrifice of the 54th Regiment mark July 1863.... [ continue reading] A clever confederate strategy confronts the union's 54th Regiment of black NCO's and white officers, but their charge continues.... [ continue reading] One thousand black soldiers in 54th regiment choose to fight, despite unfair pay, terrible weather, and lack of sleep and food.... [ continue reading] The superb performance and skills of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Military Regiment far exceeded profiling of black soldiers.... [ continue reading] Why would America, famous as the land of freedom, allow slavery?... [ continue reading] Ali's wins his third world heavyweight championship boxing title, and courageously confronts Parkinson's Disease. ... [ continue reading] Muhammad Ali and Samson, men of fame, riddle, and tragedy, meet!... [ continue reading] I was amazed that Mom was so humble and strong that she apologized to me.... [ continue reading] We are not worshipping this torn flag. It represents dreams and goals for life in our country.... [ continue reading] Tenacity drove Marine recruits and the signers of the Declaration of Independence.... [ continue reading] Only in America would "such people" mix and argue about the government they wanted.... [ continue reading] "Am I a dangerous criminal? Is that why you brought weapons to help you take me?"... [ continue reading] 31 men, only one woman, and a new baby map a route across the West!... [ continue reading] Fact and fiction swirl around Sacajawea, including surprises.... [ continue reading] There's no speed limit in American culture. We change fast, but the past is still here.... [ continue reading] Chief Fred Ewan has lived off the land; traveled on foot, snowshoes, and dogsled; and faced forces he could not stop.... [ continue reading] Queen Vashti refuses to be displayed by her drunken husband, King Xerxes.... [ continue reading] Louie Zamperini is captured by enemy soldiers after 47 days lost in the Pacific Ocean.... [ continue reading] Louie Zamperini crashes into Pacific Ocean and struggles to survive shark attacks and starvation... [ continue reading] Louie Zamperini was a track wonder--running at USC, NCAA, and 1936 Olympics in Berlin.... [ continue reading] Jairus pleads, "Jesus, heal my daughter. Don't let her die"... [ continue reading] Jesus, how many times should I forgive someone who keeps treating me unfairly?... [ continue reading] Zelensky and Washington Share Gigantic Obstacles and Strengths... [ continue reading] Neither President Zelensky or General Washington abandon their men.... [ continue reading] President Zelensky shares his personal past and present challenge with General Washington.... [ continue reading] General Washington, is it necessary for Ukrainians to accept defeat?... [ continue reading] Lord, how can we travel when Russian tanks patrol the roads and jets buzz overhead?... [ continue reading] Russia has invaded Ukraine. How do and can people and nations help?... [ continue reading] Grisha, a Russian soldier on a stalled convoy, awaits orders for attacking Kyiv, capitol of Ukraine.... [ continue reading] Phillis Wheatley: age seven, cargo on a slave ship; age thirteen publishing poetry... [ continue reading] Mum Bett becomes the first slave in Massachusetts to be declared free according to the state constitution.... [ continue reading] Mum Bett courageously sues the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court for her legal freedom.... [ continue reading] The new drill instructor's tactics at Valley Forge were shocking and successful!... [ continue reading] Discouragement, disease, and starvation stalk American soldiers at Valley Forge!... [ continue reading] God told Adam, "This is your home, and you are the master gardener."... [ continue reading] An attacking dog, a dog who loves, and and an abused dog build sensitivity and stewardship for "life."... [ continue reading] Mixing New York City pet dogs, dog poo, and walking means trouble with a capital T.... [ continue reading] Mary travels 93 miles to Bethlehem on a donkey with her husband Joseph. What extraordinary event in history occurs there and to her?... [ continue reading] Squanto's hard times help him on an unusual mission to the Pilgrims.... [ continue reading] The Pilgrims suffer! Some survive their first winter in the New World. They are surprised by Samoset's visit.... [ continue reading] When thugs beat up a traveler, he is rescued by a man he despises.... [ continue reading] What made Don Haskins a winning basketball coach against small and big-town schools?... [ continue reading] In 1966 Coach Haskins began the 1966 NCAA Division 1 basketball championship game with five black starters.... [ continue reading] "Follow the Leader" is a dangerous game when Ahab and Jezebel lead. Drought comes to Israel.... [ continue reading] General Washington refuses to surrender or allow his troops to commit sure suicide. How can they escape?... [ continue reading] As the America Declaration of Independence was adopted, enemy invasion forces were landing near New York City.... [ continue reading] Tenacity drove Marine recruits and the signers of the Declaration of Independence.... [ continue reading] Only in America would "such people" mix and argue about the government they wanted.... [ continue reading] Belshazzar's party had a surprise guest with a devastating message!... [ continue reading] We are not worshipping this torn flag. It represents dreams and goals for life in our country.... [ continue reading] Mum Bett becomes the first slave in Massachusetts to be declared free according to the state constitution.... [ continue reading] Mum Bett courageously sues the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court for her legal freedom.... [ continue reading] Will Rogers was the "common man." Nobody was too high or too low for him to sit and talk with.... [ continue reading] Is there a #1 American comedian? For years Americans said, "It's Will Rogers!"... [ continue reading] Stubby sometimes waited with a man until he could be rescued; sometimes he stayed with a man until he died.... [ continue reading] Stubby, a stray dog, is smuggled into France and serves as part of the U.S. Army's Yankee Division in World War I.... [ continue reading] When Major André's boots were removed, a paper was found in his stocking. Then more papers were found.... [ continue reading] Finding spies for the Culper Spy Ring was a risky intelligence operation.... [ continue reading] For what the Culper Spy Ring does now, there is no public applause.... [ continue reading] A Roman centurion is shocked by what happens at the crucifixion of Jesus.... [ continue reading] Arrested, charged, tried, and sentenced! Unfair! Jesus is not guilty!... [ continue reading] Druid priests and chieftains resist Patrick, but he keeps talking about Jesus and the Bible to poor and rich, slave and free.... [ continue reading] Soon Patrick found himself alone with dumb sheep in Ireland, no one to be his friend.... [ continue reading] I knew I should wear green on St. Patrick's Day or I would get pinched. But, how come?... [ continue reading] An Ironic Prescription: Use nasty arguments to support opinions.... [ continue reading] Charlie, can you be sure, that every Bible story with people doing what you have not seen, is fantasy?... [ continue reading] The new drill instructor's tactics at Valley Forge were shocking and successful!... [ continue reading] Discouragement, disease, and starvation stalk American soldiers at Valley Forge!... [ continue reading] Cockney flower seller hands flower to Winant. "Goodbye, sir. You've helped us in bad times and we shan't forget you."... [ continue reading] In the midst of falling bombs Winant walked and asked victims, "What can I do to help you?"... [ continue reading] As World War II tossed the world an American ambassador helped Allied world leaders and common folk work together.... [ continue reading] There's no speed limit in American culture. We change fast, but the past is still here.... [ continue reading] Mary travels 93 miles to Bethlehem on a donkey with her husband Joseph. What extraordinary event in history occurs there and to her?... [ continue reading] Ethan, we are regular guys, gripped with the thought that our country is in trouble. What has been good in our country and what can be good?... [ continue reading] COVID and the American election kicked us out of the status quo and into our quest!... [ continue reading] Squanto's hard times help him on an unusual mission to the Pilgrims.... [ continue reading] The Pilgrims suffer! Some survive their first winter in the New World. They are surprised by Samoset's visit.... [ continue reading] A student discovers American history in a fascinating textbook with intriguing stories.... [ continue reading] Should Israel change their form of government when their judges are corrupt?... [ continue reading] Could there be a Manor Farm with Farmer Jones and Napoleon, and everyone working to receive fair justice under the law?... [ continue reading] A Jewish fisherman and a Roman soldier, Peter and Cornelius, discover that God has no favorites.... [ continue reading] Jairus pleads, "Jesus, heal my daughter. Don't let her die"... [ continue reading] The worst rioting in U.S. history and the sacrifice of the 54th Regiment mark July 1863.... [ continue reading] A clever confederate strategy confronts the union's 54th Regiment of black NCO's and white officers, but their charge continues.... [ continue reading] One thousand black soldiers in 54th regiment choose to fight, despite unfair pay, terrible weather, and lack of sleep and food.
... [ continue reading] The superb performance and skills of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Military Regiment far exceeded profiling of black soldiers.... [ continue reading] Why would America, famous as the land of freedom, allow slavery?... [ continue reading] People are on a wild confusing ride with the English language.... [ continue reading] We are not worshipping this torn flag. It represents dreams and goals for life in our country.
... [ continue reading] Phillis Wheatley: age seven, cargo on a slave ship; age thirteen publishing poetry... [ continue reading] A woman is caught breaking her marriage vows, and is brought to Jesus. What does he say?... [ continue reading] Mum Bett becomes the first slave in Massachusetts to be declared free according to the state constitution.... [ continue reading] Mum Bett courageously sues the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court for her legal freedom.... [ continue reading] Skin color does not reveal if you are a human being, nor did The U.S. Compromise of 1850 find a mirror.... [ continue reading] A book that changed people's hearts and heads about slavery!... [ continue reading] I was amazed that Mom was so humble and strong that she apologized to me.... [ continue reading] My words tell you what He did and said, but words are too small to describe Him.
... [ continue reading] Jesus was our coach, teacher, and friend; yet we did not know Him.
... [ continue reading] Disaster is not the next step for Hezekiah or his nation.
... [ continue reading] A brutal superpower confronts Hezekiah. What are his resources?
... [ continue reading] Judah's new leadership does not accept corrupt status quo. Changes begin!
... [ continue reading] Martha works hard and resents her sister Mary who sits listening to Jesus.
Is one woman right and the other wrong?... [ continue reading] The Samaritan Woman: Most people ignored her. Jesus shared riches with her.
... [ continue reading] Carl navigates life-twists with school, military, and jobs; and his dream lives.
... [ continue reading] Carl's travels in books ignite a dream. He will travel around the world. ... [ continue reading] Will poor and rich Puritans keep their promise to work together in the New World?... [ continue reading] What could convince you to leave your country as John Winthrop did?... [ continue reading] John Winthrop visits a city bursting with change and danger!... [ continue reading] Mary travels 93 miles to Bethlehem on a donkey with her husband Joseph. What extraordinary event in history occurs there and to her?... [ continue reading] Squanto's hard times help him on an unusual mission to the Pilgrims.... [ continue reading] Ali's wins his third world heavyweight championship boxing title, and courageously confronts Parkinson's Disease. ... [ continue reading] Muhammad Ali and Samson, men of fame, riddle, and tragedy, meet! ... [ continue reading] 31 men, only one woman, and a new baby map a route across the West!... [ continue reading] Fact and fiction swirl around Sacajawea, including surprises.... [ continue reading] General Washington refuses to surrender or allow his troops to commit sure suicide. How can they escape?... [ continue reading] Enemy invasion forces were landing near New York City, as the Declaration of Independence was adopted!... [ continue reading] What are the odds in a contest with 850 men + Baal versus 1 man and God?... [ continue reading] "Follow the Leader" is a dangerous game when Ahab and Jezebel lead. Drought comes to Israel.... [ continue reading] Elijah goes into hiding and God provides an unusual care plan.... [ continue reading] I do not fit into this crazy world! Every day I am expected to know new words and learn new skills.... [ continue reading] A Jewish fisherman and a Roman soldier, Peter and Cornelius, discover that God has no favorites.... [ continue reading] I was amazed that Mom was so humble and strong that she apologized to me.
... [ continue reading] The Outsiders captivated my students and me, and millions of American students!... [ continue reading] Why didn't Jesus heal Lazarus before he died? Now his body is stinking.... [ continue reading] Men surrounded Jesus."Who are you? Give us a straight answer."... [ continue reading] Smiles light the faces of refugees and volunteers at the refugee shelter in Blythe, California.... [ continue reading] Compassion and respect shine in the Blythe refugee shelter.
... [ continue reading] The Homeless come with many titles - legal refugees, illegal aliens - Crazy name! Who comes from another planet?
... [ continue reading] A boy wants a fish and William Penn wants land. What will they give?
... [ continue reading] Lafayette learned disciplines of hardship unlike any he had as an aristocrat.
... [ continue reading] Why would a nineteen year old leave home to fight for another country?
... [ continue reading] A student discovers American history in a fascinating textbook with intriguing stories.
... [ continue reading] Henry Ford convinces Americans that cars are not ridiculous!... [ continue reading] Henry Ford sees possibilities and has the "guts" to pursue them.
... [ continue reading] TODAY: violence and compassion THEN: Conquistadores stole and New World priests served... [ continue reading] Did Mum Bett, a slave woman, have the same right to be free and equal as granted in the Massachusetts Constitution?
... [ continue reading] Mum Bett:first enslaved African American to file and win a freedom suit in Massachusetts
... [ continue reading] Martha works hard and resents her sister Mary who sits listening to Jesus?
Is one woman right and the other wrong?... [ continue reading] Stubby sometimes waited with a man until he could be rescued; sometimes he stayed with a man until he died.
... [ continue reading] Stubby, a stray dog, is smuggled into France and serves as part of the U.S. Army's Yankee Division in World War I.... [ continue reading] Help comes for the Valley Forge survivors: food, clothing, and a shocking drill instructor - Baron von Steuben!
... [ continue reading] Discouragement, disease, and starvation stalk American soldiers at Valley Forge!... [ continue reading] How does a mother love and guide a son unlike any boy she has known?... [ continue reading] Mary travels 93 miles to Bethlehem on a donkey with her husband Joseph. What extraordinary event in history occurs there and to her?... [ continue reading] John Chau: a disturbing story embedded in fact and surmise!
... [ continue reading] Squanto's hard times help him on an unusual mission to the Pilgrims.... [ continue reading] Paul and Silas were innocent convicts in a prison hole in Philippi.
... [ continue reading] Paul and Silas were targeted by a wild young woman while walking on a busy street in Philippi, Greece.
... [ continue reading] The Samaritan Woman: Most people ignored her. Jesus shared riches with her.
... [ continue reading] General Washington refuses to surrender or allow his troops to commit sure suicide. How can they escape?
... [ continue reading] Enemy invasion forces were landing near New York City, as the Declaration of Independence was adopted!... [ continue reading] Gigantic political fires burned in the United States in 1787. They burn now!
... [ continue reading] Jackie Robinson agrees to be harrassed, in hopes of breaking the color barrier in American Major League baseball.
... [ continue reading] Pony Express action: Sam changed horses eight times and climbed about 4000 feet into the Sierra Nevadas
... [ continue reading] Through enemy attacks, blizzards, and mud young men on horseback delivered the U.S. mail for eighteen months.... [ continue reading] Will Rogers was the "common man." Nobody was too high or too low for him to sit and talk with.... [ continue reading] Is there a #1 American comedian? For years Americans said, "It's Will Rogers!"... [ continue reading] How can the Israelite soldiers march around the city of Jericho and defeat it?... [ continue reading] Joshua accepts a battle plan that defies military experience.
... [ continue reading] No sound system could replicate the Israelites' bursts of amazement as the waters of the River Jordan parted.
... [ continue reading] Rahab makes a deal with two enemy spies and the Israelite nation crosses the Jordan River.... [ continue reading] Joshua sends two spies and mobilizes Israelite forces to enter the Promised Land.
... [ continue reading] For forty years Moses led a nation of stiff-necked complaining rebels!
... [ continue reading] God told Adam, "This is your home, and you are the master gardener."... [ continue reading] Glenn lost his savings and arrived at the University of Kansas with $7.65 in his pocket.
... [ continue reading] Glenn Cunningham's "great strength, his courageous attitude, and his strong heart and lungs make up for his lack of normal legs."
... [ continue reading] Glenn Cunningham, age 11, competes against high school boys in his first track meet without knowing the rules.... [ continue reading] Glenn Cunningham, later to become a champion runner, is caught in a fire.... [ continue reading] Not only was Wilma Rudolph fast, she was beautiful and graceful with a hard-to-believe story.... [ continue reading] What more do I need to know before I can accept Paul's testimony?... [ continue reading] What if someone from Onesimus's hometown recognized him in Rome as a fugitive from slavery?... [ continue reading] Onesimus, a slave to a man, cannot understand why Paul chooses to be a slave to Jesus Christ.... [ continue reading] Could the prisoner be attached to the people who meet in Philemon's home?... [ continue reading] Will anyone recognize Onesimus as a slave, or worse, as an escaped slave?... [ continue reading] Druid priests and chieftains resist Patrick, but he keeps talking about Jesus and the Bible to poor and rich, slave and free.... [ continue reading] St. Patrick is kicked to an auction block and sold in Ireland.... [ continue reading] I knew I should wear green on St. Patrick's Day or I would get pinched. But, how come?... [ continue reading] A huge Philistine soldier challenges any Israeli soldier to fight him.... [ continue reading] A grey stone, proposal, and family briefing are drawing Andy's family to Ireland... [ continue reading] Andy's proposal shocks his father, who believes his son does not know how to work or earn money.... [ continue reading] Dad likes to think I could be like Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, or Tesla.... [ continue reading] A man discovers that Jesus is not intimidated by people who hate him.... [ continue reading] Mary travels 93 miles to Bethlehem on a donkey with her husband Joseph. What extraordinary event in history occurs there and to her?... [ continue reading] Will freedom last or will Soviet Union military forces return to Budapest?... [ continue reading] Day three of the revolution! Is freedom possible in Hungary?... [ continue reading] The Hungarian Revolution begins with students, teachers, and soon workers, soldiers, teenagers, etc.!... [ continue reading] Hungarians in the Revolution of 1956 fought for liberty as many people do today.... [ continue reading] A boy watches his people begin the Hungarian Revolution in the Cold War.... [ continue reading] As the Hungarian Revolution erupts, a fifteen year old boy struggles between what he believes about communism and his family's convictions.... [ continue reading] A Hungarian student believes communism will give his country great opportunities in the 1950's. His father disagrees.... [ continue reading] Which leader would you choose? Vladimir Putin, Benjamin Netanyahu, Angela Merkel, Enrique Peña Nieto, Donald Trump, or Queen Elizabeth... [ continue reading] Chief Fred Ewan: a servant-leader in pioneer and modern days... [ continue reading] General Washington refuses to surrender or allow his troops to commit sure suicide. How can they escape?... [ continue reading] As the America Declaration of Independence was adopted, enemy invasion forces were landing near New York City.... [ continue reading] Cain points the finger: "God and my parents treated me unfairly."... [ continue reading] As the wind swooshed by with the chariot and horses, Elijah disappeared into it and was swept upwards.... [ continue reading] What were the resources of Elijah, the poor widow, and myself?... [ continue reading] By age 24 George Whitefield had preached to more Americans than anyone alive.... [ continue reading] Dorothea Dix: Some kids talk about their families. I don't.... [ continue reading] Dorothea Dix wanted nothing written about herself. Instead she quietly changed history.... [ continue reading] Dorothea Dix finished her jail visit, but the cages, screams, and faces of helpless outcasts did not leave her.... [ continue reading] Daniel Boone, skilled frontiersman, leads a rescue party for his kidnapped daughter Jemima.... [ continue reading] Zechariah was not a grumpy old man, though he disagreed with the angel Gabriel.... [ continue reading] A happy old childless couple receive an unbelievable promise.... [ continue reading] Thomas Jefferson and a prejudiced English farmer present true horror for Thomas Paine.... [ continue reading] Common Sense: How could anyone resist it? It became a wildcat edition.... [ continue reading] Laugh with Will Rogers; see Goliath's defeat; and discover a microbe in a mama tick. It's all in This Week's Story!... [ continue reading] Moses climbed up Mt Sinai into a dense. cloud. There God spoke words that revolutionized laws and behaviors in many nations.... [ continue reading] As the Israelites waited near Mt. Sinai to meet God, smoke billowed from the mountain and an earthquake shook it.... [ continue reading] Jesus told his students, "If you want to be first, that means you will serve!"... [ continue reading] Audie Murphy stands atop a burning tank destroyer firing a machine gun and blocks an enemy attack at Holtzwihr.... [ continue reading] Audie Murphy was rejected by three branches of the U.S. military. Later the nation recognized his skill and courage in combat.... [ continue reading] Will Rogers was the "common man." Nobody was too high or too low for him to sit and talk with.... [ continue reading] Is there a #1 American comedian? For years Americans said, "It's Will Rogers!"... [ continue reading] Joseph's brothers discover Pharaoh's second-in-command is their brother!... [ continue reading] A mystery: Why does a powerful Egyptian official treat ten foreign brothers cruelly and kindly?... [ continue reading] In desperation, Jacob allows his youngest son to be taken to Egypt... [ continue reading] Jacob's ten guilty sons are falsely charged, imprisoned, and strangely sent home.... [ continue reading] Have Jacob's ten sons been betrayed for someone's evil deeds?... [ continue reading] Jacob's sons can starve at home or go to Egypt hoping to buy food.... [ continue reading] Where can you find a physician who goes to her patients day or night, begins a hospital and a medical college?... [ continue reading] Elizabeth Blackwell was threatened, insulted, rejected, and respected.... [ continue reading] Elizabeth Blackwell fights loss of her eye and opens her medical office.... [ continue reading] Dr. Blackwell was revolutionary! No "nice" woman in the 1840's talked and acted as she did.... [ continue reading] Elizabeth,"For a woman to become a doctor is unfeminine and impossible!"... [ continue reading] James Madison and Tupac Shakur each fought for what he considered justice.... [ continue reading] A man discovers that Jesus is not intimidated by people who hate him.... [ continue reading] Few people knew the many ways Abigail Adams used her brilliance and skills for the cause of American freedom.... [ continue reading] Balaam wonders, "God told me to bless Israel and the king told me to curse Israel. What should I do?"... [ continue reading] God gives speech to a donkey and controls the tongue of a sneaky prophet.... [ continue reading] There's no speed limit in American culture. We change fast, but the past is still here.... [ continue reading] People were bored with "religion" and crime was common when The Second Great Awakening began in New York State.... [ continue reading] Why didn't Jesus heal Lazarus before he died? Now his body is stinking.... [ continue reading] Men surrounded Jesus. "Who are you? Give us a straight answer."... [ continue reading] A choice between two babies requires extraordinary wisdom from Solomon.... [ continue reading] Lately we've been travelling with Jesus. Life with him is never ordinary.... [ continue reading] Chief Fred Ewan has lived off the land; traveled on foot, snowshoes, and dogsled; and faced forces he could not stop.... [ continue reading] God told Adam, "This is your home, and you are the master gardener."... [ continue reading] The judge declared, "If this girl can survive the abuse that happened to her, there is hope for any foster child."... [ continue reading] Officially, Susan was a foster child. How she hated that title!... [ continue reading] Japanese-American soldiers fight bravely and die in the U.S. 442 Regimental Combat Team, while many of their families are in U.S. internment camps.... [ continue reading] Yasutaka and his family are forced to live at an internment camp in California, because they are Japanese-American during World War II.... [ continue reading] When thugs beat up a traveler, he is rescued by a man he despises.... [ continue reading] Druid priests and chieftains resist Patrick, but he keeps talking about Jesus and the Bible to poor and rich, slave and free.... [ continue reading] St. Patrick is kicked to an auction block and sold in Ireland.... [ continue reading] I knew I should wear green on St. Patrick's Day or I would get pinched. But, how come?... [ continue reading] A huge Philistine soldier challenges any Israeli soldier to fight him.... [ continue reading] Will poor and rich Puritans keep their promise to work together in the New World?... [ continue reading] What could convince you to leave your country as John Winthrop did?... [ continue reading] John Winthrop discovers a different world in a filthy, crowded, and dangerous city!... [ continue reading] What are the odds in a contest with 850 men + Baal versus 1 man and God?... [ continue reading] "Follow the Leader" is a dangerous game when Ahab and Jezebel lead. Drought comes to Israel.... [ continue reading] Elena pursues her GRAND AMERICAN DREAM and becomes a teacher!... [ continue reading] Why would Americans in the Thirteen Colonies and a soldier deployed in Iraq read The Pilgrim's Progress? Did they have nothing better to do?... [ continue reading] Peter escapes from prison while the guards are in a strange coma.... [ continue reading] "Abigail Adams, we Americans are having huge problems. How did you handle intense disagreement?"... [ continue reading] How could one escaped slave woman do what Harriet Tubman did? (She is the new face on the US twenty dollar bill.)... [ continue reading] Billy Sunday, National League baseball player and evangelist, spoke to over 100 million people without loudspeakers, TV, or radio.... [ continue reading] Conversation with Lincoln: Our belief in freedom is worthless, if our words make slaves.... [ continue reading] 31 men, only one woman, and a new baby map a route across the West!... [ continue reading] Fact and fiction swirl around Sacajawea, including surprises.... [ continue reading] King Saul was handsome, powerful, and consumed with jealousy!... [ continue reading] Conquistadors came murdering and stealing; young priests came serving and suffering to the New World.... [ continue reading] The newsbuster from Theobald Smith was:Get rid of the insect and the disease disappears!... [ continue reading] Theobald Smith begins a bizarre trail of discovery after thousands of cattle die mysteriously.... [ continue reading] Paul and Silas, though innocent, are put into stocks in the inner hole of Philippi's prison.... [ continue reading] Ladies and gentlemen! You are about to see the one and only magnificent Ringling Brothers' Circus.... [ continue reading] Dallas and Matiel Wicks are salt, wherever they go, but they aren't famous.... [ continue reading] Can Josiah at age sixteen become a good leader despite rotten family patterns?... [ continue reading] A son rebels against his father's faith and nearly destroys himself and his nation.... [ continue reading] An exhausting trip ends with the birth of Jesus Christ in a Bethlehem cave.... [ continue reading] Gigantic political fires burned in the United States in 1787. They burn now!... [ continue reading] The Samaritan Woman: Most people ignored her. Jesus shared riches with her.... [ continue reading] In 1620 Pilgrims fled to find freedom of worship. In 2015 Syrian children also fled.... [ continue reading] Deborah discovers that 900 iron chariots and a gigantic army are no match for God's possibilities!... [ continue reading] Israel rebels against God and an enemy country tramples her.... [ continue reading] She was called a brave crusader, a voice for women, and a wild woman: Carry A Nation.... [ continue reading] Jesus gives a twist to a parable about a rich man and his cheating assistant.... [ continue reading] People there hated preachers, but Charles Finney preached and the wind blew in the Second Great Awakening.... [ continue reading] Not only was Wilma Rudolph fast, she was beautiful and graceful with a hard-to-believe story.... [ continue reading] President Lincoln finds laughter, tears, and worries in the White House.... [ continue reading] A store bursts with Alaskan creativity and God's magnificence in nature.... [ continue reading] POWER and a BIG HEAD sure have a mean grip on Nebuchadnezzar.... [ continue reading] Imagine three men thrown into a furnace and then walking from it without burns or the odor of smoke.... [ continue reading] My dream has put me, Nebuchadnezzar, into a prison where my eyes twitch with sleeplessness.... [ continue reading] A Babylonian king attempts to brain-wash Daniel and his friends.... [ continue reading] Tenacity drove Marine recruits and the signers of the Declaration of Independence.... [ continue reading] Only in America would "such people" mix and argue about the government they wanted.... [ continue reading] A Jewish fisherman and a Roman soldier, Peter and Cornelius, discover that God has no favorites.... [ continue reading] In Uncle Tom's Cabin people are real. They hope and despair, love and hate.... [ continue reading] Henry Ford convinces Americans that cars are not ridiculous!... [ continue reading] Henry Ford sees possibilities and has the "guts" to pursue them.... [ continue reading] Phillis Wheatley: age seven, cargo on a slave ship; age thirteen publishing poetry... [ continue reading] George Whitefield: Nobody spoke to as many people as he did until the 20th century.... [ continue reading] James Madison and Tupac Shakur each fought for what he considered justice.... [ continue reading] A strange conversation between God and Satan was recorded by an unknown person.... [ continue reading] Thomas Edison: extraordinary inventor of light bulbs, multiple messages on a telegraph, phonograph, and talking pictures!... [ continue reading] A boy wants a fish and William Penn wants land. What will they give?... [ continue reading] Hebrew slaves eat a peculiar meal, dabble blood on their front doors, and wait for Passover... [ continue reading] The final showdown brings a strange and terrible plague to Egyptians and Hebrews... [ continue reading] Egypt is battered with plagues in a deadlock between a stubborn pharaoh and Moses.... [ continue reading] Moses wondered, Why doesn't God understand that I am the wrong person for this job?... [ continue reading] Moses watched as a fire swallowed a bush and the bush remained. A voice spoke.... [ continue reading] Moses, you have wealth, wisdom, and power. Will you squander it on slaves?... [ continue reading] Jochebed: As he grew inside of me, I learned to love him and dread the curse of Pharaoh. Lord, keep him alive!... [ continue reading] Chief Joseph: "If we fight, then we will fight with honor for our lands and freedom."... [ continue reading] What do you do when the government takes your home and your occupation becomes impossible? Ask Chief Joseph and many Nez Perce.... [ continue reading] Chief Joseph courageously struggles for peace with whites and freedom for his Nez Perce people.... [ continue reading] Ruth becomes a foreigner in Israel and finds unexpected help.... [ continue reading] Ruth chooses to leave the world she knows and become an immigrant.... [ continue reading] An exhausting trip ends with the birth of Jesus Christ in a Bethlehem cave.... [ continue reading] Abigail's husband brings disaster to his family and employees. How can they be rescued?... [ continue reading] There's no speed limit in American culture. We change fast, but the past is still here.... [ continue reading] Homely peanuts disguise mind-boggling possibilities discovered by Mr. Carver.... [ continue reading] Who knows where a bumpy pebble or a thickly veined purplish leaf might take George Washington Carver?... [ continue reading] George Washington Carver moves from segregation in a college basement to life as the Wizard of Tuskegee.... [ continue reading] George W. Carver asks, "How do I rebuild a dream?" His quest takes him on many roads, and always to DISCOVERY!... [ continue reading] Maybe George W. Carver's hunger for education could lead him to schools. Maybe God existed and would help him.... [ continue reading] George W. Carver's mother is kidnapped by bushwhackers, who abandon him. He finds a private world of discovery.... [ continue reading] Judah, Joseph's brother, slams the door on his conscience and moves to a new town.... [ continue reading] Wilbur Wright: 'I believe that simple flight at least is possible to man...'... [ continue reading] Orville and Wilbur Wright are ready for a new challenge. Pioneer aviation!... [ continue reading] A Roman stooge and dishonest tax-collector, Zacchaeus, escapes a crowd's squeeze.... [ continue reading] What if I had cancer in the 1840's and knew Rose Hawthorne?... [ continue reading] Jairus pleads, "Jesus, heal my daughter. Don't let her die"... [ continue reading] Edward is going to the California gold fields! What will he find?... [ continue reading] My husband is leaving me with chicken feed, while he goes gold mining in California!... [ continue reading] A manipulating king is tricked by his wife into beheading John the Baptist, a great prophet.... [ continue reading] Louie Zamperini is captured by enemy soldiers after 47 days lost in the Pacific Ocean.... [ continue reading] Louie Zamperini crashes into Pacific Ocean and struggles to survive shark attacks and starvation... [ continue reading] Louie Zamperini was a track wonder--running at USC, NCAA, and 1936 Olympics in Berlin.... [ continue reading] Jesus, how many times should I forgive someone who keeps treating me unfairly?... [ continue reading] The big question is answered by Dr. Seuss' young man; and people from American history, the Bible, and now.... [ continue reading] An extraordinary gift: William Penn becomes the largest landowner in the world and the first governor of Pennsylvania... [ continue reading] William Penn goes to prison five times, rather than abandon his faith in God and freedom of religion.... [ continue reading] William Penn must decide: Do I choose wealth and comfort or the struggle for freedom of religion?... [ continue reading] A mighty Syrian warrior seeks a cure for the leprosy mutilating his body.... [ continue reading] Thomas Jefferson, with courteous sarcasm, talks with the man who brutalized Thomas Paine.... [ continue reading] Discouraged American soldiers ask, "Why are we fighting?" A little book, Common Sense, gives them answers and hope.... [ continue reading] A woman is caught breaking her marriage vows, and is brought to Jesus. What does he say?... [ continue reading] Wounded soldiers and victims in disaster meet The Angel of the Battlefield, Clara Barton!... [ continue reading] Clara Barton, an extraordinary woman and founder of the Red Cross, confronts her shyness, depression, and poor health.... [ continue reading] What does a woman do, when her husband dies and a corrupt court appoints a crook to manage the family money and property?... [ continue reading] A Roman centurion is shocked by what happens at the crucifixion of Jesus.... [ continue reading] Arrested, charged, tried, and sentenced! Unfair! Jesus is not guilty!... [ continue reading] Religious leaders try to out-smart Jesus and get more than they expected.... [ continue reading] Help comes for the Valley Forge survivors: food, clothing, and a shocking drill instructor - Baron von Steuben!... [ continue reading] Discouragement, disease, and starvation stalk American soldiers at Valley Forge!... [ continue reading] American troops cross the icy Delaware River on Christmas Day for a surprise attack.... [ continue reading] How can 300 Israelite soldiers defeat an army of 135,000 Midianites?... [ continue reading] An unknown visitor gives Gideon a dangerous mission against the Midianites.... [ continue reading] Daniel Boone, skilled frontiersman, leads a rescue party for his kidnapped daughter Jemima.... [ continue reading] When Haman plots to destroy Jews, Queen Esther sets a trap for him.... [ continue reading] Who will live - the queen with a secret identity or the mighty Persian official?... [ continue reading] Uncle Tom's Cabin by author Harriet Beecher Stowe is an anti-slavery blockbuster before the Civil War.... [ continue reading] A high school senior discovers the curiosity of Benjamin Franklin.... [ continue reading] Discouragement, disease, and starvation stalk American soldiers at Valley Forge!... [ continue reading] Something very strange is happening. Five loaves of bread and two fish do not feed thousands of hungry people!... [ continue reading] Squanto's hard times help him on an unusual mission to the Pilgrims.... [ continue reading] The Pilgrims suffer! Some survive their first winter in the New World. They are surprised by Samoset's visit.... [ continue reading] Queen Vashti refuses to be displayed by her drunken husband, King Xerxes.... [ continue reading] Harriet Tubman escapes to freedom, but then becomes a secret conductor on the Underground Railroad.... [ continue reading] When thugs beat up a traveler, he is rescued by a man he despises.... [ continue reading] Jackie Robinson agrees to be harrassed, in hopes of breaking the color barrier in American Major League baseball.... [ continue reading] A young man wastes his inheritance, loses his friends, and returns home to his dad.... [ continue reading] |
